Brooklyn Apartment Sellers Take the Money and Run — Back to Manhattan
For decades, homeowners have been selling apartments in Manhattan and buying townhouses in Brooklyn. As the price gap between the two boroughs narrows and Brooklyn becomes a “primary destination,”...
View ArticlePanel Says Affordable Housing Crisis Threatens Brooklyn’s Vitality
The lack of affordable housing in a city where rents are skyrocketing is a full-blown crisis that threatens to tear at the city’s social fabric, a panel of four local experts agreed Monday, at a...
View ArticleThe View From Brooklyn: 2 World Trade and the Future of New York Architecture
When completed — supposedly in 2020 — 2 World Trade Center will be among the most interesting-looking additions to the Manhattan skyline that we’ve seen in years. It isn’t another of the pin-straight...
View ArticleWhere to Kill Time (or Work) in Manhattan With Wifi — Besides Starbucks
You live in Brooklyn, but are in Manhattan between appointments. Where’s a clean, well-lighted place to kill time or work that’s not a Starbucks? An obvious answer is libraries, home to (mostly) free...
View Article5 Places for Brooklynites to Meet in Manhattan When Meeting in Brooklyn Just...
Brooklyn is huge. So huge that sometimes the most convenient place to meet a fellow Brooklynite is in Manhattan. You could keep Googling "bars near F train" but first we suggest you try meeting up at...
View ArticleThe Insider: Casual Simplicity Rules in Young Family’s Upper West Side Prewar...
From a Goth-inspired, four-story Park Slope brownstone with near-black walls to a sun-filled, pared-down three-bedroom in Manhattan is quite a leap -- not just of neighborhood, but of style. "We had...
View ArticleRenovation of a 193-Year-Old SoHo Townhome Poses Challenges, Yields Surprises
Of the four addresses on Dominick Street, the shortest block in SoHo, three are historic New York City landmarks. One of these homes was the site of a renovation the Gallery Kitchen & Bath team...
View ArticleUpper West Side Two-Bedroom Co-op Features Five Huge Closets and Serenity
This two-bedroom south-facing co-op located at 205 West End Avenue in Lincoln Towers has been renovated from top to bottom, with Brazilian hardwood floors, crown molding, custom window treatments and...
View ArticleWest Chelsea Two-Bedroom Corner Unit Has Space, Sunlight, Huge Walk-In Closet
This southeastern-facing 11th-floor two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo features floor-to-ceiling windows, which allow sunlight to flood the natural bamboo hardwood floors. There's more than 1,200 square...
View ArticleThe Insider: Fresh Color and Vintage Finds Define a Young Woman’s East...
Got a project to propose for The Insider? Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com When a young woman who works in real estate purchased a bright two-bedroom floor-through in a vintage walk-up...
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