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

… Been too consumed with Pope and pizza rat news to keep up on your local neighborhood … Not to worry Weve made the rounds and come up with key headlines from some of the citys best local news sources covering … lovers Lets rip this Bandaid first After a decade Scouting NY is shutting down operations but launching a brand new LA

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

… of the best ways to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our  Confessions of a Neighborhood … price as a roundtrip subway fare As for nightlife theres live music but Id try to check out the weekly trivia night … and tacos but dont call them settlers … LiveNeighborhood Intel … Bay Ridge … Brooklyn … Confessions of a Neighborhood

By Virginia K. Smith |June 30, 2015 - 11:59AM
Brooklyn Spaces author Oriana Leckert on the Williamsburg waterfront's last secret spots and the importance of "like-minded crazies"

… New Yorkers and get them to talk about two things locals are obsessed about real estate and neighborhoods … Few … likeminded crazies in this city … What neighborhood do you live in … Williamsburg East Williamsburg border … Is this … … Its a threestory standalone building and my partner and I live on the second floor with three generations of an …

By Virginia K. Smith |May 27, 2015 - 9:59AM
Enough already with the coffee shops, and other insights from a Crown Heights lifer

… the future Now those people I spent most of my time with are no longer living here … Can you pinpoint an exact moment … moment Crown Heights has always been an amazing place to live Theres more to it than a few overpriced coffee shops … 2015 edition … Buy … Sales Market … Rent … The Market … Live … Neighborhood Intel … buying … Crown Heights … …

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 … that the community is resistant to change Over the past 10 years we have watched the radical makeover of Brooklyn … 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