A little help up a Brooklyn hill in the rain, loose shoes in Gramercy and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Built in 1991 on 10 acres of land, this castle is now a wedding and events venue, adorned with a throne room, ballroom, ...

Your home constantly communicates with you through subtle signs and symptoms. While some issues announce themselves with ...

Rooftops, in particular, are being re-imagined as living space. Pools elevated above the street. Steel canopies providing shade. Gyms, lounges, and social spaces integrated into the uppermost levels ...

A group of locals have mounted a legal challenge in the hope of saving the Lesnes Estate in Thamesmead, south east London, ...

Mohawk Valley eateries across Oneida, Herkimer, Madison counties plan special Valentine's Day menus to indulge diners in ...

When you walk into an older house and see a glossy, fully finished basement, it can feel like you are getting bonus square ...

From Tabata’s literary ghosts to Komagome’s lush pockets and the lived-in warmth of Sugamo, a walk through the Yamanote ...

You've felt it during the last scorching summer day. The air thick, oppressive, brutal. Maybe you blamed climate change or ...

Dear Eric: I am regretfully asking myself if I have morphed into a de facto sugar daddy. I’m in a four-year live-in ...

After years of complaints from local authorities, a judge has ordered the sale of the property which sits surrounded by ...

Residents already have demands about jobs and the environment. Now data center operators want Illinois to reduce its biometric protections.