Virginia K. Smith

Equal parts amusing and depressing, a story has been making the rounds this week about a Lower East Side bartender who posted pics of the bar's divey bathroom as a $30/day "artist loft" on Craigslist, and in response, got a flood of crushingly earnest responses.

Snap up one of these haunted houses currently for sale (Zillow Blog)

With new startups entering the fray, there's never been a better time to look for storage space (WSJ)

Map: which New York neighborhoods will be underwater if climate change continues apace (Gothamist)

A "nudist bunk," a hoarder attic, and more highly questionable rentals currently on Craigslist (Village Voice)

Dealing with a service call to Time Warner is the stuff of New York legend at this point, and rightfully so. But in fairness, any call to most utilities companies—or for that matter, any customer service line—isn't what your average sane person would call a "pleasant" experience. (Have you ever tried to get your name taken off a Con Ed account? That process is NO. JOKE.) 

You've got your official bucket list of Queens activities, now get crackin' (Thrillist)

People on Craigslist were way too eager to rent out this LES bar bathroom (Jezebel)