"Underground" actress Amirah Vann loves her neighborhood's "Queens vibe" and its water views

… Amirah Vann stars in  Underground a show set in the 1850s that follows a group of slaves planning … the head house slave We caught up with Vann about her Long Island City neighborhood her love of local shopping and … theater shopping … 3 Do you own or rent … I rent However buying is definitely the plan … 4 Howd you find it … …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 13, 2017 - 2:59PM
Architecture critic Justin Davidson on how the city feels 'ancient and temporary at the same time'

… With the publication next month of his new book Magnetic City A Walking Companion to New York   Justin Davidson … West Side his slice of Manhattan his favorite spot in the park and the one advice hed give a newcomer to the the city

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 30, 2017 - 9:59AM
Habitat Magazine founder Carol Ott on life in Chelsea since the '70s, swapping a loft for a brownstone, and more

… of gritty legend memorialized in movies and old photos but long since paved over by the High Line and the Standard … 25 years but gave that up for the Chelsea countryside … 4 Howd you find it … The broker who sold my loft showed it to … they say difficult My broker persevered and I was able to buy it … 5 Whats the one thing you love the most about it … …

By Virginia K. Smith |February 28, 2017 - 12:30PM
The Gotham Writers Workshop's Kelly Caldwell on Stuy Town, transit sharing, and why flu shots are a must for New Yorkers

… to mention when we asked at the lease signing about the vacant lot next door Our apartment filled up instantly with noise and …

By Alanna Schubach |October 18, 2016 - 1:59PM