After the shipping industry left Coenties Slip in Manhattan, some of the biggest names in American art moved in

… moved to No 35 25 and 27 the Slip was no longer used by the shipping industry Abandoned warehouses gas works and … When the artists left the Slip in the mid60s the historic buildings around them were being demolished and high rises … Go from Corlears Hook to Coenties Slip and from there by Whitehall northward … There were many other artists and …

By Marjorie Cohen |August 7, 2023 - 2:30PM
‘The New Kings of New York’ pulls back the curtain on luxury real estate developers

… As you can imagine putting up a luxury residential building in New York … who shelled out $88 million dollars for a penthouse with Central Park views to house his collegeaged daughter and … people welcomed developers who promised to clean up the neighborhoods they were buying up The excitement about …

By Marjorie Cohen |May 24, 2022 - 9:30AM
In 'New York Rising,’ authors explore 400 years of the city's history

… Seymour Durst son of the founder of one of New York Citys most prominent familyowned real estate firms was a … The scholars all wellknown to anyone with an interest in NYC history are Russell Shorto the late Hilary Ballon Andrew … and edited by Kate Ascher and Thomas Mellins trace the citys history from Laying the Groundwork 16401800 to …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 1, 2018 - 9:00AM