Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger

Neighborhood Intel

We love NYC: Bloggers share what they adore about their neighborhoods

By Virginia K. Smith |February 14, 2017 - 1:59PM

Neighborhood Intel

Neighborhood blogger Katia Kelly says there's plenty to explore in Carroll Gardens, but don't say you "discovered" it

By Virginia K. Smith |December 15, 2016 - 9:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

The blogger behind "Welcome 2 the Bronx" dishes on the REAL Little Italy, why the borough shouldn't be "colonized," and more

By Virginia K. Smith |November 15, 2016 - 9:59AM

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Ridgewood is in the midst of a boom, but it's most definitely not "the next Bushwick"

By Virginia K. Smith |May 25, 2016 - 1:30PM

Neighborhood Intel

Long Island City is a haven for families and "BYOF" bars

… full of glassy towers and well that its in Queens LICtalk blogger Andrew Kleinberg is aiming to change that and after … at 645 And secondly that Long Island City is just a way station for families en route to the suburbs Many who move … Think Montauk Related The 24 best NYC neighborhood blogs 2015 edition Living in Long Island City the Manhattan suburb …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 28, 2016 - 11:59AM

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Hey Ridge: Bay Ridge is only out of the way if you don't live here

By Virginia K. Smith |June 30, 2015 - 11:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

The Bed-Stuy Blog: Why the neighborhood needs better bagels, but will never be "the next Williamsburg"

By Virginia K. Smith |April 21, 2015 - 11:59AM

Troubleshooting

Come to the Rockaways for affordable apartments and hyper-local eateries, but beware of free-floating sand

… to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger series … north to Rego Park Imagine a 30 minute commute to Penn Station for thousands of commuters at the mercy of buses and … to fruition Related The 24 best NYC neighborhood blogs 2015 edition Im looking to buy a summer place in the …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 25, 2015 - 8:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

Bushwick Daily: locals love free beer and cheap tacos, but don't call them "settlers"

By Virginia K. Smith |December 29, 2014 - 9:59AM

Improve

Harlem in 2014: LGBT-friendly and still without a 24-hour diner

… about new neighborhood businesses arts and culture events and local news We last spoke with HarlemGal in … opening along Frederick Douglass Boulevard Silvana has a cafe on the first floor Double Dutch opened across from Starbucks where Society Cafe use to be … What recent business closures shocked you … …

By Julie Inzanti |December 9, 2014 - 12:59PM