A Forest Hills mansion with a private park, buying in Brooklyn versus buying in L.A., and more of the week's top stories

By Alanna Schubach | November 3, 2017 - 2:40PM

The stories our readers flocked to this week ran the gamut from the high-end—a look at a $3.5 million Forest Hills house with its own private park—to the low-priced—the announcement of dozens of affordable housing lottery apartments coming available across three boroughs.

Here's the full list of the week's most read stories:

1. 'Affordable' apartments are available in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, starting at $396 a month

2. This Forest Hills mansion comes with access to a private park

3. How I won an affordable housing lottery apartment in Manhattan

4. Ask Sam: I'm rent-stabilized. What is the procedure for subletting my apartment? (sponsored)

5. Plotting a move? Here's what you can get in LA for the price of a typical Brooklyn apartment

Alanna Schubach

Contributing writer

Contributing editor Alanna Schubach has over a decade of experience as a New York City-based freelance journalist.

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