The Bronx's historic cred, vintage 1970s photos, and more neighborhood news

… news from our favorite local outlets so you can catch your neighborhood updates and afternoon reading all in one place … K2 Bushwick Daily 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 |October 19, 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 … says Brian Hedden who writes for the stie along with fellow contributors Henry Stewart John Avelluto …

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"

… At this moment Im pretty happy where I am … Do you own or rentRent … Howd you find it … Just through a broker … Whats the …

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

… checked in with Prescod about pushy brokers her advice to newcomers the upside to that new Starbucks on Franklin and … 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 …

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"

… are missing and its much more connected to its readers and how theyre living in their neighborhood So Ive been writing … amount of change and I thought that it would make sense to document that as well as residents concerns and hopes about … from buyers doesnt really show any signs of slowing The rental market is more approachable I found a very affordable …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 21, 2015 - 11:59AM
The least a landlord can do, a brief history of Dyker Heights, and more

… Sales Market … Rent … Roommates + Landlords … The Market … LiveNeighborhood Intel … Dyker Heights … historic district … landlords … neighborhood blogs … renting … StreetNoise … The least a landlord can do …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 13, 2015 - 10:59AM