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… the New York history neophyte we asked 11 historians and authors to tell us their favorite books of New York history … in an historicalcultural context … Adrienne Onofri author of Walking Brooklyn and Walking Queens … Its the … graceful style concision and period attitude … Dan Wakin author of The Man with the SawedOff Leg and Other Tales of a …

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

… But few of us take this beloved pastime as seriously as author Bill Helmreich who has walked every single block in … … Neighborhood Intel … books … 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"

… … Live … Neighborhood Intel … books … Due Diligence … Author Steven Gaines on dingy downtown lofts renting out to …

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

Beach

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

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

Live

"The Brooklyn Experience": Then and now

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |May 17, 2016 - 8:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

Author Jennifer Wright knows Murray Hill as well as she knows breakups

… Jennifer Wright the author of It Ended Badly Thirteen of the Worst Breakups … made the move to Brooklyn but still has love for lofts The author of St Marks is Dead on the $200 apartment she grew up … … books … Murray Hill … boards … Neighbors … staff … Author Jennifer Wright knows Murray Hill as well as she …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |December 1, 2015 - 12:59PM

Neighborhood Intel

Apartment Therapy's Maxwell Ryan made the move to brownstone Brooklyn, but still has love for lofts

By Virginia K. Smith |November 24, 2015 - 8:59AM