Virginia K. Smith

One design firm conjured up a rendering of New York's future skyline circa 2013 (Visualhouse via Curbed NY)

Why tiny house haters need to sit down (City Lab)

Yes, everyone you know suddenly became a diehard Mets fan this year, but are all your friends really, truly, about to start fleeing their respective boroughs for Queens? According to AM New York that exodus has already happened, and StreetEasy made the rather bold prediction that Jamaica will be next year's hottest neighborhood.

Price: $68 for a two-person plan that provides three meals per week; $74 for a four-person plan that provides two meals per week

If you're wondering how segregated NYC schools are, here's a startling map visualization (The New School Center for City Affairs via Gothamist)

Another day, another ghost town on the market for less than the cost of a NYC apartment (Curbed)

After months of "will they or won't they" back-and-forth, the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates yesterday, as the New York Times reported, nudging them up a modest quarter of a point, to between 0.25 and 0.5 percent. It's the first time in seven years that they've dared raised rates post-recession.