Architecture & the City

The apartment is the heart and soul of NYC living.

Yes, many of us live in houses but the vast majority of NYC's 8.5 million residents live in apartments, from rich to poor, young to old, of every religion, race, color, creed, gender, nationality, in every borough. 

This city would not be what it is without apartments.

So what are the most common kind of NYC apartments -- and how did most New Yorkers end of living in them? Was it inevitable? 

These two fascinating videos give some insight and history into how apartment living became de rigueur for New Yorkers, what so many of us call home.