Virginia K. Smith

Really, Hocus Pocus should inform your decorating choices year-round, but this is especially true today (Design Sponge)

What to hand out when your candy supply is drained? If you live in Greenwich Village, cupcakes. In Williamsburg, cigarettes (The Smack Pack)

When you share a space with roommates, putting up with each other's noise—much like having your food mysteriously disappear from the fridge—is just a fact of life. But there are still ways to drown out roommate racket without living in headphones 24/7 or taking on pricey renovations that'll ding your security deposit.

Long Island City apartments sell faster than anything else along the NYC marathon route (Midtown, however, didn't fare as well) (StreetEasy)

Even after death, it's expensive to claim a New York zip code (Brokelyn)

But on the plus side, buying near a cemetery won't affect your property values (6sqft)

If you're in the market for a high-priced rental of $4,500 a month, we've made the search that much easier, combing the current listings for options in your price range in all five boroughs. Offerings include a centrally located Manhattan one-bedroom, an uptown roommate share, or a family-friendly house in Queens or the Bronx.

Slowly but surely, green technology is making its way into NYC homes.

The commute to Roosevelt Island likely scares off (or just plain confuses) plenty of potential residents—unless you've got a car, your options are limited to a single F train stop, the Q102 Bus, or the Roosevelt Island Tram. But when a heavily discounted 500-square-foot "junior one-bedroom" showed up at just $1,895 a month—marked down from $2,445—it got us to wondering if living in a luxe building for a comparatively low price is worth the trip across the river.