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

… Lets face it Summer in NYC is kind of rough The hot and humid streets are rendered even more so thanks …  magazine Like many young people who arrive in the city seeking to be transformed and to assert themselves in the world … of the outbreaks few survivors By the time the proverbial smoke has cleared Larry has found another New Yorker lucky …

By Alanna Schubach |June 15, 2017 - 12:30PM
Author Steven Gaines on dingy downtown lofts, renting out to porn filmmakers to make ends meet, and why living in NYC is an "honor"

… These days writer Steven Gaines is a dedicated resident of East Hampton so much so that he … with the punches in this rapidlychanging metropolis … 1 What neighborhood do you live in … In reality I live in East … rent … First I was a sublet then I rented with an option to buy from the owner I finally bought the house in 1976 for …

By Virginia K. Smith |July 7, 2016 - 11:59AM
Author Jennifer Wright knows Murray Hill as well as she knows breakups

… of   It  Ended Badly Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History  is also a columnist for the  New York Observer  and … theres a working fireplace … 1 What neighborhood do you live in … Murray Hill … 2 Is this your dream neighborhood or is there someplace else in NYC youd prefer to settle in … Its kind of become my dream …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |December 1, 2015 - 12:59PM
Apartment Therapy's Maxwell Ryan made the move to brownstone Brooklyn, but still has love for lofts

… author of  Apartment Therapy Complete + Happy Home its safe to say that Maxwell Ryan knows a thing or two about how to … I saw it while driving my daughter to school It is a small new townhouse and had never been lived in It looked crappy … where our offices are and its the epicenter of all thats cool and beautiful about NYC  … Which would you rather …

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