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

… your neighbors are play a leading role in every New Yorkers life story This is true today and it was true decades ago for a group of seven young artists who lived on Manhattans Coenties Slip a tiny block … live and work They used the oldfashioned way to find an apartment Word of mouth They asked around at art supply …

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
Reality checking the real estate in Lifetime's new psychological thriller, 'YOU'

… I had been eagerly awaiting Sunday nights debut of the new Lifetime series YOU … human captives in it Most of what you see happening there takes place on a set built in the Bronx Healy says Actual … Tom that made me give up my York Avenue apartment  Joe apparently lives just blocks from the shop in an old tenement …

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 … news novels etc as well as secondary sources Anderson enlivens moments of history … Justin Ferate … The Madonna of … … Adrienne Onofri author of Walking Brooklyn and Walking QueensQueens … Walking Queens 30 Tours for Discovering …

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