A row of 12 houses near Audubon Park has a fascinating history—but do they have a future?

… the number 1 train to Washington Heights get off at 157th Street walk one block north turn left and walk toward the … on the edge of Audubon Park the area from 155th Street to 158th Street west of Broadway named for its most famous resident the …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 28, 2016 - 12:15PM
Jumel Terrace: A neighborhood with a connection to Hamilton—the man and the musical

… School Thometz says that Matthews reputedly hosted Queen Elizabeth II for tea in 1973 and when it was home to book … home on West 160th Street They rent a garden apartment900 square feet with room for 46 people to sleepfor $375 per … across the road from the mansion has three floors plus a 500squarefoot rentalready studio apartment on the ground floor …

By Marjorie Cohen |June 6, 2016 - 8:59AM
A Harlem street with a "quiet Southern town" vibe shines again

… houses that stand along the south side of West 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard Not long … novel all attest to the creativity and resilience of New Yorkers 1 T … he story begins with William Astor … In the … 1860s Harlem was a favorite destination of fashionable New Yorkers who would travel north to picnic and enjoy the …

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

… used the medium for the commercial buildings they were designing and McCreerys was a 19thcentury shop that catered to the carriage trade when the … happening I dont think the idea that this great piece of NYCs history is worthy of recognition and preservation is …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 5, 2016 - 8:59AM
The Upper West Side's Clebourne building is one of the neighborhood's historic crown jewels

… building  An ad in a slightly later issue of The Sun listed rents as $1500 to $1800 per year  … 5 Its a celebrity … fans of her writing bought her eight room coop for over the asking price which per New York Magazine  was just under $4 … John Valentis Birdland jazz club room from 1986 to 1996 Apparently its triangle shape translated into great acoustics …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 23, 2016 - 8:59AM
Tudor City: The peaceful East 40s enclave that's more than just its architecture

… midtown offices and the lush beautifully landscaped Tudor Greens park nearly lost to developers in the1980s They also … landmarked facades and casement windows remain intact Some apartments are notoriously small and have woefully … developments around Manhattan including Knickerbocker Village Frenchs 1600unit lower to middleincome complex on …

By Claire Wilson |March 16, 2016 - 8:59AM