I never believed in ghosts until I moved into my current apartment in Brooklyn, New York. I've heard mysterious piano music late at night and seen doors open and close with no explanation. Despite ...

The economists have spoken. If you don’t allow your 125-year-old brownstone to be torn down to make room for high-rise apartments, then you hate America. The argument is that the entire U.S. economy ...

A Kings Point man accused of swindling two owners out of their Harlem brownstones, including an elderly man forced into a homeless shelter, pleaded not guilty Monday to criminal charges in a Manhattan ...

The New York Times reports a rash of brownstone conversions in Harlem—mostly by folks from further downtown, who buy up dilapidated homes and cut them up into smaller spaces; condos in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A brick wall imitating part of a New York City row house (often called a “brownstone”) suffered minor damage but remained intact during a simulation of the 2011 Virginia earthquake, ...

When thinking of New York’s architectural culture, people usually picture the 20 stories of the Plaza Hotel or the New York Public Library’s marble lions and iconic Rose Main Reading Room. However, as ...

New York City's homeownership rate is one of the lowest in the country, with only 32.7 percent of residents owning their ...