The housing shortage in crowded urban areas has led to ever smaller domiciles known as micro-units. Even smaller ones are sometimes called nano units or gnat flats. This is part of a complete episode.
gayborhood n.— «“The Castro, and to a lesser extent the West Village, was where you went to express yourself,” said Don F. Reuter, a New York author who is researching a book on the rise and fall of gay neighborhoods, or “gayborhoods...
all-city adj. especially among graffiti writers, citywide. In the phrase go all-city, to emblazon a tag or message throughout an urban area. Editorial Note: A related term is the verb king. Thanks to Barry Popik for his work on the term. (source:...
papi store n. in urban areas with a large Latino population, a small market or bodega, especially such a store where young men loiter. Etymological Note: Perhaps from the Spanish “mami y papi store” ‘mom and pop store,’ but note that...