Virginia K. Smith

Beach body regime: spend your weekend eating and drinking your way through Coney Island (Thrillist)

Beware this scam-happy broker in Harlem (DNAinfo)

In case you needed further proof that the city's supply of rent-stabilized apartments has been steadily shrinking, behold, a handy interactive map of buildings that've lost stabilized units since 2007:

Chic garment racks to supplement your tiny closet (BuzzBuzzHome)

What's the downside to smart home devices? The existence of hackers, of course (Business Insider)

Everyone in New York knows that if you've got furniture, dishes, an old A/C, even extra pantry items to unload, you can just put them out on the sidewalk with a sign that says "FREE STUFF" (or probably without a sign), and they'll likely be gone within the hour. Apparently, it's not so in other cities.

What can you buy around the country for the cost of a single SoHo apartment? An absurd amount of property, of course (CityLab)

Donating all of your roommate's clothes to Goodwill without their consent is definitely a crime (DNAinfo)