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

… Like surprises If so take the number 1 train to Washington Heights get off at 157th Street walk one block north turn left and walk toward the river On the …  Lacking any zoning ordinances they agreed on a series of covenants and restrictions that specified exactly what they …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 28, 2016 - 12:15PM
Jumel Terrace: A neighborhood with a connection to Hamilton—the man and the musical

… The Jumel Terrace Historic District is one the most interesting neighborhoods in … in 555 or Triple NIckel as it was called is astounding Joe Louis Count Basie Paul Robeson Thurgood Marshall Lena Horne … 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
Five residential buildings with fascinating past lives

… and was home to a prison an asylum and a smallpox hospital The mental hospital known as Blackwells Island Insane Asylum was the … apartments with high ceilings views of Stuyvesant Park and access to upscale amenities like valet service and a rooftop …

By Alanna Schubach |April 25, 2016 - 8:59AM
The Upper West Side's Clebourne building is one of the neighborhood's historic crown jewels

… 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