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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

The 1902 The Braender Apartments - 418 Central Park West

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  image via streeteasy.com Born in Germany, Philip Braender arrived in New York as a youth.  At the turn of the last century, he was a visib...
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Friday, March 17, 2023

Henry Fernbach's 1883 121-123 Greene Street

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  The Greene Street neighborhood developed a sordid reputation following the Civil War.  Brothels occupied many of the former homes and 121 ...
Monday, September 6, 2021

The Lost William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. Mansion - 666 Fifth Avenue

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  from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York Few boys were born into more wealth, privilege and luxury than was William Kissa...
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Saturday, June 27, 2020

The 1871 Peake, Opdycke & Co. Store -- 427-429 Broadway

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In 1854 proprietor George W. Harpel promoted the "enlarged and refitted" City Hotel at Nos. 427-429 Broadway.  Not only was ...
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Born in Dayton, Ohio, I relocated to New York city in 1978. An author, blogger, lecturer and historian, I have written the histories of more than 5,000 locations in Manhattan (as of March 2025). I am the author of "Seeking New York" and "Seeking Chicago," and contributed to several other books, and consulted for pieces in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, and similar publications..
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