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

… when Id never had a love affair or a baby or even seen anybody die she wonders  From her first days in NYC though …

By Alanna Schubach |June 15, 2017 - 12:30PM
Been wanting to add some color to your bland apartment? Interior designer Moll Anderson is here to help

… into our apartments But according to interior designer Moll Anderson the benefits dont just include a more … of the apartment you might need a prescription of color to renew the spirit in the space Or if youre feeling down there … around their home Someone might tell you that you need blue because its calming but you have a negative association …

By Virginia K. Smith |February 15, 2017 - 3:59PM
Think you know Brooklyn? This author has walked every single block in the borough

… 44 neigbhorhoods and 816 miles in the county of Kings with neighborhoodbyneighborhood guides and maps We spoke with … own  neck of the woods In most cases even people who have lived in their neighborhood their whole lives dont know the … train … On chatting up the locals … If youre hoping to get intel from the residents of a given neighborhood a word of …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 11, 2016 - 2:59PM
Here's proof that NYC's middle class has been getting squeezed out since the 1870s

… Trying to make it work as a middleclass New Yorker can be a stressful endeavor to put it … the Dakota New Yorks Most Unusual Address about the famous Upper West Side coop The early chapters set the stage for … dweller It would seem that the widening wealth gap in NYC has been a going issue for at  least  150 years To wit …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 23, 2016 - 12:59PM
"The Brooklyn Experience": Then and now

… seen a lot of changes She herself bought a Park Slope brownstone in the mid1980s For many years she and her husband rented out apartments within the house to generate income Given how expensive her neighborhood has gotten Freudenheim says …

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