The brilliant blog 7666

Brentwood is one of those Long Island places that has changed shape many times without losing its sense of itself. The roads are busier now, the housing stock is older in spots and newer in others, and the everyday rhythm is more layered than it was a generation ago. You can feel that mix in the neighborhoods, where postwar capes sit near multifamily buildings, where mature trees soften whole blocks, and where well-kept homes stand right next to properties that are waiting