Chinatown: The insider's guide to living there

… few have transformed as dramatically as those of Manhattans Chinatown What began as a small enclave around Pell Doyers … to 2000 an increase that Peter Kwong author of The New Chinatown attributes to a violent antiChinese movement in … the pandemic I volunteer at a food pantry here and its funding has been cut in half The Pathmark was torn down to …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 25, 2022 - 2:30PM
Central Harlem: The insider's guide to living there

… Central Harlem has had several distinct lives It was a Dutch village in the 17th century played … of AfricanAmerican arts and intellectual development a place so vaunted that African Americans wanted to go to … cleaner and her local cafe where she is able to satisfy her croissant habit  My boyfriend and I have been trying to …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 22, 2021 - 12:30PM
Ridgewood, Queens: The insider's guide to living there

… street in Ridgewood for his entire life all 68 years of it He did move once but that was just down the block and on … reminder of the neighborhoods earliest history … Median Rent  … $2250 according to StreetEasy … Median Price  … … I dont have a car but my old roommate did At times it would take her up to 30 minutes to find a parking spot which was …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 23, 2021 - 12:30PM