The Urban Edge Apartment Living Blog
Musings on living in NYC... oh, and real estate too
When looking for a no fee rental apartment anywhere in New York City–and even across the river in such northern New Jersey neighborhoods as Jersey City and Hoboken–we can’t stress enough how important it is to be ready to sign a lease on the spot. With inventory hitting record lows and people even offering more [...]
New York City may be a great place to live, but it’s one major drawback is the high cost of housing. Until readily available (and totally affordable) micro-apartments become a reality–or until the world decides that every job deserves banker-sized bonuses–we all have to figure out ways to live in this beautiful, thrilling city without [...]
Long Island City rental apartment residents have seen the Clocktower building a million times, one of those geographic landmarks you use almost without thinking when you’re in the Court Square part of the neighborhood. And though the once-mighty Bank Of America headquarters–built in 1927 (the tallest building in Queens!), abandoned in 1980s, overshadowed by the [...]
I was a huge fan of M. Wells, the short-lived, much-mourned Long Island City diner from Chef Hugue Dufour (late of Montreal and the great Au Pied de Cochon) and his partner Sarah Obraitis. The explosive flavors, the insane creativity of the kitchen, the fun, casual vibe… M. Wells was, for the year or so [...]
Admittedly, the New York Mets have been mediocre (technically: worse than mediocre, actually), since their state-of-the-art stadium, Citi Field, celebrated its first Opening Day in 2009, trudging along at below-.500 clip through all four seasons in their new home.
