One reason you should buy instead of rent: New York is a great place to grow old in

… friends from the city  right  around the time everyone gets old enough to start having kids However theres strong … to live around people who vote As an AARP Policy Advisor told CityLab When you plan for older adults you plan for everyone You can play around with …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 23, 2015 - 12:30PM
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 we speak to the writers who chronicle the … 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
Check-in: is the Financial District still an "affordable" downtown alternative?

… is waiting on several highend condo buildings to open up Rents on the other hand didnt change drastically ​ That said … is $1271 on par with the rest of Manhattan The median rent at $3536  is slightly higher than the median  $3395 … to be recordbreaking says Hedaya … APARTMENT STOCK … Most rentals in the neighborhood are in large luxury doorman …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |April 21, 2015 - 8:59AM