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

… 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 … Mary Pickford and Fatty Arbuckle lived in an apartment building Fairbanks had the penthouse on the corner of Ocean …

By Georgia Kral |December 2, 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 … to possibly eclipse this 21st century footnote   The Jumel Terrace Historic District designated by the Landmarks … in their home on West 160th Street They rent a garden apartment900 square feet with room for 46 people to sleepfor …

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

… … When the LeFrak City was built in the 1960s the land was purchased from the Astor estate for $7 million it was geared …

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