Virginia K. Smith

That old saying that "the walls have ears"? Only true if there's actually someone on the other side of said walls. Besides the added privacy, the extra space of a full-floor apartment is an obvious bonus, whether it's a single story of an actual house or a penthouse on the top level.

One way to stay, um, nice and exfoliated: sandpaper furniture (Apartment Therapy)

Your Airbnb rental (or your neighbor's) is almost certainly illegal (NYM)

We thought earthquakes were the one natural disaster we didn't have to worry about in New York—that quake in 2011 was awfully small, and even the city's all-time biggest shake-up in 1884 was only a 5.2 on the Richter Scale.

Applications are officially open for affordable housing rentals in Long Island City (Curbed NY)

For downtown dwellers, now's the time to make sure your building is ready for storm season (DNAinfo)