Those old plaster walls weren't just tough — they were built to last a century.

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 62nd installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

Calvin Hanchey, owner of Hanchey Plastering Co., is a second-generation plasterer — an artist who transforms cracked walls and busted ceilings into things of beauty. It’s in the turn-of-the century ...