Kelly Kreth
Contributing writer Kelly Kreth has been a freelance journalist, essayist, and columnist for more than two decades. Her real estate articles have appeared in The Real Deal, Luxury Listings, Our Town, and amNewYork. A long-time New York City renter who loves a good deal, Kreth currently lives in a coveted rent-stabilized apartment in a luxury building on the Upper East Side.
Posts by Kelly Kreth:
A recent post on the website of City Connections Realty reminded us that it's been two years since the Bloomframe retractable balcony--a floor-to-ceiling window that morphs into a terrace at the touch of a button--went into production in The Netherlands.
Rachel Figueroa-Levin is a stay-at-home mom, Inwood loyalist, founder of the Inwood neighborhood blog, In The Wood NYC (www.IntheWoodnyc.com) and the creator of @ElBloombito, an overnight Twitter sensation born during Hurricane Irene to poke fun at Mayor Bloomberg’s Spanish-speaking attempts during news conferences. El Bloombito attracted 21,000 Twitter followers and spawned a book deal in less than a week.
Food and restaurant blogger (and Upper West Sider)Monica DiNatale offers a NYC eating and drinking deal every day of the year in her book and on her website, www.my365guide.com. Excerpts from her interview with BrickUnderground follow.
What brought you to New York City?
Ed Cotton, a finalist on Bravo’s “Top Chef D.C.,” is executive chef at Plein Sud, a small restaurant off the lobby of the Smyth Hotel, on Chambers Street and West Broadway, in the heart of Tribeca. Excerpts from his interview with BrickUnderground follow.
Five New Yorkers reveal the one thing they would change about their apartment if they could....
Nolé Marin is the epitome of a style guru: a favorite judge on multiple seasons of “America’s Next Top Model,” fashion expert on E! Style Network, coach of MTV’s hit makeover show, "MADE," and featured on ABC reality series "True Beauty." Marin recently opened his own modeling agency, AIM Model Mgmt, in the Hudson Yards area of New York. Excerpts from his interview with BrickUnderground follow.
