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

… The Jumel Terrace Historic District is one the most interesting … Manhattan Island and in 1810 the view south down the Harlem River was nothing short of spectacular and looking East you … 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

… of red brick buildings you see when driving past Corona Queens With its 20 highrise buildings 5000 apartments and 40 … in Manhattan and the 6318unit Rochdale Village in Jamaica Queens Lefrak City was built without direct city or state … comes to retail and entertainment the closest choice is the Queens Center Mall While its got that …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |May 25, 2016 - 8:59AM
Five residential buildings with fascinating past lives

… old burial grounds or in odd architectural remnants in apartments And in fact many of the citys residential … with an addition Today the LEED certified  apartment complex is home to 500 rentals with floortoceiling views of … incarnations within its ornate and dramatic walls The Upper West Side condominium building got its start as a …

By Alanna Schubach |April 25, 2016 - 8:59AM
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 large rather … after a fire in the restaurant the soldiers in this army250 of themwaited outside the kitchen the day after the fire … happening I dont think the idea that this great piece of NYCs history is worthy of recognition and preservation is …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 5, 2016 - 8:59AM
The Upper West Side's Clebourne building is one of the neighborhood's historic crown jewels

… its porte cochere and its notable residents through the years says local historian Jim Mackin It reminds us that the … two wellknown 19th century New Yorkers made their homes One was a scoundrel and pal of the notorious Boss Tweed the … save themselves but to aid those in their employ and others What selfsacrifice The refusal of the wife to leave her …

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

… still visible like a beacon from several blocks West on 42 nd Street but nothing about the Tudor Revivalstyle enclave … its doors in 1927 in its spot from East 40 th to East 43 rd Street from Second Avenue to the highway Tudor City … hotel rooms spread among nine buildings  There were threestory artists studios but many of the apartments were of …

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