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Neighborhood Intel
The Bronx's historic cred, vintage 1970s photos, and more neighborhood news
By Virginia K. Smith |October 19, 2015 - 1:59PM
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Neighborhood Intel
An East Village cheese triumph, a croissant-loving UWS squirrel, and more neighborhood news

… and pizza rat news to keep up on your local neighborhood outlets this week Not to worry Weve made the rounds and come up … boom to an important development for downtown cheese lovers Lets rip this Bandaid first After a decade Scouting NY is … terrorizing its streets DNAinfo Related   The 24 best NYC neighborhood blogs 2015 edition Hey Ridge Bay Ridge is …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 24, 2015 - 1:59PM
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Neighborhood Intel
Hey Ridge: Bay Ridge is only out of the way if you don't live here
By Virginia K. Smith |June 30, 2015 - 11:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
A neighborhood blogger unmasked, dressing up your doorman, and more
By Virginia K. Smith |June 16, 2015 - 10:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
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 … the boroughs arts scene on  Brooklyn Spaces her longtime blog that shes recently turned into a book of the same name … tiny overpriced … Do you prefer old New York or the 2015 version … Its easy to be nostalgic about the past but I …

By Virginia K. Smith |May 27, 2015 - 9:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
Enough already with the coffee shops, and other insights from a Crown Heights lifer
By Virginia K. Smith |April 30, 2015 - 8:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
The Bed-Stuy Blog: Why the neighborhood needs better bagels, but will never be "the next Williamsburg"
By Virginia K. Smith |April 21, 2015 - 11:59AM
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Troubleshooting
Come to the Rockaways for affordable apartments and hyper-local eateries, but beware of free-floating sand
By Virginia K. Smith |March 25, 2015 - 8:59AM
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The Market
NYC photographer captures city buildings in decay

… empty in the city But as photographer and blogger Will Ellis reveals in his book Abandoned NYC  there are  hospitals  military facilities and grand … doing anything to serve their communities But I think were losing something that is maybe not  tangible but sentimental …

By Sharon Krum |March 19, 2015 - 11:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
The least a landlord can do, a brief history of Dyker Heights, and more
By Virginia K. Smith |January 13, 2015 - 10:59AM