Enough already with the coffee shops, and other insights from a Crown Heights lifer

… recently about pushy brokers constantly offering to buy your familys home Whats the most brazen pitch youve ever … Well my home is constantly receiving flyers with offers to buy my home It hasnt been more pushy than that But my cousin … every night with all their leftover food These places were affordable friendly concerned about the neighborhood The …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 30, 2015 - 8:59AM
The Bed-Stuy Blog: Why the neighborhood needs better bagels, but will never be "the next Williamsburg"

… of the city  Were always on the hunt for new neighborhood blogs to help us get our New York news at the microlevel and … two or more bottles Bed Vyne Brew and Black Swan are my two favorite places to go out in the neighborhood for beers … … … Yes Can I give you 20 Or how about just one block My favorite block in all of Brooklyn is Hancock between …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 21, 2015 - 11:59AM
Come to the Rockaways for affordable apartments and hyper-local eateries, but beware of free-floating sand

… the increased summer tourism The surfers bikers and beachgoers who are now discovering Rockaway are bringing … thats free and just steps away So it is possible to buy a home in New York City in walking distance to the subway for … location within the neighborhood to live … Rockaway is home to a number of diverse somewhat distinct neighborhoods …

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