Map of lots of land from deed sold by John Jacob Astor to Gilbert Coutant at the corner of Bowery, Art Street, and Lafayette Place in 1828. (MS 25, Astor Family Papers.) Image via New-York Historical ...

John Jacob Astor built his fortune in the fur business and New York real estate. John Jacob Astor III and William Backhouse Astor Jr. cofounded the Waldorf-Astoria after a feud. Modern Astor ...

The elegant exterior of New York City's The Astor, which recently unveiled its first new listings in two years. On this date in 1912, one of the richest men in the world dined sumptuously aboard the ...

The city of New York has just unveiled a green plan for the heart of the East Village that’s going to make the lives of pedestrians much safer. If you’ve ever been to the East Village, you’ve probably ...

Brooke Astor passed away today. A gentleman should never ask a lady her age, but once Brooke Astor passed the century mark, she probably didn't care who knew how old she was. Brooke Astor was the wife ...

Now that a lengthy legal dispute with the city of Coral Gables is behind him, developer Henry Torres is finally starting construction on his Merrick Manor condo project. The Astor Companies president ...

In the year 2012 it seemed like just about everyone wanted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Perhaps the most frequent were restaurants who tried to duplicate in some ...

A structural assessment of the dilapidated former Astor Cinema would have to be carried out before the Mayor and City Council takes action to have the building demolished, Chief City Engineer Colvern ...