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… of the same name the first ever to give New Yorkers an overview of fourplus centuries of the citys history It is a … by Kathy Peiss … Young working class women their jobs goals clubs hangouts courtship customs sense of style and impact …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 14, 2018 - 9:00AM

Live

Summer reading: 5 books that take place in steamy NYC (and one of its suburbs)

By Alanna Schubach |June 15, 2017 - 12:30PM

Improve

Been wanting to add some color to your bland apartment? Interior designer Moll Anderson is here to help

By Virginia K. Smith |February 15, 2017 - 3:59PM

Neighborhood Intel

Think you know Brooklyn? This author has walked every single block in the borough

By Virginia K. Smith |October 11, 2016 - 2:59PM

Rent

Here's proof that NYC's middle class has been getting squeezed out since the 1870s

By Virginia K. Smith |September 23, 2016 - 12:59PM

Neighborhood Intel

Author Steven Gaines on dingy downtown lofts, renting out to porn filmmakers to make ends meet, and why living in NYC is an "honor"

By Virginia K. Smith |July 7, 2016 - 11:59AM

Beach

Serious beach reads: 5 New York-centric books to pack on your next vacation

… the 2016 Summer Olympics consider this sportsoriented novel about cricket in NYC Yes the Britishborn game is actually … a bump ball from a sticky wicket Part of the joy of reading about New York is seeing it through new eyes and Joseph … in the wake of tragedy It doesnt matter if you know nothing about cricket when you get such spoton revelations about the …

By Alanna Schubach |May 30, 2016 - 10:15AM