Five residential buildings with fascinating past lives

… little strip of land in the East River between Queens and Manhattan was known as Blackwells Island and it was a much … is home to 500 rentals with floortoceiling views of the Manhattan skyline … Rutherford Place … 305 Second Avenue … was once believed to have been home to 60 percent of all Manhattanbased births  After 1934 when the maternity …

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

… of houses with porches front and side yards is unique in Manhattan You may find a few homes with porches in other parts of Manhattan but to have a row of 28 together is truly unusual … Buek who had built homes for the rich and famous throughout Manhattan primarily on the east side on Lexington and …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 19, 2016 - 8:59AM