This week readers visited Brick Underground to check out a Crown Heights housing lottery in a building with a gym, rooftop terrace, and bike storage. There are 160 apartments available starting at $465 a month for a studio. You can apply online via NYC Housing Connect until the September 19th deadline.

Also of interest: A Massachusetts native leaves a co-living situation with strangers in Central Harlem to live with friends in East Harlem. She's enjoying the amenities and pays just $750 a month.

Here are this week's top five posts:

1) A housing lottery opens for 160 apartments in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

2) From Central to East Harlem: I was tired of co-living with strangers and wanted a livelier neighborhood

3) Want to buy an investment apartment to rent out? Here's what you need to know

4) How to move to NYC: A crash course for finding an apartment

5) Buy a co-op at a discount: All about HDFCs and how to get one