Virginia K. Smith

If you're looking for a west coast summer home, may we recommend this Oregon Dumbledore house? (Curbed)

Is there any way to avoid taking part in gentrification? Not really! (The Awl)

Do renters have to follow a co-op board's draconian building policies? (NYT)

Selling pot isn't a bad way to pay your Brooklyn rent, provided you don't get caught (Brokelyn)

Dare to imagine life with the K train and other convenient fantasy subway lines (Gothamist)

A Canadian man has kindly offered Americans an island to live on in the event of a Trump presidency (Buzzfeed)

Maybe everyone's ire for the Gowanus Whole Foods has been misdirected all this time: According to new data published by Crain's, Brooklynites are paying even more of a premium for groceries than their neighbors across the river in Manhattan.

Confirmed: life is chiller and cheaper if you leave Brooklyn for Queens (Brokelyn)

Even for a discount, nobody wants to live next to a smoker (NYO)

A former church, a rooftop cabin, and more of the oddest apartments currently on the market (AM NY)