Commie living in PLG

 The New York Times has a story this week about young people finding "a modern answer to the Commune." The central characters in the narrative—a group of twentysomethings looking for fellow lefty activists to room with—end up settling on a place in PLG.

While some households keep informal checklists for political puritanism (only anti-ableists, anti-ageists, anti-classists will feel at home, advertise a set of Philadelphia roommates), the Times story ends by pointing out how this particular group found harmony by putting their differences aside: It turns out that, yes, meat-eaters and vegetarians CAN live together! (Anyone see the awesome Swedish movie Together?)

Our next door neighbors, who are a bit older that these crews, live commie-style without the checklists and it seems to work very well. Let's also not forget the group of adults organizing Brooklyn Cohousing, a sort of uber-coop coop being planned for South Slope.

(Thanks, Matt!)