Join Brick’s new book club for readers fascinated by NYC’s real estate history

… If youre fascinated by New York Citys real estate history and love to read youll want to join Brick … for our first book club discussion of  A History of Housing in New York City by Richard Plunz The book is taught …

By Brick Underground |October 24, 2025 - 9:30AM
After the shipping industry left Coenties Slip in Manhattan, some of the biggest names in American art moved in

… her cat a fridge a small bed espresso machine and loom  Most of these artists were young and had little or no money … the board as canvases when he didnt have enough money to buy the real thing  But the price was rightthey paid $35$45 … did a tremendous amount of research for the book What was most helpful … I used many sources that are all listed in …

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
In 'New York Rising,’ authors explore 400 years of the city's history

… In 1934 the establishment of the New York City Housing Authority which built owned and operated housing for the … class and poor was a watershed it was the first such authority in the country and it immediately embarked on a … … history … new development … Review … In New York Rising authors explore 400 years of the citys history …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 1, 2018 - 9:00AM