With its stately homes and green spaces, Victorian Flatbush has attracted everyone from silent movie stars to current Hollywood A-listers

… Youve likely heard of the Ditmas Park neighborhood in Brooklyn beautiful … Dont tell a homeowner in Prospect Park South that he lives in Ditmas Park Victorian Flatbush is teeming … approached one of the engineers Charles Potts who also lived in the neighborhood Potts proposed placing the tracks …

By Georgia Kral |December 2, 2016 - 9:59AM
Discovering Ocean Grove: religious camps, Suffragettes, and so much more

… Bruce Springsteen may have made Asbury Park a household name but its Jersey Shore … tent city primarily in the summer … Campers back then didnt live in houses and cottages Instead they camped out …

By S. Jhoanna Robledo |June 17, 2016 - 9:59AM
Jumel Terrace: A neighborhood with a connection to Hamilton—the man and the musical

… The Jumel Terrace Historic District is one the most interesting … 30 years according to the Landmarks report Kurt Thometz has lived in the district for 12 years where until recently he … who some believe spurned a marriage proposal from Washingtonlived in the house they called Mount Morris until 1775 when …

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 cluster … of red brick buildings you see when driving past Corona Queens With its 20 highrise buildings 5000 apartments and 40 … 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
Five residential buildings with fascinating past lives

… Scrape away at almost any old building in NYC and youll find … to learn about the coops and condos with fascinating past lives … The Octagon … Before it was Roosevelt Island the little strip of land in the East River between Queens and Manhattan was known as Blackwells Island and it …

By Alanna Schubach |April 25, 2016 - 8:59AM
A Harlem street with a "quiet Southern town" vibe shines again

… This row of singlefamily houses with front yards and porches seems to belong … She particularly enjoyed working on the project because I live in Central Harlem and can appreciate the block as a … for the Commission that she is trying to sell her house in Queens in order to fund repairs according to a court …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 19, 2016 - 8:59AM
Tudor City: The peaceful East 40s enclave that's more than just its architecture

… UN Secretariat building … 5 The real estates surprisingly affordable for Manhattan … The former love nests once … which range in size from six to 23 stories and are home to just under 5000 residents According to Mary Frances … here It is very safe She notes that Tudor City was once home to Charlton Heston and composer Billy Rose adding that …

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