MOST RECENT ARTICLES BY:

Valeria Ricciulli

  1. streeteries
    What Happens When Snowplows Meet StreeteriesRestaurateurs brace for the bleak winter ahead.
  2. the cityscape
    Meet NYC’s First Professional Streetery BuildersOutdoor dining isn’t going anywhere, so construction firms are getting in on the action.
  3. neighborhood news
    Waiting for the Amtrak President, Covid on Staten Island, and Other NewsWeekly roundup of the important — and unimportant — NYC news you should know about from this week.
  4. streeteries
    Is It Really an Open-Air Restaurant If It Has Walls and a Roof?And other questions about winterized streeteries, answered.
  5. neighborhood news
    Astor Hair Is Closing, Rat-Skeleton Rain, and Other NewsThe important — and unimportant — things that happened around town this week.
  6. neighborhood news
    Manhattan Rents Drop, Stray Pig Busts Into a Brooklyn Backyard, and Other NewsThe important — and unimportant — things that happened around town this week.
  7. streeteries
    Inside the Bubbles: Everything You Need to Know About Those Plastic Dining TentsDo they count as outdoor dining?
  8. neighborhood news
    Another Challenge to Evictions Pause Fails, Van Halen Avenue, and Other NewsHere’s what’s going on around town this week.
  9. problem solving
    Renegotiating Your Rent (Or Finding a Better Deal)Tips from experts and tenants on how to upgrade or renegotiate the terms of your lease.
  10. cityscape
    What You Need to Know Now About the Upper West Side Homeless-Shelters SagaThe latest: Residents of the Midtown Harmonia Hotel will not be transferred.
  11. small-business stories
    The South Bronx Music Shop That’s Surviving on Guitar SalesAfter a lengthy shutdown, Casa Amadeo, known for a vast collection of Latin records, is kept afloat by beginner musicians in their free time.
  12. the real estate
    A Stucco Mansion in Prospect Park South With Two Balconies and a Cutting GardenThe historic residence is one-third neo-Tudor, one-third Colonial Revival, and one-third Spanish mission.