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

… for $12 million to 15 million and  build a brand new home for $2 million to $3 million All in Ive outlined an … degree Nevertheless based on price per square foot it sells at a significant premium compared to everything else … in their quality of life and will forgo infrastructure improvements When the city goes to negotiate zoning …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 28, 2016 - 11:59AM
Hey Ridge: Bay Ridge is only out of the way if you don't live here

… at least on the northside to be the dividing line between affordable and notat least west of Ridge Boulevard which is … my tracks As a welltraveled architect I can say with some authority this is one of the most elegantly designed houses … putting up in the 80s what are derisively called Fedder homes for the builtin air conditioners that kind of …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 30, 2015 - 11:59AM
The Bed-Stuy Blog: Why the neighborhood needs better bagels, but will never be "the next Williamsburg"

… to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our  Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger  series … of money I also buy my wine at Olivino on Tuesdays theres a 10 percent discount if you purchase two or more bottles Bed … better service   Related   The best NYC neighborhood blogs 2015 edition Bushwick Daily locals love free beer and cheap …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 21, 2015 - 11:59AM
Come to the Rockaways for affordable apartments and hyper-local eateries, but beware of free-floating sand

… launched just a few months before Sandy Rockawayist whose author prefers to keep up some semblance of anonymity and … thats free and just steps away So it is possible to buy a home in New York City in walking distance to the subway for … … neighborhoods … Rockaways … Come to the Rockaways for affordable apartments and hyperlocal eateries but beware of …

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