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

… 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 … shocking by todays standards An 800squarefoot onebedroom rental at 2 Coenties Slip was listed in May for $3750 When …

By Marjorie Cohen |August 7, 2023 - 2:30PM
What the entrances of NYC luxury and historic buildings tell us about who lives there

… way to read through Alperns book after youve checked the index to see whether your building made it in is to make a …

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

… familyowned real estate firms was a passionate collector of all things New York Before he died in 1995 Durst amassed almost 35000 pieces of New York historybooks prints maps photographs and postcards In the … neighbors into perpetual shadow stealing their daylight and rents Willis writes that objections to the new building …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 1, 2018 - 9:00AM
The 25 best books about the history of New York City's boroughs and neighborhoods

… … Greenwich Village and How it Got that Way by Terry Miller … Historian Terry Millers walking tour book is a love song to Greenwich … Law Olmsted Jr and the Plan for Forest Hills Gardens by Susan Klaus … A chronicle of the history of the 142acre …

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