Due Diligence

Nothing can prepare you for life in New York (and that's a good thing), says Urban Planner Julia Vitullo-Martin

By Virginia K. Smith |September 18, 2015 - 1:59PM

Clara Hemphill, founder of Insideschools.org, raised two kids in a one-bedroom, but wouldn't live anywhere else

… My husband and I sleep in the dining alcove and we gave my kids who are now in college the bedroom 4 … Howd you find … change about your apartment what would it be … Id make it bigger 7 … In three words describe the first apartment … talented people The National Dance Institute came into my kids schools to dance Also the diversity of the students is …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |September 9, 2015 - 9:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

YA author Carolyn Mackler once lived in a shrink's office—and lived to tell the tale

By Virginia K. Smith |September 1, 2015 - 10:30AM

Dan Gluck, founder of the Museum of Sex, has a "Brooklyn soul" but lives in a Tribeca condo

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |August 25, 2015 - 8:59AM

The Market

The author of "Good and Cheap" talks about her dream (brownstone) apartment, living in a Canadian building in NYC, and why you shouldn't give up on your housing fantasies

… this your dream neighborhood or is there someplace else in NYC youd prefer to settle in … We are looking at buying a … lived in … Cheap grungy basement 8 … Do you prefer old NYC or this NYC … I never lived in the old NYC so I cant say … lives in Queens doesnt need a lot of closet space and dreams of living in a penthousein his underwear … Buy … …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |August 19, 2015 - 9:59AM

The Market

The diehard Brooklynites behind Twig Terrariums dish on Grubhub dependence, the appeal of the Greenwood Cemetery, and more

By Virginia K. Smith |August 6, 2015 - 1:59PM

Neighborhood Intel

Greenwich Village preservationist Andrew Berman understands the appeal of a penthouse (and can't live without his bodega)

By Virginia K. Smith |July 8, 2015 - 9:59AM

Improve

Graphic novelist and artist Christine Norrie adores her 'tiny' apartment, doesn't miss her fly-infested Brooklyn loft, and doesn't pine for Old New York

… obligations kept us nearby and our dog Orwell is quite old 15 years and he refuses to stroll beyond a couple blocks … lived in … 1997 Williamsburg Bohocrazy … 8 Do you prefer old NYC or this NYC … This Id read once that since 1902 … on the HIghline or under it … 13 Which would you rather Brooklyn brownstone or a penthouse in a shiny new condo … Is …

By BrickUnderground |July 2, 2015 - 10:08AM