One NYer's housing hack: Own a house on a lake in Suffolk County, crash in Bushwick during the week

… herons and osprey We have huge old pine trees maples sycamores and dogwoods and a whole bunch of flowering …

By Mimi OConnor |January 10, 2020 - 1:00PM
Snow in April, but there's space for days: One young family's move from Jersey City to Portland, Maine

… Deering Oaks Park It felt like a good place to raise a family … What were your anxieties about moving … I think the … schools … Snow in April but theres space for days One young familys move from Jersey City to Portland Maine …

By Mimi OConnor |March 1, 2018 - 12:00PM
Here's what happens when a lifelong New Yorker visits Los Angeles for the first time

… up SoCal for years Theres the neverending talk of LA being NYCs  sixth borough yes Im aware that many other cities are … a childless trip to Los Angeles for a long weekend We lived it up renting a BMW convertible staying at Chateau … suburban LAs got character its got culture the museums the history its got color and yes energy I loved the old and …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |March 16, 2016 - 9:59AM