Marjorie Cohen
Contributing writer
Marjorie Cohen is a New York City-based freelance journalist, editor and author of over seven non-fiction books. Her real estate reporting has appeared in amNewYork, Investopedia, and The West Side Rag. Since moving to New York five decades ago for graduate school at the Teachers College of Columbia University, Marjorie has lived on the Upper West Side, with a brief detour to West 15th Street when she got six months free rent in a new building. Her current apartment is rent-stabilized and she is never, ever, going to willingly leave it.
Posts by Marjorie Cohen:
In ‘Housing the Nation,’ experts grapple with how to solve the affordable housing crisis
November 4, 2024 - 16:00 PM
“Housing the Nation: Social Equity, Architecture and the Future of Affordable Housing,” published by Rizzoli, explores how to fix the affordable housing crisis in the U.S.
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From owners to renters (twice): A couple says they will never buy in NYC again
July 29, 2024 - 15:00 PM
Usually when New Yorkers sell an apartment, they buy something else. But Elizabeth, who works as a video editor and Tony, a television producer, had a different plan. This spring the couple sold their co-op on Amsterdam Avenue and moved to a rental just up the block on Columbus Avenue to gain space for working at home. Here’s Elizabeth’s story.
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At age 99, I moved to a luxury senior living facility. Here’s what it’s like
November 28, 2023 - 09:30 AM
A consummate New Yorker, Barbara Fleischman, 99, moved to a one bedroom at Sunrise at East 56th, part of a chain of luxury independent living facilities. Here's what it's like to make such a major lifestyle change.
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After the shipping industry left Coenties Slip in Manhattan, some of the biggest names in American art moved in
August 7, 2023 - 14:30 PM
In “The Slip: The New York City Street that Changed American Art Forever,” author Prudence Peiffer tells the remarkable story of how a Manhattan block lined with dilapidated warehouses became the epicenter of the American art world.
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Taylor Swift slept here: A peek inside the world of buying and selling celebrity real estate in NYC
July 19, 2023 - 16:30 PM
Brokers share what's involved in marketing celebrity real estate in NYC and what you need to know if buying a place with a celebrity pedigree is something you're eager to do.
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How do I get f_____g mice out of my NYC apartment? A Q&A with a pest expert
January 9, 2023 - 09:30 AM
For help getting rid of mice, a longtime New Yorker reaches out to Gil Bloom, president of Standard Pest Management.
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