Sunday, December 28th, 2008
In the Region: Housing Inventories on the Rise
A new assessment of the New York region presents a generally unlovely picture of residential sales markets in terms of unsold real estate inventory.
Archive for the 'Queens (NYC)' Category
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Living In | St. Albans, Queens: Bluesy Home Market With a Jazzy Past
For several decades this serene neighborhood in southeastern Queens was a bastion for some of New York’s most famous African-Americans, and today you don’t have to look far to see the neighborhood pride.
Saturday, October 4th, 2008
Living In | Middle Village, Queens: A Halfway Point Where People Tend to Stay
Since a housing boom in the 1920s, Middle Village, Queens, has offered the kind of lifestyle one might expect in suburbia farther afield.
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Habitats: Carving Out a Family Home and a Studio
Ilan Averbuch and his family live above his studio, where, as a sculptor, he makes monumental configurations made of stone, wood, steel and glass that can rise several stories.
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Posting: Sitting Pretty by the Sea
A 117-acre mixed-use development of houses, condominiums and stores called Arverne by the Sea, on the Rockaway Peninsula along the Atlantic, has been successful in Queens.
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Streetscapes | Steinway, Queens: A Hilltop Idyll, With Grace Notes of the Past
A granite mansion built on top of a hill in Queens in 1858 is aging gracefully but could use a helping hand.
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Living in Breezy Point, Queens: Beach Living, 22 Miles From Manhattan
With its abundant nature and tight sense of community, Breezy Point, Queens, seems much farther in spirit from Manhattan than actual distance would suggest.
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Habitats: Hidden Away in Frenetic Queens
Dan Hendrick and his partner, Jimmy Van Bramer, found a house with a secret garden in the back.
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Living In | Ditmars-Steinway, Queens: A Slice of Europe Near the East River
Stretching from Astoria Park, which runs along the East River, to La Guardia Airport, and from Bowery Bay down to Grand Central Parkway, Ditmars-Steinway has about 54,000 residents.
Saturday, June 14th, 2008
The Hunt: Satisfying a Suburban Mind-Set
Casey J. Pedrick and her husband, Steven Jackson, found a three-bedroom two-bath unit on Queens Boulevard, which was being converted from a rental.
