Housing
Your Barista Might Hold the Key to Your Next Apartment
Why low-tech personal networks still help us find housing.
In Roots Cafe, a narrow coffee shop in Brooklyn’s South Slope neighborhood, there’s a hand-drawn sign tacked up on a message board between ads for dog walkers and drawing lessons. "Are you looking for a super awesome roommate?” it asks. “Me too!"
The words are spelled out in bubble letters, scribbled in colored pencil. The sign looks like something out of a diary or a yearbook. It flaps whenever someone opens the door.