Virginia K. Smith

Dear Sam: Can I get any kind of lenience from a landlord if my spouse has recently passed away? My husband died recently, and while I was late on rent for September and haven't yet paid for October, I just received notice for court proceedings for non-payment in August, even though I paid rent that month. How can I save my apartment?

Once more for the cheap seats: how not to be a jerk on a packed subway car (Thrillist)

And just in case, here's a video parody on how not to be a subway creep (Village Voice)

Dreaming of a roof deck to take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather? We're pretty keen on this Upper East Side penthouse, which has a roof deck big enough to throw some serious parties, and plenty of space to entertain indoors:

Yesterday, the pilot for web series 'The Bedford Stop' started making the rounds, and as will happen, New York-centric corners of the Internet lost their respective minds about the "reality show despair vortex" and its depiction of a dull—but wealthy!—entirely white crew of friends brunching and Tinder-ing their way through Williamsburg. (Never forget the Brooklyn Girls panic of summer 2014.)

NYC-area hiking spots you don't need a car to get to (Brokelyn)

Housing experts weigh in on the never-ending fight against gentrification (Vice)

A tiger hidden in an apartment, and more of the all-time craziest NYC crimes (Thrillist)