Jumel Terrace: A neighborhood with a connection to Hamilton—the man and the musical

… Jumel Terrace Historic District is one the most interesting neighborhoods in upper Manhattan and it happens to be full … Thats probably why LinManuel Miranda chose the MorrisJumel Mansion for which the area is named as a setting in which … according to the museum itself But the mansion and the area that surrounds it  predates Miranda by …

By Marjorie Cohen |June 6, 2016 - 8:59AM
Inside LeFrak City, a mega-rental community in Queens with affordable apartments

… If youve ever driven on the Long Island Expressway you may have wondered about that huge … its got that allinoneconvenience food options include Olive Garden and Joes Crab Shack not exactly farmtotable …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |May 25, 2016 - 8:59AM
A hangout of 19th-century high society still stands on 11th Street (and you can live there, too)

… If youve every walked by the corner of Broadway and 11th Street you may have noticed a large rather … building is demonstrably deserving of designation as a New York City landmark It is one of the most striking cast iron …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 5, 2016 - 8:59AM