Virginia K. Smith

Just on the heels of a map tracking gun violence across the city, here's another upsetting entry into the NYC data map canon: a new map from the New York Daily News using NYPD data to track which gangs are active in different NYC neighborhoods.

A total of 29 affordable apartments at seven buildings around Bed-Stuy and Bushwick are currently accepting applications for apartments as cheap as $788/month, per a new listing on NYC Housing Connect.

All the buildings fall under the umbrella of "King Villas LLC," and range from $788/month for studios to $1,323/month for one-bedrooms for households with annual incomes between $28,389 and $68,400, depending on apartment and family size.

Did you Manhattan has an "ice cream district"? And more reasons to love NYC (NY Mag)

If history's a guide, low interest rates might be here to stay (The Upshot)

Q: My Upper East Side co-op building is considering adding a pool to the basement, at a cost of roughly $500,000. Realistically, how much value will this really add to our shares?

A building pool will add value to everyone's shares, but your board should do some careful research before taking the plunge, say our experts.

Map: find the San Francisco equivalent for your New York neighborhood (Neighborhood X)

Unsurprisingly, business is booming for NYC soundproofers (NYT)

Depressing new study indicates that Airbnb hosts are racist (Gothamist)