Three New Yorkers ponder how development is transforming their neighborhoods

… Lower East Side blog The LoDown performance artist and longtime LES resident Penny Arcade was asked how she has seen … groceries and delis Now a market analyst Fung would like to buy in the area but he acknowledges that it may be tough … 1000 apartments are to be affordable units Fung says he first noticed significant shifts in the neighborhood when he …

By Alanna Schubach |March 29, 2016 - 8:59AM
The Author of 'St. Marks Is Dead' on the $200 Apartment She Grew Up In and What Made Her Move to Brooklyn

… the eightiesoften say the street is dead now with only the time of death a matter for debate We spoke to Calhoun about … about how they got their apartment  … Theyve lived between First and Second since 1973 They rented their place for $200 … they bought it when it went coop They had the chance to buy the whole building for I believe $100000 in the 80s but …

By Kelly Kreth |October 29, 2015 - 9:59AM
Nom Wah's Wilson Tang on winning the affordable housing lottery, the best LES eateries, and more

… Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been a Chinatown institution since 1920 and it also happens to be … do you live in … The Financial District … Is this your dream neighborhood or is there someplace else in NYC youd … it online My wife is a real estate salesperson with Remax Midtown and always has her eyes on listings … Whats the one …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 28, 2015 - 12:59PM