In the comments following a Gothamist post about the Craigslist real estate scam, DramaNYC's Peter Everhard suggests dark forces may be at play:
It just may be that the Times wised up and realized that maybe Craigslist IS a threat.... After a series of "fluff pieces", this NYT article about apartment seekers being scammed by a Craigslist Poster is the first article by the Times to present Craigslist in a somewhat unfavorable light. Are there more to come?The mind boggles.
· Using Craigslist for Real Estate Scams [Gothamist]