This week readers visited Brick Underground to make sense of New York City's rental market. In May, Manhattan's median rent hit $4,000 for the first time ever, according to the Elliman Report. To qualify for a one bedroom at that rent you'd need to show earnings of at least $160,000.

Our article on the best websites for finding a roommate in NYC was also a hit this week. Among the sites featured are Diggz and SpareRoom.

Here are this week's top five posts:

1) Manhattan median rent hits $4,000 for the first time ever

2) The 12 best sites for finding a roommate in NYC

3) Good Cause Eviction protection stalled in the final legislative session. Here's why

4) I wanted to buy a studio by myself, but my co-op wouldn’t let me unless it was in my husband’s name too

5) Affordable housing lottery opens for 53 studio apartments for seniors on the Upper West Side