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Co-ops
This distinctive Forest Hills one bedroom has leafy views, but it's in the heart of the neighborhood
By Mimi OConnor |November 6, 2017 - 1:00PM
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Live
Here's why New Yorkers live in apartments and not 'flats'
By Virginia K. Smith |October 12, 2017 - 10:00AM
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Live
Open House New York is this weekend, and it's not too late to plan where to go
By Nathan Tempey |October 12, 2017 - 9:00AM
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Live
In light of the Obamas' 'cursed' co-op purchase: How to find out if your apartment has a dark past
By Alanna Schubach |October 10, 2017 - 10:00AM
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Neighborhood Intel
How to uncover the history of your NYC apartment building
By Marjorie Cohen |August 30, 2017 - 12:00PM
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Live
East Village rooftop cottage isn't the only game in town, clapboard houses are all around NYC
By Georgia Kral |July 21, 2017 - 8:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
Look up: A peek at some of the city's most impressive building carvings
By Marjorie Cohen |June 27, 2017 - 12:45PM
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Live
It could be worse: remembering a time without air-conditioning in NYC
By Alanna Schubach |June 20, 2017 - 9:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
NYC pride: Tracing the history of New York's LGBTQ neighborhoods from past to present
By Alanna Schubach |June 14, 2017 - 12:30PM
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Neighborhood Intel
6 Underground Railroad homes that are still standing in modern-day NYC

… they traveled northward in the 19th century very few of the homes linked to the movement are still standing in 2017 … Joys family has put up a valiant fight but dont have the resources needed to save it Simeon Bankoff Executive … a wellknown New York City abolitionist and Lewiss first and second wife and his daughter Julianna were active in the …

By Marjorie Cohen |June 14, 2017 - 8:59AM