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Hell’s Kitchen NYC Guide: The Vibrant and Busy Neighborhood
Hell’s Kitchen Basics
Welcome to Hell’s Kitchen, the active residential neighborhood full of fun and adventure! When people think of Hell’s Kitchen, they might think...
Long Island City Guide: The Ever-Changing Neighborhood
Long Island City Basics
Welcome to Long Island City, the former industrial neighborhood with a beautiful skyline! When people think of Long Island City, they...
Soho NYC Neighborhood Guide
Soho Basics
Welcome to Soho, the neighborhood south of Houston with the largest collections of cast-iron buildings on earth! When people think of Soho, they...
Redlining and Its Impact on New York City
Redlining was a discriminatory housing practice popularized in the 1930s in response to housing shortages across the United States. While officially banned in 1968,...
The History of the Iconic NYC Fire EscapeÂ
If you look up at any given moment walking down a New York City street, you’re likely to be greeted with a familiar site:...
Battery Park City Neighborhood Guide
Battery Park City Basics
Welcome to Battery Park City, the planned community where elite Manhattanites rest their weary heads. When people think of Battery Park...
Roosevelt Island, Manhattan Guide: The Historic and Unique Neighborhood
Roosevelt Island Basics
Welcome to Roosevelt Island, the beautiful and haunting strip of land between Manhattan and Queens. Many locals and visitors don’t know what...
The Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant’s 44th Annual House Tour
Come On Home To Bed-Stuy
The streets that make up Bed-Stuy, a celebrated neighborhood in North Brooklyn, are lined with historic brownstones and brick-front housing...
What Is Luxury Real Estate?
High-rise penthouses, central locations, proximity to parks, lakes, rivers, and, assuming you yourself aren’t living in it, a view of the city’s skyline: these...
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Neighborhood Guide
Bed-Stuy Basics
Welcome to Bed-Stuy, the Brooklyn neighborhood full of food, fun, and beautiful brownstone row houses. In the past, when people thought of Bed-Stuy,...