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

… why LinManuel Miranda chose the MorrisJumel Mansion for which the area is named as a setting in which to write … borders Its significance is enhanced by the fact that the homes there today are the original and only construction … and what would eventually be the historic district was auctioned off The first bid was $25000 and when it was all …

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)

… If youve every walked by the corner of Broadway and 11th Street you may have noticed a … buildings they were designing and McCreerys was a 19thcentury shop that catered to the carriage trade when the … to demolish the shell and erect a what else highrise apartment in its stead The community protested vehemently …

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