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

… Henry …  Ive always considered Third Avenue at least on the northside to be the dividing line between affordable and … sport large detached houses and those farther have more apartments and rowhouses and such Newcomers or people moving … to the Verrazano Bridge probably because there are more apartment buildings there My first apartment was on 82nd …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 30, 2015 - 11:59AM
A neighborhood blogger unmasked, dressing up your doorman, and more

… worth it Habitat Magazine Decorating ideas for your starter apartment Apartment Therapy Get the inside scoop on Brooklyns most …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 16, 2015 - 10:59AM
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
The Bed-Stuy Blog: Why the neighborhood needs better bagels, but will never be "the next Williamsburg"

… One of the best ways to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our  Confessions of a Neighborhood … speaking with someone who asked about BedStuy Its kind of a bad neighborhood he said and the conversation was done I …

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