THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Child Hood

Childhood, Brooklyn

Latest in our series on the neighborhoods of New York City. The last ones profiled were East Chelsea and Windsor Knot.

If the crayon-yellow Brooklyn Children’s Museum doesn’t take you back to the golden days of popsicles, playgrounds and finger-painting, we’re not sure what will.

The surrounding Brooklyn neighborhood of Childhood is the ideal place for families priced out of snootier Park Slope and Kensington. Read More

Housekeeping

Hell's Kitchen

Empty Tables in Hell’s Kitchen

An unanswered door at a Hell’s Kitchen open house set the tone for the rest of the afternoon.

Nobody showed up this past Sunday afternoon for three open houses in two Hell’s Kitchen buildings—at least as far as we could tell. Despite a posh lobby and modest prices in the first building, it was slim pickings for the brokers.

“This apartment has been on the market about two months,” said Bryan Tomczuk, a broker for one of the co-ops, adding that at previous open houses he’s seen between three to five prospective buyers.

The studio apartment, located at 430 West 34th Street, was asking only $275,000 and although it was not exactly spacious—the kitchen probably could not fit more than one person at a time—it seemed like a steal considering its surroundings. Read More