Follow the yellow brick: Tracing Ridgewood's history through a single picturesque block

… Pratt Institute and before designing most of Ridgewood apprenticed at the renowned Beaux Arts firm Carrere Hastings … brokers will kill to get a listing If youre looking for a rental theres one nearby at 253 Stockholm St which although … in a sixunit building and you can bring your pets … Asking rent … $2500   … You Might Also Like … …

By Marjorie Cohen |January 26, 2018 - 9:00AM
Senator Street in Bay Ridge: A historic block without landmark protections

… of Brooklyn these buildings gave the owners the chance to live comfortably indeed almost elegantly on the first two floors and manage their … for reasons of their own they chose not to act … Want to live on the block A condo and a rental apartment nearby are …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 26, 2017 - 9:00AM
Alexander Avenue in the South Bronx is home to the borough's oldest townhouses

… written in 1897 Mott Haven was described as having the most healthful cheerful economical and easily accessible … Board of Trade a group of businessmen and professionals who lived in the area and promoted it with vigor set up shop at … and its bridge were named in honor of Edward Willis who lived at 280 Alexander Ave Willis was a real estate …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM
Explore Newark's unsung historic districts

… according to income The marketrate apartments are fully rented out with prices ranging from  $1735 for some  studios … is now a gated community of  luxury duplex apartment rentals  with units starting at $1475 a month  … This 1920 Mediterraneanstyle villa in Forest Hill is currently on the market for $799000   … You Might Also Like … …

By Lana Bortolot |August 10, 2017 - 2:14PM
MacDougal Alley: A small downtown mews filled with NYC art history

… the scoop to share with you … 1 The Alley is named after a mostly forgotten Revolutionary War hero And they spelled his … didnt have to go far to find her mate Harry Payne Whitney lived in the mansion across the street from hers on Fifth … with the headline  Daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Will Live in Dingy New York Alley This was fake news she worked …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 14, 2017 - 2:59PM
5 secrets of Harlem's Sugar Hill

… wouldnt want to stake their claim on one of the citys most historic neighborhoods According to the New York Times … Tenenbaums House … Remember that house the Tenenbaum clan lived in on Archer avenueand that Owen Wilsons character … topographically accurate … and the Sugarhill Gang never lived here … Were willing to bet that for a lot of people of …

By Virginia K. Smith |February 24, 2017 - 12:59PM
Looking back at Harlem's history as a major Jewish enclave

… wrote When Harlem was Jewish a book about the Jews who lived uptown from 1870 to 1930 Now Gurock has released his … takes up where the last one left off with lots more anecdotes and fewer numbers than the first   Enrolled in a PhD … to focus his research on the place where the two groups lived together All he had to do was look out of his window …

By Marjorie Cohen |January 25, 2017 - 8:59AM
Chester Court: A cul-de-sac in Brooklyn that feels like the U.K.'s Cotswolds

… chef of the Norm Restaurant at the Brooklyn Museum has lived for 10 years on Chester Court an 18minute walk from … 2016 National Book Awardwinning novel Underground Railroad  lived on Chester Court from 2003 to 2005 Here are five more … holdings that subsequently became Prospect Park One of the most interesting features of the land that Collins acquired …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |January 18, 2017 - 8:59AM
Bertine Block : A small street in the Bronx that offers a window into 19th century NYC

… Haven in general is steady and growing  Either prospective renters and buyers know and love the area for what it is … building that opened in Mott Haven this fall was fully rented within three weeks The building at 356 Willis Avenue … floorplans stainless steel appliances and recessed lighting rents range from $1350 to $1650   136 Alexander Avenue one …

By Marjorie Cohen |December 22, 2016 - 9:12AM