Take Five

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

By Georgia Kral |December 2, 2016 - 9:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

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

By Marjorie Cohen |July 28, 2016 - 12:15PM

Beach

Discovering Ocean Grove: religious camps, Suffragettes, and so much more

By S. Jhoanna Robledo |June 17, 2016 - 9:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

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

… from St Nicholas Avenue to Edgecombe Avenue from the south side of West 160th Street to the north side of West 162nd … East you could see as far as the Long Island Sound Plus the property included orchards meadows and fertile agricultural …

By Marjorie Cohen |June 6, 2016 - 8:59AM

Rent

Inside LeFrak City, a mega-rental community in Queens with affordable apartments

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |May 25, 2016 - 8:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

Five residential buildings with fascinating past lives

By Alanna Schubach |April 25, 2016 - 8:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

A Harlem street with a "quiet Southern town" vibe shines again

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

Neighborhood Intel

A hangout of 19th-century high society still stands on 11th Street (and you can live there, too)

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

Neighborhood Intel

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 showstopping and steeped in history The Clebourne at 924 West … ship struck an iceberg On the day of Isidors funeral Idas body was never recovered the 105th Street home was banked …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 23, 2016 - 8:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

Tudor City: The peaceful East 40s enclave that's more than just its architecture

… City Historic District in 1988 … 2 The architecture is a marketing move of sorts … Decidedly unhip and even hokey to … 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