Leigh Kamping-Carder

Surprisingly affordable rental alternatives available on Craigslist: a decommissioned ambulance, a party bus and a yurt (Village Voice)

Are you unknowingly living in a rent-stabilized apartment, paying hundreds of dollars more than you should every month? It's the kind of weird fear that probably only exists in New York, but with an estimated 1 million stabilized rentals in the city, it’s an important question to ask—and an even harder question to answer. 

With Marie Kondo topping every bestseller list and spring cleaning season rounding the corner, you may be side-eyeing your jam-packed closet and wondering if it’s finally time for an all-out purge.

Between the painfully cold weather and the third season of “House of Cards” hitting Netflix, we wouldn’t blame you if you stay locked inside this weekend. But if you’re looking for a project to tackle on self-imposed breaks from the Underwoods’ shenanigans, this DIY organizer from Design*Sponge is a nifty candidate.

Creating a family-friendly neighborhood is something of a virtuous cycle: parents move into an area for the schools, parks, large apartments, and/or kid-friendly amenities, only to attract more parents, whose presence often spurs the improvement of local schools and parks, the construction of more large apartments, and the opening of even more kid-friendly amenities. And then all of a sudden, you’re Park Slope.