Join Brick’s new book club for readers fascinated by NYC’s real estate history

… in the city underpinning changes in housing and the revised edition adds three decades including the housing bubble … to join the discussion … You will have to head over to your local library or bookseller to get your copy And the book …

By Brick Underground |October 24, 2025 - 9:30AM
After the shipping industry left Coenties Slip in Manhattan, some of the biggest names in American art moved in

… live and work They used the oldfashioned way to find an apartment Word of mouth They asked around at art supply … shocking by todays standards An 800squarefoot onebedroom rental at 2 Coenties Slip was listed in May for $3750 When the artists left the Slip in the mid60s the historic buildings around them were being demolished and high rises …

By Marjorie Cohen |August 7, 2023 - 2:30PM