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

… are still plenty of New Yorkers who dont know much about Long Island City beyond that iconic Pepsi sign its … they know will likely be there as well  … Where are the best deals in the neighborhood in terms of real estate … Not that I have a spare $3 to $4 …

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

… 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 … says Brian Hedden who writes for the stie along with fellow contributors Henry Stewart John Avelluto …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 30, 2015 - 11:59AM
Bushwick Daily: locals love free beer and cheap tacos, but don't call them "settlers"

… preoccupations and happenings of their chosen slice of the city  Slovakian transplant Katarina  Hybenova  founded  … an ambitious recent crowdfunding campaign for Village a new digital platform to connect locals and businesses Though … that running an independently owned business in New York City can be very challenging and things simply come to …

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 … you … One of my favorite pizza places closed Il Forno on 116th And the bodega on 114th and FDB closed and its now  … … Harlem … neighborhood blogs … neighborhoods … Harlem in 2014 LGBTfriendly and still without a 24hour diner …

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