Chinatown: The insider's guide to living there

… to keeping Chinatown affordable for immigrants and lowincome New Yorkers is the Chinatown Working Group which has … in other US cities have Will lowrise tenements with walkup rentals and small familyowned shops survive or will they be … are mostly friendly There are a lot of rentstabilized apartments in Chinatown that house new immigrants or …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 25, 2022 - 2:30PM
Richmond Hill, Queens: The insider's guide to living there

… In 1905 a writer rhapsodized about the bucolic feel of Richmond Hill a thennew neighborhood in southeast Queens and one of the citys first planned communities The … its doors With no parties no catering for church events no live music on Saturday nights to draw a crowd this wellknown …

By Marjorie Cohen |May 10, 2021 - 9:30AM
Central Harlem: The insider's guide to living there

… Central Harlem has had several distinct lives It was a Dutch village in the 17th century played … and began to build housing on spec Prospective buyers were lured northward with the irresistible promise of … aged and younger people because so many are still out of work or juggling jobs having to balance childcare and …

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

… Paul Kerzner has lived on the same street in Ridgewood for … and have a dance party with music provided by a DJ who lives upstairs from me Dykshorn says Hed play requests and … for February 2021 Ridgewood in the western part of Queens is bordered by Bushwick and East Williamsburg to the …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 23, 2021 - 12:30PM