Bedford Park, the Bronx: The insider's guide to living there

… cognoscenti on a picturesque treelined boulevard in Bedford ParkThe Bronxs next hip trendy nabe From a Bronx apartment listing  … of the Bronx is going through many changes and like many New York City neighborhoods at the moment it defies slick …

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

… takes me 45 minutes door to door Saskia Batteau rents The best way to get around My bike Kayla Radomski manager at … that makes me feel connected to the neighborhood We play basketball together and I get a lot of inside info on the … Park It has green spaces paths through the trees handball courts tennis courts baseball fields basketball courts and a …

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

… island and began to build housing on spec Prospective buyers were lured northward with the irresistible promise of … people out on the street than I remember seeing in a long time Optimism is increasing among the older population now … the AfricanAmerican community in the US Here was where the first labor organization led by African Americansthe …

By Marjorie Cohen |April 22, 2021 - 12:30PM
The Concourse: The insider's guide to living there

… than their other apartment but it had the prestige of the address he says The Grand Concourse the anchor of the … boom Jews and Italians left their Manhattan tenements for apartments that were light and airy and had private … to Goodman a destination Now who knows The new Yankee Stadium is just off the Concourse on 161st Street Most …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 23, 2021 - 12:30PM
Ridgewood, Queens: The insider's guide to living there

… missing a beat Kerzner says You come here you stay here Why go anywhere else Ridgewood hasnt had the kind of exodus … to Ridgewood in 2015 Many of the neighborhoods side streets are lined with singlefamily homes and almost all have stoops … his window Thats how we celebrated Halloween too These days there have been a number of store closures along the main

By Marjorie Cohen |February 23, 2021 - 12:30PM
Brighton Beach: The insider’s guide to living there

… Soviet Union relaxed its emigration policies and a wave of Russian immigrantsmany of them Jewsarrived in the US a large … residents prefer to pick up food from the prepared food sections of their grocery stores or to cook at home  Makhnin … within 15 blocks with salad bars and prepared hot food sections where you can buy everything from a sandwich to a …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 9, 2021 - 1:30PM