locals use
http://gothamist.com/
http://nymag.com/
http://timeoutny.com/
TONY recently had an article on the neighborhoods that aren't the gentrified same stores you can find in LA/SF/Boston/Houston etc.
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/artic...1/top-10-hoods
http://www.villagevoice.com/
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