Chinatown: The insider's guide to living there

… in droves Over the past 10 years gentrification and high rents have made New Yorks original Chinatown no longer an … are mostly friendly There are a lot of rentstabilized apartments in Chinatown that house new immigrants or … Food insecurity is a problem for lowincome residents and seniors especially since the pandemic I volunteer at a food …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 25, 2022 - 2:30PM
Bedford Park, the Bronx: The insider's guide to living there

… 2022 Shannon Lee Gilstad Sucre a longtime resident and seasoned activist is someone who knows a lot about Bedford Park … changed but this is still essentially a quiet working class bedroom community People go to the city to work and party … come to visit comment about how green it is and how big the apartments are My window looks out on trees and flowerswe …

By Marjorie Cohen |June 21, 2022 - 2:30PM
Crown Heights: The insider's guide to living there

… who lives in the neighborhood with her family   The housing stock here is a mix of lowrise multifamily apartment … us which will be great Overall great green spaces are not a selling point of the neighborhood We are happy at our …

By Marjorie Cohen |June 21, 2021 - 1:30PM
The Concourse: The insider's guide to living there

… Élysées Paris‎ Early on the boulevard experienced a housing boom Jews and Italians left their Manhattan tenements … who were planning to retire in three to five years are selling now If youre committed to living in New York City … of extraheavy usage and the complete lack of any place that sells fresh baked goods Even so everyone is talking about …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 23, 2021 - 12:30PM
Inwood: The insider's guide to Manhattan's northernmost neighborhood

… and the Hudson River to the west Median home sale price  $405000 Median rent $1900 Heres what some residents told us … Our supermarkets are okay but we usually only pick up a few things in the neighborhood We have a car so we usually drive … to get my son to move up here David Kaminsky If you can buy In seven years the value of our apartment has doubled …

By Marjorie Cohen |January 20, 2021 - 12:30PM