Due Diligence

Manhattan Sideways blogger Betsy Polivy spends her days exploring the city's side streets and small businesses, but is happy to call Chelsea home

… round of Due Diligence … 1 … What neighborhood do you live in … Chelsea … 2 … Is this your dream neighborhood or … in … My husband and I are very happy in Chelsea having lived here for just one year now Previously we were on West … 7 … In three words describe the first apartment youve ever lived in … $262month and tiny … 8 … Do you dream of old New …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 7, 2017 - 11:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

Habitat Magazine founder Carol Ott on life in Chelsea since the '70s, swapping a loft for a brownstone, and more

By Virginia K. Smith |February 28, 2017 - 12:30PM

Neighbors

Eleanor's Legacy's Brette McSweeney struggles with her radiators, too, and has advice for politically minded New Yorkers

By S. Jhoanna Robledo |December 1, 2016 - 2:59PM

Neighborhood Intel

Ask a local: Catch up on our favorite Q&As with the city's creatives

By Brick Underground |November 23, 2016 - 1:45PM

Live

Designer Jarret Yoshida lives in a former 'crack house,' thinks New York rewards those who are persistent

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |October 27, 2016 - 11:59AM

Live

The Gotham Writers Workshop's Kelly Caldwell on Stuy Town, transit sharing, and why flu shots are a must for New Yorkers

By Alanna Schubach |October 18, 2016 - 1:59PM

Neighborhood Intel

City Councilman Jumaane Williams calls his Brooklyn neighborhood "the best district in the best city, in the best borough, in the best country in the world"

By Virginia K. Smith |October 14, 2016 - 12:59PM

Live

Actress Tjasa Ferme dishes on gentrification, renting in a Chelsea SRO, and more

By Virginia K. Smith |October 4, 2016 - 2:59PM

Live

The Writers Lab co-founder Kyle Stokes on winning the affordable housing lottery, new construction eyesores, and more

… as a filmmaker mother and community volunteer Most recently shes been busy as a cofounder of womens … charm of older apartments and why shes not ready to leave NYC … 1 What neighborhood do you live in … Harlem … 2 Is … think it would be fun to try something completely different like Turtle Bay … 3 Do you own or rent … Rent … 4 Howd …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 22, 2016 - 12:30PM

Neighborhood Intel

Writer and Gays Against Guns organizer Tim Murphy on the joys of alternate side parking, an East Village devoid of drunk bros, and more

By Virginia K. Smith |July 21, 2016 - 1:59PM