Richmond Hill, Queens: The insider's guide to living there

In 1905 a writer rhapsodized about the bucolic feel of Richmond Hill a thennew neighborhood in southeast Queens and one of the citys first planned communities The tired … by the Lefferts family that he saw around him Not long after he bought a big chunk of that land and began to …

By Marjorie Cohen |May 10, 2021 - 9:30AM
Central Harlem: The insider's guide to living there

… Central Harlem has had several distinct lives It was a Dutch village … populated stretch of farmland woods and rolling hills Harlems bucolic era came to an end at the turn of the 20th … information for April 2021 But as in many neighborhoods in NYC Harlem is continuously changing When the 2010 census was …

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

For an insider take on the Concourse the guy to talk to is … boom Jews and Italians left their Manhattan tenements for apartments that were light and airy and had private … the original plan is a restaurant on the top floor Zona de Cuba which just reopened its indoor space and its lively …

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