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 … a dream building in the neighborhood … Yes Can I give you 20 Or how about just one block My favorite block in all of …

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

… boom hello Rockaway Taco and Rippers and the longterm destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy … Update … … to keep up some semblance of anonymity and goes simply by Vince has been chronicling the neighborhoods ups and downs … distance to the subway for under $250 per square foot These apartments are a find for anyone who needs to work in New …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 25, 2015 - 8:59AM
Bushwick Daily: locals love free beer and cheap tacos, but don't call them "settlers"

… to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our  Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger  series we spoke to the writers who chronicle the … transplant Katarina  Hybenova  founded  Bushwick  Daily  in 2010 What started as a daily photo blog has expanded …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 29, 2014 - 9:59AM
Harlem in 2014: LGBT-friendly and still without a 24-hour diner

… to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our  Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger  series … and local news  We last spoke with  HarlemGal  in November 2012  about the explosion of new apartments and upscale … you … One of my favorite pizza places closed Il Forno on 116th And the bodega on 114th and FDB closed and its now  …

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