Pirates, glue factories, and mob graves: Blissville is Queens's dumping ground

… is a popular movie and television location Bruce Waynes parents and Spidermans Uncle Ben are buried there and it is … when he drove through the neighborhood and saw a For Rent sign He parked found the owner of the place negotiated the rent and moved in For the rest of us we may be luckier with …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 14, 2017 - 9:00AM
Alexander Avenue in the South Bronx is home to the borough's oldest townhouses

… I n a history of the Bronx written in 1897 Mott Haven was described as having the … is lined with the most distinguished row houses in the Bronx says  Andrew Dolkart professor of historic … according to Ultan Another early 20th century politico with ties to the avenue was Democratic boss Edward Flynn An …

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

… performance spaces as well as a restaurant and mixedincome housing Applications for the affordable housing component … 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 …

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

… that have appropriated the word mews in their names for instance the 78unit Clinton Mews in Brooklyn or the … to go far to find her mate Harry Payne Whitney lived in the mansion across the street from hers on Fifth Avenue Gertrude … to be small relative to others in the neighborhood  Rentals on the block are not quite as rare as sales …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 14, 2017 - 2:59PM