The Realtor`s description said ”graceful staircase” in a ”quaint Victorian.” That all-purpose phrase ”Victorian” was true enough. The house was built 1880-90. ”Quaint” meant ”needs work.” But to apply ...

Amateur carpenters who have laid out the cuts in a stair stringer (the zig-zag structural support for the steps) know the queasy feeling that bubbles up at the prospect of this job. There’s the simple ...

Long-closed subway stairs could be an untapped solution to overcrowding on train platforms, city Comptroller Scott Stringer said Wednesday. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has shut hundreds ...