I don't know what these are called. You frequently see them on the sides of older buildings, and it was explained to me that they are connected to a cable held taught, or a rod, and that their purpose is to stop the walls of the building from bowing out. (If the people from brownstoner drop by, maybe they can chime in with a name for these.) Furman Street (Brooklyn Heights). Brooklyn, New York. | Filed in Brooklyn. Me: Frank Lynch Email:
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