After the shipping industry left Coenties Slip in Manhattan, some of the biggest names in American art moved in

… he didnt have enough money to buy the real thing  But the price was rightthey paid $35$45 per month Those numbers are … shocking by todays standards An 800squarefoot onebedroom rental at 2 Coenties Slip was listed in May for $3750 When … and notes and Seyrig wrote volumes of letters to her parents An example In one of Seyrigs letters she describes a …

By Marjorie Cohen |August 7, 2023 - 2:30PM
What the entrances of NYC luxury and historic buildings tell us about who lives there

… deal and for that reason author Andrew Alpern looks at entrances to New York Citys luxury and historic residential buildings in his new book Posh Portals Elegant Entrances and Ingratiating Ingresses to … that he considers the very best examples of the citys posh portals The book is lavish a beautifully laid out mix of …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 4, 2020 - 10:30AM
In 'New York Rising,’ authors explore 400 years of the city's history

… in the collection were  subsequently digitized and made accessible In New York Rising which is scheduled for …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 1, 2018 - 9:00AM
The 25 best books about the history of New York City's boroughs and neighborhoods

… that illustrate the interrelationships among all the major players are without equal … Justin Ferate … Brooklyn … The … New York by Suleiman Osman …   About how neighborhoods change A deep dive into gentrification and redefining aging … teens Brooklyn hipsters and preservationists all appear as players and characters … Kathleen Hulser … Brown Girl …

By Marjorie Cohen |March 30, 2018 - 12:00PM
The 25 best books about New York City history

… Whether you were born in New York moved here decades ago or just arrived you might be … before you Kenneth Jackson editor of The Encyclopedia of New York City says that over ten thousand books have been … indeed To get a sense of whats essential reading for the New York history neophyte we asked 11 historians and …

By Marjorie Cohen |February 14, 2018 - 9:00AM