Virginia K. Smith

Bay Ridge may be in the outer reaches of Brooklyn, but it's beloved by its fiercely loyal locals, and just about the only waterfront neighborhood in NYC where you could conceivably score a deal like this one: a spacious two-bedroom (with a real kitchen and lots of natural light) for just $1,500 a month. Of course, no good deal is without its tradeoffs, and in addition to the long commute, this apartment happens to be right above a local watering hole,

Talking your board into solar energy just got a whole lot easier: Governor Cuomo yesterday signed into law a bill passed earlier this summer extending until 2017—and doubling—the current tax abatement for buildings that install solar panels.

Raising kids in the city instead of the 'burbs: tough, but worth it (6sqft; previously)

A new law will double the fines for landlords who harass tenants--and expose the baddies (Gothamist; WSJ)

On the heels of NYC's massive climate march this weekend, now feels like a particularly good time to make sure your building's recycling game is on point, no? If glass bottles keep mysteriously ending up in your building's trash (or if trash is mysteriously ending up in the bin that's supposed to be for the bottles), check out Habitat Magazine's reminder about the

How to divvy up $1,000 to decorate every part of your studio (My First Apartment)

Wait, New York is a buyer's market now? At least compared to the bidding-war-ridden West Coast (Business Insider)