Listing images courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens
The estate of the late Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has just listed the novelist’s former home. The Tribeca loft at 66 Leonard Street is asking $4,750,000. Morrison bought the three-bedroom condo for $3,800,000 in 2014, before passing away last year. Unsurprisingly, the home has lots of built-in shelves, filled with books, moments, and art.
Last week, we talked to five families currently raising children in New York City’s many diverse and multifaceted neighborhoods about why they pick city living over the suburbs, and most of our readers agreed that they prefer an urban upbringing to the more “traditional” suburban childhood.
But once you’ve decided to raise your children in the Big Apple, it can be tough deciding which neighborhood is best for your family. Many factors come into play: What are the best schools in the area? What amenities does the building offer? Are there playgrounds nearby? How secure is the building? And the list goes on. But to make the process a little easier, we’ve rounded up 15 of the best family-friendly buildings in New York City.
Brooklyn Heights rental with rooftop terrace launches housing lottery, from $1,528/month 
For $5.6M, the perfect Park Slope brownstone, from the bay windows to the backyard 
A pop-up roller disco is opening at Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal Mall 
Lower East Side icon Economy Candy is opening new store in Chelsea Market 
Lottery opens for 144 mixed-income units at new Chelsea rental with lots of green space, from $1,329/month 
New open gangway subway cars to debut on the A and C lines this year 
Proposed 13-story Soho building designed by Morris Adjmi is first to need LPC approval after rezoning 
This $7M Sutton Place co-op honors the pre-war building’s Rosario Candela design