The Astor, already home to lovely units (left and lower right) will have penthouses added to the mix (top right). Christian Harder / Binyan Studios The Astor, a landmarked Upper West Side condo ...

When John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic 111 years ago, he was one of the richest people in the world. He built landmark New York hotels like the Astoria Hotel and the St. Regis. Astor's wife, who ...

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 ...

Smithsonian Associates presents an evening with journalist Anderson Cooper Saturday, Sept. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the Natural History. Cooper, in ...

Come for the presents. Stay for the baggage.

Residents of Green Bay’s Astor neighborhood produce a podcast uncovering forgotten — and sometimes spooky — tales tied to ...

The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune. The ...

The very name conjures up images of the good life black tie affairs and high society balls. Yet their long saga proves that money is no guarantee of happiness or stability. John Jacob Astor built an ...

is an experienced journalist with a diverse background in reporting, anchoring, and digital media. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — “I’ve been working here for a while,” said a visibly emotional Carlos Velles, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- We have a regular series on the CBS 2 News called "Hidden Gems" – highlighting the often-unseen Chicago stars. But CBS 2 Streaming Anchor Brad Edwards took that model a step further – ...

The Gilded Age might be fiction, but that doesn’t mean that the HBO series about the war between New York’s old-money families and the nouveau riche doesn’t have some basis in reality. The series ...

Under the cover of the night this past Monday, a crew of workers from the New York City Department of Transportation removed the Astor Place Cube. Originally installed in the East Village in 1967, the ...