Where do people find sub-$2k apartments? It seems like everyone I know is in some kind of $1200/room situation in the city, but when I go on StreetEasy it’s $2200 minimum to get into manhattan. I don’t know anyone in the city that I can live with, is there a way to find people that need others to move into their rent controlled apt.? I just don’t get how everyone I talk to is paying under $2k.

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Facebook housing groups, Craigslist, connections.

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“Bitches in the Boroughs” is a good FB housing group for girls/ finding roommates. That is where we found a third roommate to fill our last room

Rent-stabilized building in Queens. I pay $1600 for a spacious pre-war 1br. Can be at Penn 30m door to door

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I’ve been here over 5 years but initially yes. I’m in Kew Gardens

Who pays less than $2k? Based on my experience people like to downplay the rent they pay. Maybe they signed a 2 yr during pandemic and when that expires they are about to get their rears handed to them in terms of prices

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I think those deals are long gone but good luck

They are also most certainly warehousing apartments so that ain't helping

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Astoria is below $2K for walk-up pre-war buildings for a 1 BR. Luxury buildings are $2.5K & up for a 1 BR. Door to Door in Columbus Circle in 15 minutes

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You find sub -2k apartments outside of Manhattan. You can have a spacious, safe, convenient place to live that’s marginally less convenient than manhattan if you’re willing to check out places like Astoria, prospect heights, Carrol gardens, etc.

Everything is super expensive right now :(
South Brooklyn is a really great place to live though if you’re priced out of manhattan.

Check equity residential buildings as some of them offer to match people to be roommates

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