The real estate families who run NYC
In New York, real estate runs in the family.
Overboard
On a September day in 1955, a little froth wasn’t going to force a six-person crew to pull out their canoes and carry them instead.
Who Owns the Block
As Downtown Brooklyn continues to go from a governmental to a residential hub, a rental development appears to have set a record for the highest-ever price paid for a Brooklyn apartment.
A Renewal for IBM Campuses Once Home to Punch Cards and Circuit Boards
When Big Blue left upstate New York, economic pain ensued. But the large complexes left behind are ideally suited for large-scale production and shipping.
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Lights, Camera, Construction!
With the all the splash of a big-screen feature, movie studios are racing to set up shop across New York. And spoiler alert: Developers want to make sure they’re part of the show.
Brave New Arrivals
Buyers and renters are coming to New York even while thousands have left to escape the coronavirus.
SQUARE FEET: How Craft Breweries Are Helping to Revive Local Economies
As Equilibrium Brewery opened for business here on a recent Saturday morning, fans were already lined up outside for a fresh batch of its hazy-colored ales.
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Harry Black: from bootlegging liquor to building skyscrapers
The little-known titan who built some of NYC’s most iconic properties — and amassed a fortune that made him one of the richest entrepreneurs of his era.
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Living In: Alphabet City
In Alphabet City, a stylishly scruffy part of Manhattan’s East Village, civic pride sometimes comes with a dose of gallows humor.
Garden Variety: Explore the Brandywine River Valley
At first glance, the banks of Brandywine Creek seem to contain not much more than reeds.
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Yaddo Artists’ Colony, Host to Capote, Arendt, Foster Wallace, Looks to the Future
Yaddo is turning over a new leaf at its upstate New York campus.
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HAVENS: Supporting Players in Summer’s Big Show
It’s not that lovers of summer are recoiling from Woods Hole — it’s simply where they park the car and catch the ferry.
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