Confessions of a Neighborhood Blogger

We love NYC: Bloggers share what they adore about their neighborhoods

… Astoria can you get fantastic tacos at Chelas Garnacha superior cocktails at bar Sweet Afton and enjoy great art at Socrates Sculpture Park … Emily Rios We Heart Astoria … Ive got a secret Its a … hard to just pin it down to one … Ed García Conde Welcome2TheBronx … Snowy Carroll Park Photo credit Katia Kelly I …

By Virginia K. Smith |February 14, 2017 - 1:59PM

Neighborhood Intel

Neighborhood blogger Katia Kelly says there's plenty to explore in Carroll Gardens, but don't say you "discovered" it

By Virginia K. Smith |December 15, 2016 - 9:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

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

By Virginia K. Smith |November 15, 2016 - 9:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

Ridgewood is in the midst of a boom, but it's most definitely not "the next Bushwick"

By Virginia K. Smith |May 25, 2016 - 1:30PM

Neighborhood Intel

Long Island City is a haven for families and "BYOF" bars

By Virginia K. Smith |January 28, 2016 - 11:59AM

Neighborhood Intel

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

… will outnumber the natives soon haha Its our neighborhood too … Where are the best deals in the neighborhood in terms … and completely gut the building in order to turn it into a small apartment complex potentially quadrupling the number … all Thats why we like to throw in a dash of xenophobia whenever we can and when the people moving into these buildings …

By Virginia K. Smith |June 30, 2015 - 11:59AM

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

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

Neighborhood Intel

Bushwick Daily: locals love free beer and cheap tacos, but don't call them "settlers"

… One of the best ways to get a feel for a place is by reading a neighborhoods blog In our Confessions of a … beer or two … Whats the most coveted location to buy or rent … Right now I think its the area off the Jefferson L … neighborhood … Many parts of Manhattan feel totally different than Bushwick But the most different is probably the …

By Virginia K. Smith |December 29, 2014 - 9:59AM

Improve

Harlem in 2014: LGBT-friendly and still without a 24-hour diner

By Julie Inzanti |December 9, 2014 - 12:59PM