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 neighborhoods … Few people know their … Gowanus ballroom get tickets here we caught up with Leckert about her Williamsburg apartment her condo aversion and the …

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

… was then in trouble with my own mother When it wasnt about homework or before the street lights came on we were outside … that I have to travel to in order to purchase natural products for my skin and hair But those are also in question … about pushy brokers constantly offering to buy your familys home Whats the most brazen pitch youve ever had … Well my …

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"

… to her own Brooklyn neighborhood and  chatted with us about where you can still find a cheap apartment the areas … a cocktail and more … What inspired you to start a blog about BedStuy …   For many years I wrote for Brownstoner and … how theyre living in their neighborhood So Ive been writing about BedStuy for awhile but in the greater context of …

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

… Mexican restaurant Pico RBNY and of course the beloved Pizza Nazi I cant think of a restaurant that isnt owned by a …

By Virginia K. Smith |March 25, 2015 - 8:59AM
NYC photographer captures city buildings in decay

… explains why there is beauty in decay what they tell us about the history of New York and why the term  ruin porn is … photographing them for the historical record … For me its about documenting these places before they are gone but if I … are in ruins and people are suffering When you talk about Detroit it really applies  but in NYC these are the …

By Sharon Krum |March 19, 2015 - 11:59AM