5 Reasons Why Inwood is NYC’s Best Kept Secret

Located on the far north-end of Manhattan, Inwood may seem out of the way for most in the city. After all, for those who live in Outer boroughs that aren’t the Bronx, anything above midtown is rarely ever explored. Yet given the relative small size of Manhattan,...

Cash Or Mortgage: Which Is Better?

A place in which you’re interested is for sale. You go check it out, it’s great and you gotta have it, but you’re not alone; if it’s something worth having; it’s likely that there are a few others who feel the same. In this case, how do you make your offer? You could...

Gowanus Is Growing Despite Pollution and Rising Rents

New York City: home of iconic skyscrapers, great pizza, breathtaking arts, and one of the country’s most polluted water channels, also known as the Gowanus Canal. Located in south Brooklyn, the Gowanus has long been used as a dumping ground for the city, as it...
What To Expect in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park?

What To Expect in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park?

Located on the New York City’s Upper Bay, overlooking Staten Island and New Jersey’s famous Statue of Liberty, is Sunset Park–a neighborhood of more than 120,000 that was incorporated just a little over 50 years ago. The mostly residential neighborhood boasts a...

Is Queens The New, New Brooklyn?

I posed a question on Quora asking users if Queens would begin seeing development similar to Manhattan and Brooklyn. The response I got was yes, Queens is already experiencing that development, with most citing Astoria and Long Island City as examples. Undoubtedly so,...

Crown Heights Reaching New Heights

Over the past few years, outsiders and residents alike have dubbed Brooklyn the “new” Manhattan, in terms of development, art, and a changing demographic. Yet, Brooklyn is large (the most populous borough and only second to Queens in terms of land area), so what...