Virginia K. Smith

Hoboken is family-friendly (and full of brownstones) (NYT)

Living alone is more expensive, yes, but never having to wear pants? Priceless. (WNYC via NYMag)

There are usually lessons to be learned from even the strangest of apartments, and this holds true of the rather outlandish Greenwich Village studio that artist Stuart Ross just put on the market.

If you're still putting off tipping the building staff—or are just indecisive about how much to shell out—here's one more calculator to figure out just how much your doorman deserves. (We wrote up a similar tool from consultant Spencer Greenberg before the holidays, but hey, the more advice we can get in this arena, the better.)

For less than $2 million, nab this too-cute-for-its-own-good six-bedroom "cottage" in Queens (Curbed NY)

Ultra-tidy homes to kickstart your new year's resolutions re: cleaning up after yourself (Design Sponge)