New York City real estate welcomed the latest massive apartment listing last month: a unit at the exclusive Midtown co-op River House hit the market for a whopping $130 million, becoming Manhattan’s priciest-ever residential listing.

The borough saw 3,837 closed sales in the third quarter, a dramatic 30 percent increase from 2,952 in the same period of last year, according to a market report released by Miller Samuel.
On the other end the average price of a Manhattan apartment in the third quarter was $1.43 million, a 0.7 percent decline from $1.44 million in the same quarter of last year, according to Miller Samuel’s report. The median price, meanwhile, dropped 2 percent year-over-year to $872,000, ...

After the final ballot has been counted in next month’s election, New York City will have a new mayor for the first time since 2002. Whoever wins will get the keys to the city and to one of the most valuable homes in New York — Gracie Mansion, the official mayor’s residence at East End Avenue and 88th Street.
Here are some facts about this historic building.
A different building on approximately the same site was commandeered by George Washington ...

According to a recent poll from Ipsos MORI, which surveyed more than 18,000 in 24 countries, New York ranks as the world’s favorite city. London was number two followed by Paris at number three. Not only is the city the world’s favorite, but it is the fifth-best place to live. The second-best place to visit and the absolute best city in which to do business, the poll said.

The tourism industry in New York has never been healthier. Last year, a ...

Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Awards host and “How I Met Your Mother” star, his fiance David Burtka, and the duo’s two-year-old twins are moving into a $3.6 million townhouse in Harlem.

Harris and family recently purchased the 8,000-square-foot, five-story, five-bedroom home, located at 2036 Fifth Avenue. The property includes two terraces, a backyard and a chef’s kitchen.

The duo’s previous home was in Harlem as well.

In the past, open houses were sleepy, unhurried Sunday afternoon affairs, offering brokers and their clients plenty of ...