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

… places where I found the wonderful little details The letters and journals of the artists were excellent sources … was full of sketches and notes and Seyrig wrote volumes of letters to her parents An example In one of Seyrigs letters she describes a new craze sweeping the towngrowing …

By Marjorie Cohen |August 7, 2023 - 2:30PM
What the entrances of NYC luxury and historic buildings tell us about who lives there

… But most of all an entryway says a lot about the people who live in the building … If you want to attract posh residents … Alpern has chosen 168 buildings that he considers the very best examples of the citys posh portals The book is lavish a … … I am a huge fan of Robert A M Stern and have included his NYC buildings including 15 Central Park West and 70 Vestry …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 4, 2020 - 10:30AM