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

… acres of land its known as  LeFrak City The privatelyowned rental community which stands at the intersection of Corona Rego Park and Elmhurst was built in the 1960s by a company owned and run by the LeFrak … residential development 1 … LeFrak City was built to be affordable housing and its still rather affordable by …

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

… paper and when the Forward Building went up at 175 East Broadway in 1912 it had a circulation of 120000impressive …

By Alanna Schubach |April 25, 2016 - 8:59AM
A Harlem street with a "quiet Southern town" vibe shines again

… This row of singlefamily houses with front yards and porches seems to … houses that stand along the south side of West 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard Not long … materials We took paint samples and reproduced the original green color of the doors and trim She particularly enjoyed …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 19, 2016 - 8:59AM
The Upper West Side's Clebourne building is one of the neighborhood's historic crown jewels

… editor of Commentary for 35 years and his wife Midge Decter author of several books including R umsfeld A Personal … to The Wiz Theatre Company and Madeline LEngle author of A Wrinkle in Time and many other childrens …

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

… along the United Nations campus the convenience to midtown offices and the lush beautifully landscaped Tudor Greens … remain in many of the lobbies   … 3 Its greenspace is divine … Come up the escarpment on the dramatic curved Sharansky Staircase opposite the United Nations on First Avenue or either of the …

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