Tag Archives: New York Times

Hamptons-Bashing in the New York Times

Posted on June 30, 2013 by

South Fork splendor I HAVEN’T ALLOWED MYSELF A PROPER TIRADE in a long while, but last Sunday’s New York Times Real Estate section drives me to it. Did you see the top story, “The Fork Less Taken”? I read it … Continue reading →

Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

Why Build New at All?

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

Proposed community of ‘shotgun’ houses by San Antonio-based design firm Lake Flato ALLISON ARIEFF’S AGENDA is showing. In her recent New York Times column,“Shifting the Suburban Paradigm,” Arieff took on the dismal prospects for the single-family home, longtime standard-bearer of … Continue reading →

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Prospect Heights in Today’s Times

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

THE NEWSPAPER OF RECORD has become the newspaper of the obvious. Today’s “Living in…” column on my recently adopted Brooklyn neighborhood of Prospect Heights, in the Sunday New York Times Real Estate section, tells me nothing useful or surprising, and … Continue reading →

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Wood Among the Brownstones

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, yesterday’s New York Times had an article in the Real Estate section about rare wood-frame houses in New York City. Living in one of these often-freestanding relics can feel very much like living in the … Continue reading →

Posted in BROOKLYN, COTTAGE LIVING, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, MANHATTAN, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tziporah Salamon, Fashion Artist

Posted on April 4, 2009 by

MAYBE YOU’VE SEEN Tziporah Salamon riding around town on a baby-blue bicycle, a vision in vintage couture, with a funny hat on her head and bike-unfriendly shoes. Somehow she survives, and gets great press. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tzipi is an artist. Her … Continue reading →

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