Virginia K. Smith

Rent-controlled apartments are quickly going the way of the dodo (City Limits)

A new mobile game lets you live vicariously in Bushwick (Bushwick Daily)

Clever compromises that'll trim your decorating budget (Apartment Therapy)

Living in New York usually means that even your most peripheral acquaintances—oh hey there, estranged freshman year roommate—will at some point ask to crash with you when they come to town. Besides, you probably don't have anywhere to put them. 

It's high time your apartment got a Beetlejuice (or Annie Hall) themed makeover (Refinery 29)

Yes, Skyping in to your co-op board meeting counts as showing up (NYT, previously)

Turn your hallway into a library, and other tips to max out your apartment's space (Apartment Therapy)

Did you know there's an entire "hidden city" in Queens? (Thrillist)

A rental-friendly DIY cabinet makeover (Zillow Blog)