Senator Street in Bay Ridge: A historic block without landmark protections

… Two short blocks from the justrenovated Bay Ridge Parkway subway stop on the R line youll find … of the block At first glance all of the Senator Street houses look exactly alike but take a closer look and youll … own they chose not to act … Want to live on the block A condo and a rental apartment nearby are on the market … One …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 26, 2017 - 9:00AM
Explore Newark's unsung historic districts

… resident of the Forest Hill Historic District He added the buildings are timeless architectural works of art that have … also designed flagship stores for Lord Taylor Bloomingdales Saks Fifth Avenue Abraham Straus and Alexanders it was the … fall with pricing scaled according to income The marketrate apartments are fully rented out with prices ranging from  …

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

… Whitney lived in the mansion across the street from hers on Fifth Avenue Gertrude refused to be bound by the conventions of … Studio By 1928 Gertrude had a collection of more than 600 works which she offered to donate to the Metropolitan …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 14, 2017 - 2:59PM
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 … Avenue and stepping into the Cotswolds which is exactly what Collins intended In the summer of 1910 Collins took a …

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

… If youre walking down East 136th Street between Willis Avenue and Brook Avenue in the Mott … then and from now … 1  The US Capitol Dome and Civil War cannons were made in Mott Haven not far from Bertine block … … the Bronx       … 5 … Modern day Bertines are building new apartments and attracting new residents to a changing Mott …

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