What the entrances of NYC luxury and historic buildings tell us about who lives there

… Portals Elegant Entrances and Ingratiating Ingresses to Apartments for the Affluent in New York City But most of all … and the 30 often quirky watercolors are by the Australian artist Simon Fieldhouse  Alpern writes an introduction to … way to read through Alperns book after youve checked the index to see whether your building made it in is to make a …

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

… home to Columbia Universitys Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library where 20000 of the items in the collection … are Russell Shorto the late Hilary Ballon Andrew Dolkart David King Carol Willis Hilary Sample Reinhold Martin … latest activities Second and more importantly there is no index In a book covering such a broad span of history it …

By Marjorie Cohen |November 1, 2018 - 9:00AM
Reality checking the real estate in Lifetime's new psychological thriller, 'YOU'

… on the popular psychological thriller by Carolyn Kepnes Not only am I a huge fan of her books but I also have been … It is where Joe first meets Beck when she comes in to buy a book and it is also the place where Joe who turns out … takes subways late at night and doesnt immediately buy a new cell to replace that stalker Joe takes from herthe …

By Kelly Kreth |September 13, 2018 - 3:00PM
The 25 best books about New York City history

… in at well over 1000 pages It provides great depth of knowledge in just about any subject having to do with the … precolonization to the 21st century If I were teaching a class to wannabe city history buffs this would be the book I … Woloch research scholar at Barnard College and author of A Class by Herself   and Eleanor Roosevelt In Her Words … 13  …

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