Category Archives: Neighborhoods

Central Park, NYC Amazing History and Facts

Posted on October 21, 2012 by TrueGotham Blog

Central Park a Famous Place to Enjoy Nature Central Park is a large public park located in the middle of Manhattan. This New York park originally opened in 1857 on 843 acres of land owned by the city. Frederick Law … Continue reading →

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Greenwich Village Luxury Condos and Apartments

Posted on October 18, 2012 by TrueGotham Blog

Greenwich Village or “The Village” is a residential neighborhood situated in New York City, Lower Manhattan. The district is mainly inhabited by upper middle class individuals. From the 19th to the 20th century, Greenwich Village was known as a bohemian … Continue reading →

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Flatiron District – NYC in Focus

Posted on October 11, 2012 by TrueGotham Blog

Flatiron District Becomes More Residential The Flatiron District is a neighborhood in New York that surrounds the distinctive, triangularly shaped Flatiron Buildings. While this zone was once largely commercial in nature, it has in recent decades become more residential in … Continue reading →

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A Chelsea Town House Well Worth the Wait

Posted on July 25, 2012 by TrueGotham Blog

In New York City, successful real estate outcomes are mostly a result of three qualities: sheer luck, patience, and nerve. George Fares, 56, a producer of television commercials, seems to have all three going for him. In the early ’90s, … Continue reading →

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TriBeCa NYC in Focus

Posted on July 16, 2012 by TrueGotham Blog

TriBeCa NYC in Focus If you are looking for a quieter, less commercialized neighborhood in downtown Manhattan, look no further than the TriBeCa community. The acronym comes from the neighborhood’s location description—“the Triangle below Canal Street”—and locals spell it either … Continue reading →

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Grand Central Station a Link to The Past, Future

Posted on July 11, 2012 by TrueGotham Blog

Grand Central Station a Link to the Past, Future As the nation’s busiest railway station, with daily commuters topping 700,000, the Grand Central Station Terminal reigns over the colossal 76-acre railway station’s rush hour crowds. Built by Cornelius Vanderbilt, to … Continue reading →

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East Village NYC in Focus

Posted on July 28, 2012 by TrueGotham Blog

East Village NYC in Focus Known for its reputation as a bastion for Beatniks in the 1950s and later, the birthplace of punk rock and hip-hop, the City’s center of counterculture, grew out of earlier roots as a neighborhood of … Continue reading →

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Welcome Mermaid Inn to the Upper West Side

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I don’t typically blog about restaurants but thanks to my wife’s awesome job at Food and Wine Magazine I often get the chance to preview a place before the rest of the public.  It’s not often that I feel compelled … Continue reading →

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True Gotham Redux

Posted on March 23, 2007 by Doug Heddings

I’m off to the Dominican republic today for a much needed vacation with the family.  I’ll be back blogging on Monday, April 2nd but today and all of next week, I will rerun some of True Gotham’s most popular/controversial posts.  … Continue reading →

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New Residential Construction Projects

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Doug Heddings

Check out this month’s list of new residential construction (via the Real Deal).  if you follow the links at the bottom of their page, you can also see previous month’s projects.  An excellent resource!

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