Virginia K. Smith

Curious about Crown Heights? Brooklyn Based put together a handy, comprehensive neighborhood guide (Brooklyn Based)

How to handle your building's absentee super (NYT)

Rejoice: apartments for less than $2,000 a month can still be found in Bay Ridge, Yorkville, Inwood, and Jackson Heights (NYP)

If you're lucky enough to have an outdoor space to call your own—be it a rooftop, backyard, even a spacious stoop—you're almost morally obligated to take on some summer hosting duties. But aside from the mess and the cost of buying friends an afternoon's worth of hot dogs and beer, playing host can come with its own set of potential liabilities.