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
What the entrances of NYC luxury and historic buildings tell us about who lives there

… for the Affluent in New York City But most of all an entryway says a lot about the people who live in the building … If you want to … building he says In this his 11th book eight of them are about the luxury homes of the rich and famous Alpern has …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 4, 2020 - 10:30AM
The 25 best books about the history of New York City's boroughs and neighborhoods

… Josephine Baker Ethel Waters Fats Waller and Bessie Smith among many others Watson conveys the social life of … neighborhood … Justin Ferate … The Future of Us All by Roger Sanjek … In the 1990s the author an anthropologist at …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 30, 2018 - 12:00PM