Lucy Cohen Blatter

Thinking of recreating life on the farm here in the urban jungle? Apparently you're not alone. More and more New Yorkers are keeping chickens in their backyards, DNAinfo reports. Apparently raising the birds in New York has its advantages, most notably getting the freshest organic eggs, as well as fertilizer for your garden. 

It's Roommates Week on BrickUnderground, and we're rolling out lots of fresh advice all week long. But it's not like we've ignored the subject until now. Here's a sampling of our best roommate coverage from the archives:

Meet the perfect housemate:

Riverdale is one part of New York City where, assuming you have the cash, you can buy a sprawling suburban-style mansion and—unlike the heated market for Brooklyn brownstones—not face an army of rival bidders coveting the same house, the New York Observer reports.