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mysteries

My Secret Landlord and Me

The accidental way I found out who I was really writing my checks to, and why it’s usually so hard to tell. By Clio Chang

remembrances

The Godfather of ‘Pay for Your Goddamn Parking’ Has Died

Donald Shoup’s core argument — that free parking is never free — has gone mainstream. By Christopher Bonanos

great rooms

Brushing Up Scott Csoke’s East Williamsburg Railroad

The artist took a can of pink paint to an otherwise ho-hum rental. By Wendy Goodman

The Latest

remembrances

The Godfather of ‘Pay for Your Goddamn Parking’ Has Died
mysteries

My Secret Landlord and Me
under a million

A Spacious East Village One-Bed With Heated Bathroom Floors for $900,000
great rooms

Brushing Up Scott Csoke’s East Williamsburg Railroad
buy it for the architecture

A Mid-Century Modern Home That Almost Floats in Armonk

See All See All See All

under a million A Spacious East Village One-Bed With Heated Bathroom Floors for $900,000 Plus a neo-Georgian one-bedroom in Jackson Heights for under $500k By Kim Velsey

buy it for the architecture A Mid-Century Modern Home That Almost Floats in Armonk Designed by a Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architect, the home has only had two previous owners. By Kim Velsey

openings The Space Club Invasion A made-for-Instagram playspace is opening locations across Brooklyn. Parents can’t stop going — or gossiping about it. By Adriane Quinlan

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings A big week for two-bath apartments in Park Slope. By Nora DeLigter

under a million A Spacious East Village One-Bed With Heated Bathroom Floors for $900,000 Plus a neo-Georgian one-bedroom in Jackson Heights for under $500k By Kim Velsey

buy it for the architecture A Mid-Century Modern Home That Almost Floats in Armonk Designed by a Skidmore, Owings & Merrill architect, the home has only had two previous owners. By Kim Velsey

openings The Space Club Invasion A made-for-Instagram playspace is opening locations across Brooklyn. Parents can’t stop going — or gossiping about it. By Adriane Quinlan

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings A big week for two-bath apartments in Park Slope. By Nora DeLigter

On The Market

under a million A Two-Bedroom in a Clinton Hill Mansion for $895,000

townhouses The Parsley-Green Dining Room on Clinton Street

under a million An Art Deco One-Bedroom on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade for $995,000

on the market The Jeff Bezos Effect on Indian Creek Island

Best of New York

Cityscape

living arrangements 6 Roommates, 5 Bedrooms, and a Meticulously Organized Chore Chart Life at the Harbor, a communal house in Crown Heights. By Kayla Levy
getting around The Moped King How an ex-delivery worker upended the streets of New York City, for better and for worse. By Jesse Coburn
look book The Look Book Goes to a Piercing Studio On a recent Saturday, those seeking a new hole in their ear (or nose or, really, any body part) headed to Nine Moons Piercing near Chinatown. gallery By Emily Leibert and Jeremy Rellosa
roommates Young Female, Seeking Same Talking to the moderators of the 120,000-member Facebook group that matches roommates — and steps in when they break up. By Violet Piper
rendering judgment Manhattan’s Future Jail Looks a Lot Like a Corporate HQ Cubicles you really don’t want to inhabit. By Justin Davidson

look book What brings you here? I contributed to the last issue. I wrote about the misuse of music in public, specifically the mind-numbingly bad soundtrack they play at Crunch Fitness in Tribeca. The first song I ever heard there was an EDM tropical-house cover of “Mr. Brightside.” The Look Book Goes to a Literary Launch Party

Design Hunting

great rooms Brushing Up Scott Csoke’s East Williamsburg Railroad The artist took a can of pink paint to an otherwise ho-hum rental. By Wendy Goodman
great rooms A Cabin in the Middle of St. Marks Place Charles FitzGerald and Kathy Cerick transformed a seven-bedroom SRO loft by hand using reclaimed wood. By Wendy Goodman
on set Building the Corporate Menace of Severance Saarinen’s impeccable Bell Labs campus conveys the terror of utopian office design. By Diana Budds
great rooms John Derian’s Apartment Is Full of Wonderful Things Papier-mâché birds, découpage, flea-market finds from Paris, antiques, furniture he designed himself that was inspired by antiques — and more. By Wendy Goodman

The Real Estate

who’s selling David Zaslav Is Selling His Townhouse on W. 11th for $21 Million The Warner Media CEO reportedly bought it to use as an office. By Clio Chang
under a million A Williamsburg Two-Bed With Blond Wide-Plank Floors for $499,000 And a charming, light-filled one-bed in the Gramercy Park Historic District. By Clio Chang
landlords Bryan Goldberg’s BDG Is Being Sued for Nearly $3 Million in Back Rent The digital-media group “abandoned” its lease at 315 Park Avenue South, the suit alleges. By Clio Chang
developing The Stephen Rossification of West Palm Beach To attract more wealthy transplants, the developer has lured the Cleveland Clinic, Vanderbilt University, and now a private K-12 to the area. By Adriane Quinlan
neighborhoods Greenwood Heights Is Park Slope II Families looking for the last good deal in Brooklyn keep rediscovering the cemetery-hugging neighborhood. By Clio Chang