The story of the Astor family is one of immense fortune, ambition, tragedy, and scandal. It all began with John Jacob Astor, ...

From a German immigrant who arrived in America with nothing to a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, the Astor family’s story is one of hard work, ruthless business tactics, snobbery, and savvy ...

Astor Place. The Waldorf-Astoria. Even if you're not a New Yorker, you've heard of these iconic places. You also probably know they're named for one very powerful family: the Astors. To this day ...

The next chapter in the Astor family history features his son William Backhouse Astor who earned the nickname 'the landlord of New York' because he further built on his father's empire.

Gordon bashed Cooper for not doing more original interviews, noting that he didn’t reach out to Astor’s grandson, Phillip Marshall, or Liz Loewy, a prosecutor on a case involving the family.

But within 20 years or so, the lease would be up and anything built on that land would revert to the Astor Family. So, there was no incentive for any sub-landlord to keep up a building." ...

The Astor family once epitomized the American dream, dominated New York City, and wielded immense social power; However, this once influential name has since fallen from grace. CNN broadcaster ...

The Astor family built and acquired properties like architectural trophies, each more extravagant than the last, from Manhattan’s storied Fifth Avenue to the English countryside.

Tall, lean and mustachioed John Jacob Astor IV wanted to accompany her in Lifeboat 4, but his social status and family fortune — born of the fur trade, then turbocharged by New York real-estate ...

Descendants of Winston Churchill and New York's famous Astor family once lived there. The three-bedroom home, revamped with luxury modern finishes, is now on the market for $7 million. This New ...

Tall, lean and mustachioed John Jacob Astor IV wanted to accompany her in Lifeboat 4, but his apogeal social status and family fortune — born of the fur trade, then turbocharged by New York real ...