Hey Ridge: Bay Ridge is only out of the way if you don't live here

… One of the best ways to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods … with fellow contributors Henry Stewart John Avelluto Bob HuDock Alaric Hahn and Kayla Santosuosso Our traditional media … Greek Revival house with exquisite details that somehow has managed to survive since 1849 among the midrise …

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"

… with accomplished longtime New Yorkers and get them to talk about two things locals are obsessed about real estate and neighborhoods … Few people know their … Gowanus ballroom get tickets here we caught up with Leckert about her Williamsburg apartment her condo aversion and the …

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

… moving in slowly and new businesses specifically coffee shops and bars popping up … Around what year did … pricesaffected your family … Besides my favorite local shops closing down and friends being displaced I find myself … Brooklyn on Fulton Avenue that I have to travel to in order to purchase natural products for my skin and hair But …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 30, 2015 - 8:59AM