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

… the art world  In the 1700s and early 1800s when shipping was at the center of the citys economy Coenties … In the 1950s and 60s when the seven artists moved to No 35 25 and 27 the Slip was no longer used by the shipping … the unexpected places where I found the wonderful little details The letters and journals of the artists were …

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

… you can imagine putting up a luxury residential building in New York City one of the most complicated cities in the world … Mother Jones Playboy Scientific American the Atavist Business Week and others He is the author of The Body …

By Marjorie Cohen |May 24, 2022 - 9:30AM
What the entrances of NYC luxury and historic buildings tell us about who lives there

… Alpern looks at entrances to New York Citys luxury and historic residential buildings in his new book Posh Portals Elegant Entrances and Ingratiating Ingresses to Apartments for the Affluent in New York City But most of all … to make the entrance welcoming as well as safe Alpern tells Brick Underground You want the entrance to show that you can …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 4, 2020 - 10:30AM
In 'New York Rising,’ authors explore 400 years of the city's history

… The Dursts had a particular interest in Times Square their company built 4 Times Square the skyscraper that spurred the … latest activities Second and more importantly there is no index In a book covering such a broad span of history it … or the Singer Building without having to thumb through 261 pages to find it Complaints aside this is a beautiful book …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 1, 2018 - 9:00AM
Reality checking the real estate in Lifetime's new psychological thriller, 'YOU'

… Sunday nights debut of the new Lifetime series YOU which is based on the popular psychological thriller by Carolyn … prominently in the first scene As the camera panned the street zeroing in on the bookstore managed by the main character native New Yorker Joe Greenberg played by …

By Kelly Kreth |September 13, 2018 - 3:00PM