Ridgewood Asserting Its Independence from Bushwick?
Back in 2010, Bushwick and its neighbor-over-the-Queens-border Ridgewood were close enough in the popular imagination to spark some creative neighborhood naming wordplay: The term “Bushwood” even slipped into local parlance, an expression of the close ties between the two hipster havens. (Where was Hakeem Jeffries when we needed him?)… More...
Neighborhoods: Greenpoint: Hardworking Immigrants vs. Hipsters
What better way to see the story of a neighborhood in flux than through the eyes of the foreign media, whose clear eyes offer a fresh perspective on a familiar scene. Take the BBC for example, where the Brits break More...
Curbed Awards: Curbed Awards ’11 Neighborhoods: Landmarks, NIMBYs, Rants!
It’s time to make up a bunch of awards and hand them out to the most deserving people, places and things in the real estate architecture, and neighborhood universes of New York City. Yep, it’s time for More...
Soho – New York City Neighborhood Guide
Location: Soho boundaries begin from Canal Street to Houston Street and Hudson River and to Lafayette Street. Soho was full of factories, warehouse and low end industrial buildings where in the 50’s and 60’s More...
Chelsea – New York City Neighborhood Guide
Located: 6th Ave. between 14th and 34th Street, New York NY Chelsea is well known for it’s ultra trendy restaurants and bars with their outdoor seating. If you’re into art, nightlife or golfing, Chelsea More...
The Great NYC Heating Oil Changeover (Is Not Why You’re Sweating)
As you might have noticed if you have been in or near the outdoors over the last few days, it is very hot. The negative consequences of this are all around us: sweltering, ill-willed subway stops, undershirts as More...