Affordable furniture options beyond the realm of IKEA (Thrillist)
De Blasio is having trouble garnering support in Albany for his proposed new mansion tax (WSJ)
A scam artist East New York landlord still hasn't been brought to justice (Gothamist)
How can you own a NYC apartment by the age of 25? A "monetary gift" from mom and dad, natch (Refinery 29)
A couple who owns a $26 million Manhattan mansion has been busted for renting it on short-term rental sites (NYP)
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