Manhattan Sideways blogger Betsy Polivy spends her days exploring the city's side streets and small businesses, but is happy to call Chelsea home

… the city for the latest round of Due Diligence … 1  …  What neighborhood do you live in … Chelsea … 2  … Is this your … … Own … 4  … Howd you find it … Funny story My husband came home on a  Friday  evening and said that it was time for us … Also Like … viewbublogpanes=ymalinline   … Neighborhood Intel … Due Diligence … neighborhood blogs … Manhattan …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 7, 2017 - 11:59AM
The blogger behind "Welcome 2 the Bronx" dishes on the REAL Little Italy, why the borough shouldn't be "colonized," and more

… boroughs get everpricier and developers attentions turn towards the Bronx Welcome 2 the Bronx has been a welcome … a colonizing mentality Dont move here with your ideas on how to make it better but work with residents and … to the waterfront were once areas you could find decent rents and housing prices but thats no longer the case as …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 15, 2016 - 9:59AM
Why two NYC bloggers have decided to move every month—for a year

… And all with a …   … 20monthold baby Emma in tow  When the rent in our old Park Slope apartment increased and we had to … Ana Kraš   Photo credit VKS Thus far theyve primarily found apartments through friends or the Listings Project … … Chinatown … moving … neighborhood blogs … short-term rentals … Why two NYC bloggers have decided to move every …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 16, 2016 - 1:45PM
The 24 Best NYC neighborhood blogs: 2015 edition

… … Bushwick Daily … Wisely Bushwick Dailythe neighborhood authority on everything to community board meetings to Boobs … job of both creating and acquiring  reporters that are experts about their neighborhoodsSheepshead and Bensonhurst … stream of updates on real estate local news and events Its authors also seem to have an uncanny ability to aggregate …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 30, 2015 - 1:30PM