Virginia K. Smith

Whether it's a shoddy apartment or a shady roommate (or both), people will put up with a lot to find a cheap-ish place to live in New York. Further proof: a writer for Bustle put up a comically awful Craisglist ad in search of a roommate and came up with a startling number of enthusiastic responses.

Craigslist isn't just for rentals: find a ramshackle Japanese-style house in Kew Gardens for $1.2 million (DNAinfo, Brownstoner Queens)

Applications opened today for two different affordable housing developments in the Bronx, according to NYC Housing Connect, the city's search portal—one at the Park West Apartments in Parkchester and another at the Mother Arnetta Crawford Apartments in Crotona Park East.

You can have indoor plants without putting Mr. Cuddles' health at risk (Refinery 29)

Your boyfriend (or one night stand) shouldn't be stealing your roommate's food out of the fridge, in case that wasn't obvious (My First Apartment)