Virginia K. Smith

If you're looking to rent for around $2,800 a month, we've combed the listings for options in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, whether you're in the market for a one-bedroom in the heart of the city, a two-bedroom fit for a small family, or a spacious outer-borough roommate share.

Proving that they're as set on becoming a source for connections as they are for information (and handy, interactive maps), the real estate data tycoons at Property Shark threw a Manhattan bash Tuesday night packed with brokers, lenders, and just about everyone else in the business of helping New Yorkers find a place to live (with BrickUnderground as a media sponsor).

A beginner's guide to DIY flooring (Design Sponge)

For parents in small spaces, how to hang on to your kids' artwork without filling up the entire apartment (Apartment Therapy)

These days, even a shoebox one-bedroom is a "good deal" if it's in Williamsburg and rents for less than $2,000 a month. So we wonder if this $1,900 a month place with a shared garden smack in between the L, the G, the J, M, Z and dozens of bars and restaurants is a steal—or a swindle. (Its owners may be jonesing for new tenants; they just lowered the price by $100 a month).

Living in Staten Island: good for your budget and your love life, apparently (DNAinfo)

Less good for your love life: dating (or being) the guy who has one night stands in lieu of his own apartment (Elite Daily)