‘The New Kings of New York’ pulls back the curtain on luxury real estate developers

… Nast Traveler GQ Discover Mother Jones Playboy Scientific American the Atavist Business Week and others He is the … I grew up outside of Boston My parents both academics were native New Yorkers For my mom there were only two real …

By Marjorie Cohen |May 24, 2022 - 9:30AM
What the entrances of NYC luxury and historic buildings tell us about who lives there

… that reason author Andrew Alpern looks at entrances to New York Citys luxury and historic residential buildings in his new book Posh Portals Elegant Entrances and Ingratiating Ingresses to …

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

… a wife and budding family he had no interest in having his domesticity impinged by living in close quarters with dozens … 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
The 25 best books about the history of New York City's boroughs and neighborhoods

… is the only documentation of the surviving synagogues of what was once the largest Jewish community … Justin Ferate … … news novels etc as well as secondary sources Anderson enlivens moments of history … Justin Ferate … The Madonna of … that shaped housing in the Progressive Era In this book youll learn of the major players including Olmsted and Mrs …

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