The blogger behind "Welcome 2 the Bronx" dishes on the REAL Little Italy, why the borough shouldn't be "colonized," and more

… South Bronx neighborhoods of Melrose Mott Haven Port Morris and the Grand Concourse corridor from 167th Street … to the waterfront were once areas you could find decent rents and housing prices but thats no longer the case as … building would be the Bronx General Post Office which is currently undergoing renovations as its converted into a …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 15, 2016 - 9:59AM
Hey Ridge: Bay Ridge is only out of the way if you don't live here

… Given New Yorks everexpanding constellation of hyperlocal news outlets its a sure sign that  a neighborhoods profile … traditional media which includes not one but three local news weeklies has been very good at covering the feelgood PR … since 1849 among the midrise apartment buildings and 1920s developer rowhouses surrounding it Its a real gem and …

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"

… to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our  Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger  series we speak to the writers who chronicle the … on this corner of Throop Simply put theres a lot of great stuff happening and youd be crazy to say I heard its a bad …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 21, 2015 - 11:59AM