Email Author Neil deMause

2007 Stories by Neil deMause

• Bridge-and-Tunnel Kids

  published November 6, 2007

  Each weekday morning, the commute begins: Carfuls and trainloads of Brooklynites make their way across the river to Manhattan, fighting... More >>

• The Yanks Got Balls

  published September 25, 2007

  Billing the city for the lobbyists he hired to push his new stadium (now taking shape across the street from the soon-to-be-demolished House That... More >>

• Turf Wars

  published September 18, 2007

  On a recent weekday evening, as fans swarm into Yankee Stadium for a home game, a small group of current and former South Bronx community-board... More >>

• Labor Day Pains

  published August 21, 2007

  The coming Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer at Coney Island, the final blowout before the ride operators pack up and fly... More >>

• Brickbats and Baseballs

  published June 19, 2007

  The Mets may be locked in a three-way battle for first place in the N.L. East, but don't let it be said that they're not looking to the future.... More >>

• On the Outs in Brooklyn

  published May 22, 2007

  At the end of April, the shopkeepers and residents of a block-long trio of three- and four-story buildings on downtown Brooklyn's Willoughby... More >>

• Coney Island's Last Ride? The Bulldozer!

  published April 3, 2007

  The season's first visitors to Coney Island can already see that the batting cages and the go-karts along Stillwell Avenue are gone, as is... More >>