StreetNoise

Hybrid rooms, Queens' secret city, and more

By Virginia K. Smith  | March 6, 2015 - 11:59AM
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Turn your hallway into a library, and other tips to max out your apartment's space (Apartment Therapy)

Did you know there's an entire "hidden city" in Queens? (Thrillist)

A rental-friendly DIY cabinet makeover (Zillow Blog)

If you ever sign off on a preferential rent, hang on to that paperwork for dear life (Village Voice)

A new data site will tell you which neighborhoods are chubbiest, least likely to be getting laid, and more (Brokelyn)

ChiFi, and other made-up (but frighteningly plausible) new neighborhood hybrids (SpareRoom)

Why yes, New York's cost of living has skyrocketed in the past few years (Gothamist)

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