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

… youd like to live not too far from Blissville you can buy a onebedroom onebath condo with a balcony a washerdryer …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 14, 2017 - 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 … for reasons of their own they chose not to act … Want to live on the block A condo and a rental apartment nearby are …   … You Might Also Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline   … Live … Take Five … Senator Street in Bay Ridge A historic …

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

… Alexander Ave in an unknown condition may be available to buy soon The house built in 1901 has been seized by a lender …

By Marjorie Cohen |October 3, 2017 - 3:00PM
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 … with the headline  Daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt Will Live in Dingy New York Alley This was fake news she worked there but never lived there Gertrudes studio is still largely intact with …

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

… down through the generations Whether or not you fully buy into the back story hey it cant hurt to buy local … You Might Also Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline …

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 … to focus his research on the place where the two groups lived together All he had to do was look out of his window … that you may not have known before … 1 More Jews once lived in Harlem than anywhere else in America … In 1917 …

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 … The original Brighton Line was built in 1878 as a way to deliver beachgoers to the shores of Coney Island and it didnt …

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

… people from varied ethnic and national backgrounds who have lived and continue to live on the block The first rowhouses were built on the … … says Mark Karten owner of Karten and Lowe Real Estate who lives just a few blocks from the Bertine Block Historic …

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