Queens author Joe DiStefano on where New Yorkers can go to be a tourist in their own city

… Now DiStefano has expanded his view of the borough with 111 Places in Queens That You Must Not Miss a guidebook that he … in Queens since 1998 so going on 20 years I live in Rego Park right by the border of Forest Hills … What do you like …

By Alanna Schubach |February 8, 2018 - 2:00PM
Junk bonds: How losing a massive apartment forced me to face a mountain of stuff I didn't know I had

… your life In my case the ex was the huge loft apartment Id lived in for seven years at the intersection of Fort Greene … roommates had lovingly dubbed BoFoPa It was the longest Id lived anywhere since my parents house and also pretty much … of the glasswalled skyscrapers eating up the oncebrick neighborhood We bid farewell with a huge New Years Eve party …

By Tim Donnelly |January 19, 2018 - 9:00AM
Beyond Starbucks: 3 signs Crown Heights has hit peak gentrification

… When we first moved to Crown Heights four years ago the perks were … in Cobble Hill our previous neighborhood Namely access to a butcher local food and a diverse selection of groceries As … groceries in Manhattan after workat Eataly Whole Foods the Union Square Greenmarketand bringing them home on the subway …

By Georgia Kral |July 26, 2017 - 1:00PM
Is gentrification on a fast track toward "killing" cities?

… issue for many city dwellers feeling pushed out of their homes its a deeply personal one that for some residents can … happen in a socalled organic fashion as when artists in search of cheaper space descend upon an area as they did … Moskowitz also field questions from callers who are worried about their status as gentrifiers and discuss the concept of …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 15, 2017 - 1:59PM