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

… When the artists left the Slip in the mid60s the historic buildings around them were being demolished and high rises … out his window and seeing gaping holes in surrounding buildings  The cobblestones are still there and the streets …

By Marjorie Cohen |August 7, 2023 - 2:30PM
In 'New York Rising,’ authors explore 400 years of the city's history

… of New York historybooks prints maps photographs and postcards In the foreword to a handsome new book New York Rising … Shorto the late Hilary Ballon Andrew Dolkart David King Carol Willis Hilary Sample Reinhold Martin Richard Plunz Ann … latest activities Second and more importantly there is no index In a book covering such a broad span of history it …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 1, 2018 - 9:00AM
A Northampton, Massachusetts, house with a yoga studio, for $489,000

… at 242 South St now on the market for $489000 and located about a threeminute drive from Main Street The … of outdoor space theres a big backyard The property is about a threehour drive from New York and a twohour drive …

By Rebecca Fishbein |September 21, 2018 - 12:00PM
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 … … Were I limited to one recommendation for a book about the Lower East Side this book would definitely be it … for Authenticity in Postwar New York by Suleiman Osman …   About how neighborhoods change A deep dive into …

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