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

… why LinManuel Miranda chose the MorrisJumel Mansion for which the area is named as a setting in which to write … recently he operated the Jumel Terrace Bookstore from his brownstone Thometz thinks his neighborhood is just terrific … 174th Street between the Harlem River and the Kingsbridge Road now St Nicholas Avenue and Broadway plus a 40acre lot …

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

… acres of land its known as  LeFrak City The privatelyowned rental community which stands at the intersection of Corona … Jersey City … Queens … Take Five … Inside LeFrak City a megarental community in Queens with affordable apartments …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |May 25, 2016 - 8:59AM
The Upper West Side's Clebourne building is one of the neighborhood's historic crown jewels

… Every day in New York City you probably walk past hundreds of buildings Many are forgettable sure but some are … ship struck an iceberg  On the day of Isidors funeral Idas body was never recovered the 105th Street home was banked … editor of Commentary for 35 years and his wife Midge Decter author of several books including R umsfeld A Personal …

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

… of the Tudor Greens Grand Central Station and the rising New York skyline to the West which by 1930 would include the … sprawling UN campus thats a masterful example of midcentury modern design the headquarters of the Ford Foundation that … According to Mary Frances Shaugnessy principal at Tudor Realty Services they rent for $1700 $1900 per month while a …

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