NYC housing lottery goes online, Manhattburbia and more

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by Ronda Kaysen | 6/07/12 - 8:39 AM

Fun times: Now you can sign up online for the never-ending affordable housing lottery (NY Observer)
Admit it: Manhattan is morphing into the suburbs (New York Times)
And the Worst Landlord of the Year award goes to the guy in Queens who removed all the fire escapes (Queens Crap)
...or maybe it should go to the landlord who told the city the bldg was vacant (New York Press)
Could laminated wood buildings ever come to NYC and would you want to live in one? (New York Times)
Surprise! New Yorkers with Central Park views are stingy about donating to the park (New York Observer via Crains)
A map of where the Mad Men lived (Curbed NY)
Before you buy in the boros, you should know what life on the train will really be like (amNew York)
... and if you still want to buy in BKLYN anyway, this is how to do it right (Brooklyn Based)
If you're going to buy an apartment, get an inspection (NY1)
How many people can legally live in a condo anyway? (Habitat Talk)
Want to feel really depressed? See what your place rented for in 1943 (Ditmas Park Corner)