An East Village cheese triumph, a croissant-loving UWS squirrel, and more neighborhood news

… with Pope and pizza rat news to keep up on your local neighborhood outlets this week Not to worry Weve made the … its streets DNAinfo Related   The 24 best NYC neighborhood blogs 2015 edition Hey Ridge Bay Ridge is only out of the way if you dont live here Ridgewood is still a middle class haven and is …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 24, 2015 - 1:59PM
Hey Ridge: Bay Ridge is only out of the way if you don't live here

… to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our  Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger  series we spoke to the writers who chronicle the … profile is on the rise when it gets its very own dedicated blog So its no surprise that Southern Brooklyns increasingly …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 30, 2015 - 11:59AM
Enough already with the coffee shops, and other insights from a Crown Heights lifer

… was about to have a major makeover From there I began to see new faces moving in slowly and new businesses … … I want to say shortly after the 911 attacks I began to see more of a change in Crown Heights It has picked up … reasonably priced parts of New York Its extremely sad to see families I grew up with have to leave to make room for …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 30, 2015 - 8:59AM
Come to the Rockaways for affordable apartments and hyper-local eateries, but beware of free-floating sand

… to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our  Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger  series we speak to the writers who chronicle the … to fruition  Related   The 24 best NYC neighborhood blogs 2015 edition Im looking to buy a summer place in the …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 25, 2015 - 8:59AM