Virginia K. Smith

If there's one thing we never tire of, it's advice on getting through a NYC apartment hunt unscathed. Today, Refinery 29 has a great round-up of wisdom for first-time renters, or those of us who are a little rusty. Full disclosure, they interviewed our Senior Editor Leigh Kamping-Carder for the piece, but we loved the rest of the experts' advice, too. A few key takeaways we learned this morning: 

Come in with a plan...

Manhattan's newest, made-up micro-neighborhood: Stuyvesant Square (The New York Observer)

Sure, roommates can be annoying, but you'll miss 'em once they're gone (Buzzfeed)

While landing yourself in a rent-stabilized apartment is undeniably a major stroke of good fortune—and every renter's dream—it can also be fleeting: 7,596 rent-stabilized apartments turned market-rate in the last year alone, according to a new report from the Rent Guidelines Board, the state agency that regulates the program.

If you're on the fence about a move, ask yourself these questions first (Apartment Therapy)

Looking to rent a luxe space in NYC for $5,000 a month? We've rounded up options currently on the market in your price range in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, and while some of them are bigger than others (think Brooklyn townhouse versus FiDi one-bedroom), all of them come with the kind of extras you'd expect at such a high price point.