Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger

Neighborhood Intel

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

By Julie Inzanti |April 18, 2013 - 10:24AM

Neighborhood Intel

The SoHo Memory Project: One eye on the past, and the other on the $45 million penthouse across the street

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

The Market

Brokelyn: Bushwick rising

By Julie Inzanti |March 20, 2013 - 9:01AM

Neighborhood Intel

Williamsburgtopia: Hipsters like to party, make music, do art, look good. What the f*** is wrong with that?

By Julie Inzanti |March 7, 2013 - 10:26AM

Neighborhood Intel

The biggest misconception about Chinatown is that it's cheap to live here

By Julie Inzanti |February 20, 2013 - 8:57AM

Neighborhood Intel

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.

By Julie Inzanti |February 6, 2013 - 9:02AM

The Market

NYU hasn't destroyed the West Village... yet

… seem to be fewer young under 30 people involved Occupy Wall Street changed that a bit but most of the people didnt live … less expensive people have to look for rentstabilized apartments but even those are hard to find at a reasonable … Brooklyn both very expensive now in New York State possibly Beacon or Poughkeepsie and elsewhere perhaps Asbury Park …

By Julie Inzanti |January 23, 2013 - 9:20AM

Improve

Cheap rent, and a burgeoning restaurant scene, in FoHi (Forest Hills, Queens)

… can tell you with an eyeroll that Manhattan isnt everything And while residents of the main island often groan when … someone moving in … Forest Hills is one of New York Citys best kept secrets Huge apartments relatively low rents and … E or F train or LIRR to Manhattan But it is home to several movie theaters including the Midway multiplex theater And …