Category: Community Living

Organizations A One-Stop Resource
2006 Aug A One-Stop Resource

Individuals and companies all need to be properly covered by insurance but the wide variety of choices can make obtaining that coverage a daunting process. To help buildings and companies make the best choice with minimal hassle, the I…

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Neighborhoods Long Island Retreat
2006 Aug Long Island Retreat

Paleolithic whale-hunters, American revolutionaries, an adored president, French castles, and bathtub gin all combine to paint a portrait of one of New York’s richest historical landscapes—and one that perhaps few people fully apprecia…

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Real Estate Trends On Your Side
2006 Aug On Your Side

Imagine the panic that sets in when a home is lost or damaged. Now imagine navigating through that fear alone. Whether it’s fire or flooding or the violent effects of a storm, anything that damages or destroys a home will have a lastin…

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Real Estate Trends Superbroker
2006 Jul Superbroker

In New York, buying and selling real estate is almost a contact sport. The hours are long, the stakes high, the customers savvy and demanding. In a city of eight million people, there are thousands of real estate brokers, but only an e…

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Organizations The Color of Money
2006 Jul The Color of Money

All of the city services that co-op and condo owners enjoy come with a price and the agency that is generally the keeper of those very large purse strings is the New York City Department of Finance. Finance is empowered to collec…

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Neighborhoods A Successful Experiment in Living
2006 Jul A Successful Experiment in Living

Nearly 150 years ago, the grounds of Parkchester in the Bronx served as a shelter for New York City’s homeless children. It was a place where kids could learn a trade and get a second chance. Today, Parkchester is enjoying its own seco…

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Neighborhoods From Farmland to High Rises
2006 Jun From Farmland to High Rises

Taking its name from one of the most photographed buildings in New York City, the Flatiron district is named for the iconic Flatiron building, which sits on the wedge-shaped intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway. In the last two de…

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Neighborhoods A Diamond in the Rough
2006 May A Diamond in the Rough

Often given short-shrift in media coverage of the New York City real estate game, Staten Island is a historically rich borough which—contrary to what your Manhattan-centric friends may try to tell you—is not a four hour trek away. The …

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Organizations The Building People
2006 Apr The Building People

Anyone who has ever gazed at the Manhattan skyline knows how much architecture has shaped the heart of New York City. It’s no surprise then that the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA New York) has grown into…

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Neighborhoods There's Something About Great Neck
2006 Apr There's Something About Great Neck

The nine villages and several unincorporated communities that make up the city of Great Neck are steeped in history.  F. Scott Fitzgerald chose Great Neck as the setting for his famous novel, The Great Gatsby, and even though the area …

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