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

… anyway  … Any real estaterelated controversy brewing or currently happening in the neighborhood … Brian …  There have … … People and some newspapers will tell you that Bay Ridges rent isnt going up but it is Albeit probably more slowly … a bank Lately weve had a few close calls because of rising rents Hinschs a classic luncheonette almost closed a few …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 30, 2015 - 11:59AM
The Bed-Stuy Blog: Why the neighborhood needs better bagels, but will never be "the next Williamsburg"

… of the best ways to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our  Confessions of a Neighborhood … and neighbors know each other Many of the homeowners have lived here and invested in this neighborhood way before the … … Sales Market … Rent … The Market … LiveNeighborhood Intel … Bedford-Stuyvesant … brownstone … buying … …

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

… ups and downs highlighting the neighborhoods long history mapping its manifold bars and everything in between We … row These new additions include wine bars Sayras The Rock NYC Rockaways first proper Mexican restaurant Pico RBNY and … is the reactivation of the Rockaway Beach Branch of the LIRR The tracks for this dormant line run parallel to …

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