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

… 19th century its location on the banks of Newtown Creek is what made Blissville a place to know By the 1850s the creeks … is a popular movie and television location Bruce Waynes parents and Spidermans Uncle Ben are buried there and it is … places Linhart says Its also about looking at places that you drive through and you dont think anything of In the film …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 14, 2017 - 9:00AM
MacDougal Alley: A small downtown mews filled with NYC art history

… didnt have to go far to find her mate Harry Payne Whitney lived in the mansion across the street from hers on Fifth … organized at least 10 exhibitions each season for what was then known as the Whitney Studio By 1928 Gertrude … that these homes tend to be small relative to others in the neighborhood  Rentals on the block are not quite as rare as …

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

… are often debated and it makes sense What uptown resident wouldnt want to stake their claim on one of the citys most … but can stretch as far as 135th to 162nd depending on whom you ask In any case the Wall Street Journal has noted that … Tenenbaums House … Remember that house the Tenenbaum clan lived in on Archer avenueand that Owen Wilsons character …

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 … Here are five things about Gurocks Jewish Harlem that you may not have known before … 1 More Jews once lived in … offers practical decorated threeroom apartmentswhat would be a onebedroom nowfor $850 to $950 a month Central …

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 … interior features in our homepocket doors woodwork and layoutbut previous owners have removed a good amount of the … yes but it was true that prospective residents would have a fairly quick and uncomplicated route into …

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 … Morris family bought was called Morrisania and included what are now the neighborhoods of Morrisania Melrose Mott … Haven in general is steady and growing  Either prospective renters and buyers know and love the area for what it is …

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