Brick’s next Book Club read will be ‘The New Kings of New York'

… real estate personalities who transformed New York City into a luxury playground for the 1 percent It will be an … played a part in that transformation I wanted to figure out how the city went from a bankrupt combat zone from abandoned … people are willing to pay $200 million for an apartment  Check out Brick Undergrounds interview with Piore for more …

By Brick Underground |January 8, 2026 - 10:30AM
After the shipping industry left Coenties Slip in Manhattan, some of the biggest names in American art moved in

… neighbors are play a leading role in every New Yorkers life story This is true today and it was true decades ago for a … flexibility for creating a worklife area that traditional apartments didnt Most of the least expensive apartments in … woman living alone and not in a boarding house or hotel for single women the way Martin and Tawney did was unusual  … …

By Marjorie Cohen |August 7, 2023 - 2:30PM
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 So …

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