Virginia K. Smith
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A Queens cottage for sale, neat-freak apartments, and more Read More
December 30, 2014 - 10:59 AM
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)
New year, new rules for ditching old electronics in NYC
December 29, 2014 - 11:59 AM
While the city's fledgling composting program slowly gets off the ground, another green mandate is sweeping in as of 2015. Starting Jan. 1 (i.e. Thursday), it will be illegal for New Yorkers to throw most standard electronics—from TVs to tablets, computers to video game consoles—in the trash. So where to put your used gear if not in a landfill?
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Neighborhoods to check out in 2015, the year in apartment DIY, and more Read More
December 29, 2014 - 10:59 AM
Airbnb fights, still-high rents, and more real estate predictions for the new year (NYT)
Catch up on a year's worth of DIY tips and tricks (Apartment Therapy)
Bushwick Daily: locals love free beer and cheap tacos, but don't call them "settlers"
December 29, 2014 - 09:59 AM
Bushwick Daily's Katarina Hybenova On Her Brooklyn Neighborhood
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The 22 Best New York City Neighborhood Blogs
December 22, 2014 - 10:59 AM
The 22 Best NYC Neighborhood Blogs
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A New York bedroom now averages $1,200 a month
December 19, 2014 - 12:01 PM
A time-honored solution for renters facing down New York's rampant affordability problem: cut costs by shacking up with roommates, right? Nope. A lone room in NYC averaged $1,204 a month this year, according to end-of-year data from SpareRoom.com, a site that helps New Yorkers find roommates. In Manhattan, the average room was a whopping $1,380 a month.
With rents climbing, even New Yorkers living with roommates are being forced to spend more on rent, explains the site's director, Matt Hutchinson. "You see a lot of young professionals who wouldn't have thought they'd still be living with roommates. They're earning good money at good jobs, so their budgets are higher."
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