Living on the waterfront

Most people pick a waterfront condo for the view, and the guide to living with a river view covers what that's like day to day, from west light and summer glare to how high to live and how much the neighbors can see after dark. It also explains how to tell whether a view is likely to last.

The two longer articles in this section step back from the apartment. The North Williamsburg lifestyle and culture guide looks at the neighborhood around the towers, from the waterfront parks to Bedford Avenue, and the evolution of the Williamsburg waterfront traces how the shoreline went from factories and warehouses to condo towers in about two decades.