Public Advocate Letitia James and her Landlord Watchlist have released their annual worst-of-the-worst New York City landlord list for 2017. This year's top spot goes to Jonathan Cohen-Silvershore Properties, owner of 19 buildings with 188 units that gathered 1090 Housing Department violations and 15 Buildings Department complaints.

Last year's worst landlord Harry D. Silverstein recently passed, but his son has cleaned up his father's behavior a little, slipping down #5 on the list.

Is your landlord on the list?

Real estate rental website HotSpot Rentals recently published their list of the top 25 neighborhoods in America, and two New York City neighborhoods (both in Brooklyn) landed in the top 5. Nabes around the country were graded on walkability, transit, budget, entertainment, lifestyle, and weather. Bushwick grabbed the 2nd best spot behind The Mission in SF, and Sunset Park was ranked at number 5.

Exciting urban neighborhoods are as prevalent as ever. Every city has new hotspots, gritty classics and much in between. But how do you quantify the “coolness” of a given neighborhood, beyond what’s simply trendy and hip? How do you compare the vibrant and diverse cultural epicenters of our nation’s most beloved cities?

Local photographer/videographer/urban explorer Humza Deas recently created this great black and white vignette showing off a typical day of another New York City urban photographer, @shotalive. The mood in the piece is perfectly reflected by Claude Debussy's classical piece "Clair De Lune".