‘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 … one  As he writes in his book Its a truism that every New Yorker enjoys a good real estate yarnwhether its about that … for Central Park views  Stephen Ross gave One57 a concise review Its an ugly fg building … Were the kings of New York …

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

… to New York Citys luxury and historic residential buildings in his new book Posh Portals Elegant Entrances and … posh portal … Im afraid not I live in a plain vanilla brick tower built in the late 50s early 60s I bought my apartment … many people from Russia Its Art Deco entrance is trimmed in black and gold a combination that I think of as uniquely …

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

… to a brownstone on East 61st Street By the end of his life the fivestory house could barely accommodate the … compiled and edited by Kate Ascher and Thomas Mellins trace the citys history from Laying the Groundwork 16401800 … innovations were designed to accommodate vibrant street life but that by the mid 1900s streets were no place for …

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

… the shop actually does have a basement where all sorts of things are stored its safe to say there is no cage for human … Tom that made me give up my York Avenue apartment  Joe apparently lives just blocks from the shop in an old tenement … bedroom located over the bookstore was listed at just $1795 when I left in 2012 Units in that same building are …

By Kelly Kreth |September 13, 2018 - 3:00PM
The 25 best books about the history of New York City's boroughs and neighborhoods

… Last month we shared the 25 best books about New York City history as picked by local authors and historians … of the ChineseAmerican community and an exploration of the myths and stereotypes … Kathleen Hulser public historian … … a single election The book deals with and Robert Mosess legacy is felt throughout all of New York But Queens more …

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