Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

September 29, 2020

With Fancy Footwork, a Dancer’s Home Doubles as a Studio

The one-bedroom co-op in Queens that Calvin Royal III shares with his partner, Jacek Mysinski, is not what you’d call expansive. Mr. Royal, who was recently […]
September 25, 2020

They Had Big Plans for the Lockdown. This Is What Happened.

When New York shut down this spring, Joe Harmer set his sights on a hobby. He got a kayak. He bought a camera. He purchased a […]
September 16, 2020

Which Plants Should You Move Indoors for Fall?

Apologies to the Clash, but it’s time to decide: Should it stay or should it go now? From the canna planted by the corner of the […]
September 16, 2020

It’s (Nearly) Fall: Which Plants Can You Bring Inside?

Apologies to the Clash, but it’s time to decide: Should it stay or should it go now? From the canna planted by the corner of the […]
September 1, 2020

Bird-Watching With Nick Flynn and Lili Taylor

The couple have been quarantining in upstate New York, using a camera and baby monitors to bring the outdoors inside.
September 1, 2020

Bird-Watching With Nick Flynn and Lili Taylor

It took a few years for Nick Flynn to get comfortable at his girlfriend’s weekend home. “I wasn’t immediately taken with it,” said Mr. Flynn, 60, […]
August 31, 2020

What’s It Like to Live With a Beauty Queen? Ask Miss Universe, She Rooms With Miss USA

When Zozibini Tunzi moved into the Midtown apartment where Cheslie Kryst was living last December, some roommate tension might have been expected. Ms. Tunzi — at […]
August 26, 2020

What to Plant in a Hot, Dry Year? Succulents, of Course

The photo in a recent newsletter from Katherine Tracey, a garden designer in Massachusetts, filled me with longing, and not a small amount of regret. Why […]
August 21, 2020

Frank Sinatra Slept Here, and So Can You

For an evening to a month at a time, at prices ranging from about $70 to $4,200 a night, online rental platforms offer anyone a chance […]
August 14, 2020

Kingston: A City Remade by the Coronavirus

Kingston, a small city in upstate New York, became my home four and a half years ago. Seeking space, affordability, green, and quiet, my husband and […]