Dumbo's got history and cool lofts, but don't expect deals, says DumboNYC.com

… DumboNYC is a hyperlocal neighborhood blog founded in 2006 by Hide … a resident of Dumbo Brooklyn … happening in the neighborhood …   Between 2007 and 2011 planning and rezoning for a project known as Dock Street … in real estate The rezoning of buildings passed in July 2009 allow buildings to be built up to 12 stories tall along …

By Julie Inzanti |April 18, 2013 - 10:24AM
The SoHo Memory Project: One eye on the past, and the other on the $45 million penthouse across the street

… Yukie Ohta founder of The SoHo Memory Project was born in SoHo in the1960s and currently lives in the same building … building on Mercer Street built in 1898  Being the true New Yorker that she is Ohta went to the SoHo community … between Houston and Canal were lined with highend shops hotels theaters and socalled pleasure gardens such as the …

By Julie Inzanti |April 4, 2013 - 10:43AM
Brokelyn: Bushwick rising

… Brokelyn is a web mag founded in May 2009 about all things Brooklyn from hyperlocal goingson and … live and work all over Brooklyn  Since starting in 2009 the blog has exploded We got a chance to hear from one of the … place I can afford Although thats also usually been true … 11 If not where would you want to go … I really really like …

By Julie Inzanti |March 20, 2013 - 9:01AM
Williamsburgtopia: Hipsters like to party, make music, do art, look good. What the f*** is wrong with that?

… with news reviews rants and raves from the Williamsburg Brooklyn area and surrounding Greenpoint and Bushwick but it … to be set This is what makes it such a great neighborhood for families You can walk all over Williamsburg with the … Whats the most coveted location within the neighborhood to live … Id say Berry or Wythe anywhere between North 6th and …

By Julie Inzanti |March 7, 2013 - 10:26AM
The biggest misconception about Chinatown is that it's cheap to live here

… they have been in the area so long most have rentcontrolled apartments So there is less availability All of the new … is very competitive so you can get a delicious meal for cheap The groceries are also the cheapest and freshest here … trend will continue They are supposed to be putting up a hotel on top of the Jing Fong which is going to be a big …

By Julie Inzanti |February 20, 2013 - 8:57AM
If you're over 30, you may want to stay out of the Lower East Side after 10 p.m. If you're under 30, try not to puke in the street.

… rates and offer more space than your average Manhattan apartment Just dont get any current residents started on those Shabbos elevators You cant beat Chinatown for cheap eats We like the handpulled noodle soups at Lam Zhou … Bank Building is being converted into a boutique hotel by Ron Castellano the same guy who restored The …

By Julie Inzanti |February 6, 2013 - 9:02AM
NYU hasn't destroyed the West Village... yet

… past and ask for guidance Of course new energy is good but NYC has gotten so homogenizedgo for the counterculture I … people involved Occupy Wall Street changed that a bit but most of the people didnt live in the neighborhood and … 9 pm the salad bar is half price about $5 a pound if you buy a pounds worth Ive actually never done this but it seems …

By Julie Inzanti |January 23, 2013 - 9:20AM
Long Island City "will look like a hybrid of Battery Park City and Downtown Brooklyn before long"

… LICNYC  is a blog about arts culture restaurants real estate and life in … new building in the borough by New York Daily News in 2010 LICNYC  started in 2002 around the beginning of the … Point Because is seems like the undiscovered country  … 12    … What is one of the biggest misconceptions about the …

By Julie Inzanti |December 20, 2012 - 10:25AM