Virginia K. Smith

Even in an age of outer-borough green cabs and ever-multiplying car service start-ups, finding a taxi right when you need one can be a bit of a crapshoot. And realizing that your apartment is smack in the middle of a taxi wasteland can be a rude awakening—especially at 1 a.m.

Watching someone else hunt for a New York apartment is a major source of either sympathy or schadenfreude, and Dave Infante, an editor at the lifestyle blog Thrillist, provided us with a healthy dose of both, extensively live-blogging his recent search for a rental with his Denver-based roommate.

Settling on a sale price involves plenty of considerations (WSJ)

Discounted bathroom lighting options? We'll take 'em (Apartment Therapy)

Here's where to look for the city's newest (and forthcoming) affordable housing options (DNAinfo)

Time to give your neighbor a hug, bake them cookies, or at least toss them a wave in the hallway—something to thank them for not being the anonymous Fort Greene renter who's been sending trash bags full of urine down the building's garbage chute for months.

If you're looking to spend just shy of a million bucks on a new home, we've combed the current listings for plenty of options in all five boroughs, from a beachfront condo in the Rockaways to a brick-laden Brooklyn multi-family to a cozy Chelsea co-op.