The Most Popular Listings of August

By Michael Kolomatsky
NYT Real Estate
The most-viewed properties of the month in included Manhattan homes that were most affordable as well as very expensive.
Published date: September 17, 2020 at 04:30PM
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Moving to New York, Despite the Pandemic

By Kim Velsey
NYT Real Estate
A retired nurse from Pennsylvania, she had wanted to move to Manhattan since she was a child. So when the coronavirus hit, she came anyway.
Published date: August 17, 2020 at 12:00PM
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The Challenge: Finding a Roommate During a Pandemic

By Kim Velsey
NYT Real Estate
With social distancing required, two new roommates discovered, it’s a little like marrying someone before you meet.
Published date: August 3, 2020 at 12:00PM
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They Tried to Unionize the Park Slope Food Coop. Guess What Happened.

By Ginia Bellafante
NYT New York
Progressives and organized labor should get along famously. So why is there a disconnect on today’s left?
Published date: September 20, 2019 at 12:00PM
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Designing a Home and a Marriage (Twice)

By Tim McKeough
NYT Real Estate
Renovation is often blamed for breaking up relationships. But for one new couple, it offered a crash course in how to compromise — especially after their home was destroyed.
Published date: September 10, 2019 at 12:01PM
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Meet the Rockaways’ Cycling Newsman

By Azi Paybarah
NYT New York
Friday: Kevin Boyle's weekly paper has a storefront office, but he practically runs it from his bike.
Published date: August 9, 2019 at 12:32PM
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New York Is a Noisy City. One Man Got Revenge.

By Winnie Hu
NYT New York
Complaints to the city provided no relief, so a Manhattan resident sues companies to stop them from making noise. It’s working.
Published date: June 4, 2019 at 10:00AM
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Eat Pupusas by Hand, Salvadoran Style, in Queens

By Mahira Rivers
NYT Food
Ricas Pupusas & Mas, in Sunnyside, builds a menu around its definitive pupusas.
Published date: June 3, 2019 at 09:26PM
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A Nice One-Bedroom, Even on a Teacher’s Salary

By Kim Velsey
NYT Real Estate
A series of bad roommate situations leads a public-school teacher to her first solo apartment in Brooklyn.
Published date: May 27, 2019 at 12:00PM
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He Committed a $300 Million Fraud, but Left Prison Under Trump’s Justice Overhaul

By BENJAMIN WEISER
NYT New York
Hassan Nemazee, who once owned a $17.75 million Park Avenue duplex, had been serving a 12-year sentence. He benefited from a criminal justice bill signed by President Trump.
Published date: April 13, 2019 at 10:00AM
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Nightmare at 39 Pearl Street: A Clerical Error Quadruples Taxes

By Grace Ashford
NYT New York
New York admits it sometimes makes mistakes in collecting property taxes — but it still fights to keep the money.
Published date: April 2, 2019 at 08:19PM
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Down by the Bay, in Brooklyn

By JOYCE COHEN
NYT Real Estate
A Manhattan transplant finds more serenity and space for his children in the waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook.
Published date: March 28, 2019 at 11:00AM
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Peter B. Kaplan, Daredevil Photographer From on High, Dies at 79

By SAM ROBERTS
NYT Obituaries
He overcame his fear of heights to capture unique views, from the Statue of Liberty ‘s torch and the antennas of the Empire State and World Trade Center.
Published date: March 26, 2019 at 12:11AM
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At 374,000 Pounds, ‘Big Boy’ Plays Vital Supporting Role at Ground Zero

By JAMES BARRON
NYT New York
A massive steel beam, currently in New Jersey, will be the linchpin of a new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site.
Published date: March 24, 2019 at 05:00PM
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Valentine’s Day in Times Square

By ALIX STRAUSS and CHARANNA ALEXANDER
NYT Fashion
The Times Square Alliance presents Love in Times Square 2019, where couples travel near and far for surprise proposals, weddings and vow renewals.
Published date: February 14, 2019 at 10:01PM
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