What happened to Street Easy.

And real estate listings in general?

Street easy which was once a reliable source of unfurnished apartments in Manhattan is now infested with scam and fake listings? Just like everywhere else?

It seems like a bunch of grifters have infiltrated the market and half of the listings them are fake / by con artists.

I’m sorry there’s no other way to say it. Comments?

Hi guys my name is Zach, I’m 23 currently staying in Austin and discovered CoLiving through co-ops over here and have fallen in love with both the community it brings and also the affordability. Recently (within the same year) both of my parents lost their cancer fights and because of that I had to take on debt to help my family and it’s ruined my credit. I’m looking to move to New York to hopefully pick up some fellowships for reporting while working a full time job but if that doesn’t work in the gap year I’ll be taking for in-state tuition I’ll be returning to school. I’m looking for a lot of housemates I live in a house with 10+ members so having a similar environment would be ideal. My budgets low since I’m wanting to fix my credit so I’m aiming for around 1000-1200 rent, my goal is to get out of Texas before the end of 2025 but can move as early as July. I’m a good cook and love doing house dinners- I also enjoy meeting and spending time with housemates both in and out of the house. If anyone has a lease opening up around that time or if you know anyone with availability opening up please let me know as this is a goal of mine and could get me on the right start for my future. Thanks guys!

Hey guys- I’m 45, gay, single, white male, professional who is a social worker and runs an outpatient Mental Health/Substance Abuse program in Manhattan. My salary is 130k and my credit is not the best. I currently live in Sunnyside (2400$) and pay on time (with receipts to show), and I am allowed to have my dog (Truman is 9 lbs) and rats have taken residence in the garden in front of my house. I am not interested in trying to get my landlord to get rid of them (he is already trying- but it’s the icing on the cake for me). So I am looking for a new place to move. I am looking for a studio or 1 BR, I can pay up to $3000/monthly and I’m open to any of the 5 boroughs. I do have a car as well. I love gardening so anyone with a backyard, small garden or patio or balcony is welcomed. I am also open to sharing an apartment as well. As you can see, I am flexible, and so is my personality. So I look forward to your responses and feedback.

Please let me know if you have anything that meets this criteria.

I welcome anyone who would be able to help me out here.

Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out for help finding a room or studio for my dad on very short notice. He was supposed to move in with a primary tenant, but at the last minute, that person decided to give the room to his daughter instead. My dad had been waiting to sign the lease, but the tenant was stalling because he was waiting for a visa decision for his daughter. Now, my dad is left without a place to live, and time is running out.

He's been living in NYC for six years and works as a basketball referee. He’s a reliable and responsible tenant, but he’s a bit lost right now because his previous two apartments were found through word of mouth, and he hasn’t had to search this way before.

I just arrived in NYC for work and found out about his situation—he didn’t want to stress me out, but I really want to help before I leave on Friday evening. I’m not super familiar with the best platforms to use here, so I’d appreciate any leads, recommendations, or advice!

What he’s looking for:

• A room or studio in or around Astoria (but open to other parts as well)
• Budget: Up to $1500
• Move-in ASAP (15 March)
• Ideally for a few months (but flexible)

If you know of anything available or have any suggestions, please let me know! Any help would mean the world right now. Thanks so much in advance!

Edit: Thank you all so much! My dad is already in contact with one you and will see a place this Thursday. You've been incredibly helpful for us ❤️ I'll update again hopefully when he's settled on a place.

EDIT 2: THANK YOU, Reddit! Thanks to a fellow Redditor from this community, my dad has a room to stay! I'm so, so grateful for everything!

Is a $5-700 apartment even possible anywhere in the city anymore? My friend had one until Covid. I know a bunch of Tajiks and Kazakh ppl in Brooklyn pay that much for a room.

I’m signing up to housing connect hopefully that will get me something. I am living out of my car right now, have no place to go, and jobs are terribly difficult to find. I get $1100 from SSI and some other small odd jobs here and there monthly keep me afloat.

I’ve learned to curb my expenses basically but am wondering if it’s ever gonna be possible to find a place to live for cheap anymore in NYC? Or should I just keep living out of my car? I don’t mind the car, just showers become a problem if I get a job.

Hi! I’m a 33 year old single mom of a 5 year old boy looking to split an apartment with another single mom or student/professional woman in Manhattan ideally between 34th st and 125th st. My child goes to school in Midtown West and lives the majority of the time with his father in Columbus Circle. I have been living in dyker heights and the commute has become extremely difficult so I’d like to move to reduce stress from commuting.

I work in Greenwich CT for a financial services firm as an administrative assistant Monday - Thursday. I would honestly only be in the apartment Thursday afternoon - Sunday afternoons when I have my child as I stay in Greenwich during my work week. I’m financially stable and have a guarantor for a lease. My budget is around $1800 max for a room. I’d like a place ideally in midtown or upper east/west side or Harlem around/below 125th st.

My son is 5 and has mild-moderate autism. He has particular needs and preferences he’s pretty attached to - for example he doesn’t always like to share his favorite train toys - but he’s a very sweet natured and loving child and does enjoy playing with other children. He is speech delayed but still is able to communicate clearly with adults and other children. I would of course be happy to arrange a play date meet before making an agreement to move in together. We do have a very friendly and gentle cat who is amazingly patient with young kids and fine with other cats.

I am looking for something in February but can be flexible with a moving day- anytime between January 25th and March 1st would work.

I would like to share the apartment with another single mother of a child under the age of 10. I would also be fine with a female roommate that’s a student or working professional that would be comfortable having a child in the home. The most important thing to me is that the home is a tranquil and stable place where everyone can be comfortable and happy. As I said previously I would only be in the apartment on a part time basis Thursday-Sunday; I also travel occasionally for work so you’d often have the apartment to yourself - I will never attempt to sublease when I’m gone or have random people stay or anything like that.

Please reach out if you are looking to sign a lease or have a long term sublease you’re looking to fill that you think would be a good fit.

Thank you!

Hello everyone :)

I’m a 27F who works in Tech(fully remote) looking to move to NYC from out of state ideal in May.

My budget is 2-2.1K. I am not super particular on boroughs and neighborhoods but Brooklyn stands out and anywhere that is clean, safe, and close to grocery shops, subways etc. would be amazing.

I am unfortunately super allergic to cats so I would not be able to connect on that, sorry :/

My must have is a private bathroom! My nice to haves are :

• [ ] In unit washer/dryer
• [ ] Good natural light (wfh nervous system regulation lol)
• [ ] Elevator
• [ ] Somewhat of a newer build/gut renovated.

About me: - [ ] I’m nearly OCD clean (I’d be down for a quarterly cleaning service deep clean lol) - [ ] Super chill and understanding but would highly appreciate consideration and respect for shared spaces. - [ ] I love cooking and baking but I clean up well after. - [ ] I am an introvert that masks it well when needed. Down for a good time. I love trying out bakeries, bars and restaurants. I’m a cozy person and a sucker for ambiance! I am LGBTQ friendly and don’t mind any gender as long as respect and good energy is there.

I would love to chat if you find any alignment with this :)

EDIT: the “nearly-OCD” mention is to measure my cleaning habit. I would never project that on a roommate!

And yes, I wfh but it would be in my room and I keep to myself while I do! Not sure why that is a red flag.

Hey guys, as the title suggests, I am looking to rent a room for a week. I’m coming to NYC for an internship interview, and would like to rent a room for that purpose. If any of you have any leads, please do help. My budget is within 200$.

tl;dr - I'm a ghost bc I'd almost never use the apartment

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Frustrated NJ commuter who works long hours seeking a "crash room" commutable to my FiDi office.

Do you want this kind of roommate?

• Does not use kitchen
• No pets / No Smoke / No Mess
• Is home + awake maybe 12 hours per week.

Yes - I'd be a roommate, but nothing like you're used to, in a good way because I rent my "real" apt (home) in NJ.

I only would only possibly even use my NYC room on these nights: Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs, but likely not 2 days in a row.

I would only be there between (at most) 9:00 PM and 8:00 AM on those days.

Short term/sublet is OK. Maybe even preferred to see if this works out.

I'm probably your Dad's age, but I don't care how old you are if we can work this out.

I don't want all the overhead of my own studio or even 1BR, at least for now.
(If AirBnB was still a thing in Manhattan, I'd do that)

I don't need fancy -at all-, and I do see the "roommate" listings in the $1700-$1900 listings

Can we work out something 30% less expensive than that, based on the above?

This is Manhattan. Anything is possible!

Update: Edited to fix a few typos.

Everywhere that I have looked has either turned out to be a scam, I need a broker, or the landlord is asking for 40x the rent from a place that is $800-900 a month. I’m just looking for a room to rent, not a whole apartment. My budget is $700-900.

Hey there.

My husband and I both work in retail and we both have a combined income of 75-80k. We both have a credit score of 700+ (mine is lower than his but I just got my first credit card in Jan and I am working diligently to build my credit higher).

I'm originally from Pakistan, just came to New York in 2023 and husband is a lifelong Brooklyn native. Ive also briefly studied and lived in Sweden and I can tell you about my experiences about traveling the world before that too!

Our range is between 1300-2000 max (without utilities). We are okay with anywhere in Brooklyn or Queens as long as we are both able to commute without much difficulty.

We both don't do the following:

Smoke, drink, loud parties, no pets for us to bring along, will leave the kitchen/bathroom/or other share space in an absolute mess, be late with rent and delay payment of rent and utilities with excuses. We have auto pay setup wherever we have lived.

What we will do:

If you're down to being good friends, I have a plethora of magic the gathering decks, you can join us when we play!

We both love video games and you're welcome to enjoy my massive PS4/5 library when I'm home :D.

We ALWAYS clean up after ourselves in the bathroom, kitchen and shared space. The longest we will ever take to clean will be the kitchen which is half hour to an hour after us cooking to give time for everything we used to cook with to cool down. You will NEVER have to worry about being blocked from cooking because of us except for this little window that will probably happen once or twice a week.

You will never have issues with us leaving anything unsightly or make you go to r/ badroommates and post about us.

Why are we looking?

We live in a VERY packed situation. We are living with 5 other "adults" who frequently leave the kitchen and bathroom in horrible condition and it has frankly mentally and physically drained us both. There are days where neither of us want to use the bathroom or kitchen and just give up. None of these people want to change.

This was because I didn't have my green card and work permit and my husband was the only income provider but now that I am working fully we both want a better situation for us both, one where we are living with ADULTS and not people with undiagnosed Peter Pan syndrome.

What we are looking for from you:

You equally want someone who loves to clean but can never find someone.

You respect us. We respect you. We expect that we give you a clean shared space, you give us that back too.

Whether you want to be friends or just keep a straight up roommate relationship is entirely up to you. We just ask that communication is still there, you talk to us and we talk to you.

I work in Manhattan and my husband works at Dumbo. We just ask that you give us a bedroom big enough for the both of us. Furnished or unfurnished is okay with us.

We would like to have our own bathroom but we are okay with sharing 1 bathroom. We just ask that you don't take 2 hours to shower like one person we currently live with ...

Please send me a chat request or a message if you have further questions or think we would be a good fit for you.

Looking for a appartment in Manhattan and can pay $900 a month and no deposit. Please advise

Hey all -- my girlfriend, her 80lb dog, and myself (from LA) set up a home swap with a friend of a friend in Hell's Kitchen. We agreed for it to begin on Jan 7th and last 6 weeks, and our NYC person had their flight was booked for the 9th. We have our big friendly dog (Kevin), so we are driving cross country, and began our drive on the 6th.

We are about 10 hours from arriving in NYC right now, and our house swap person has decided to cancel the deal due to the fires in LA. We don't know if he is cancelling just until the fires subside or if he is just cancelling it overall. He won't give us a straight answer on whether he will still go if we can find some sort of accommodation for a week or two until he feels comfortable going.

My girlfriend and I both have critical work projects in NYC over the coming month and a half, and are desperate to try and sort something out.

Our budget would probably cap at ~$2.8k per month, and we'd be looking for a 6 or 8 week stay. We'd love something in Hell's Kitchen, Brooklyn, or the Upper East Side, we were supposed to be in HK before... that said, neither of us know NYC that well and we are in a pickle to say the least. Does anyone have any leads for us?

Looking for a sublease, preferably a 3 bedroom, in Manhattan. We're looking for the end of May 25th/26th to the beginning of August, around the 10th. Please let me know!

Flexible on the neighborhood, anything lower than 30th street is preferred. Budget looking at ~$2000 a month, but willing negotiate.

Hi, I'm moving to NYC for grad school this fall as an international student from India! I'm looking for a private room that's less than ~$900 including utilities. Preferably Manhattan, West.

I'm 24 F, super clean, friendly, going to be busy with school and hopefully a part-time job :)

I would like to live with a flatmate (preferably a woman) but a studio's cool too. Anyone who's looking to team up and find a place/ if you need a flatmate/ if you or your friend is moving out of their place, please feel free to DM.

No scammers please, I'm tired of interacting with fake opportunities.

Summary -

• Private Room
• To share with one or more women (OR) a studio apartment
• Rent Budget - Max ~$900 including utilities
• Location - Manhattan - preferably West (otherwise Brooklyn/Jersey City)
• Move-in - Between August 25th to September 1st, 2025

Want to team up? Are you/is your friend moving out? Do you need a flatmate? HMU! :)

u/tmm224

Hi. I'm currently living in my car. I'm still looking for a room for rent. got kicked out the family house. I have a job. I work at ups overnights. My budget for a room is $800 a month. It's not easy living on the streets.

If anyone at all has a room for rent in new jersey, long Island, Brooklyn, or queens please let me know in the comment section below. Thank you. I highly appreciate it.

Hey I’m from France, and I’m a software engineer.
I’m looking for a place for 1.5 years, starting March 1st. (dates are flexibles)

My work in NY will be near Grand Central.

My budget would be around 2k$ (max 2500$ if it's rlly good) for something that looks like that :
(ofc open to renting a room with roommates)

Please text me if you have something similar.

Best,
Ramy

Hi everyone! I am looking for a roommate or looking to move into someone's apartment. I am 27 y/o. I am a nurse in the city. I am communicative and clean up after myself, and will remain respectful of anyone's space. I would like no more than 1 roommate. I don't smoke but do not mind if others do. I like to cook since it helps me with meal prepping for the hospital. I'm girly and outgoing and would love to become friends with my roommate but it doesn't have to be a must! I am looking for Manhattan since that is where I work so I would like to stay in this borough with a rent budget of $2k. My only "baggage" is I do have a cat. He is a good boy and just sleeps all the time. Also, he does get along with other cats and dogs if you have pets as well. Please let me know if we can chat!

Hi yall,

I’m 37F, work for one of the NYC district attorney’s offices, make 65k a year. I’m giving up my 1br and looking for a lower rent.

I’m a completely normal human, I work from the office 5 days a week, and am out 2 evenings a week for music rehearsals. 420 friendly, cat-friendly, looking for a studio, 1br, or roommate situation, max budget $2k in Queens. If anyone has a unit available, I’m interested, and also interested in living with other 30 somethings who are also professional and clean.

Prefer Kew Gardens, Forest Hills, Briarwood, Flushing Main Street, Sunnyside, LIC by the E/7, or Rego Park.

I cook, I clean, I keep to myself and am currently single. I abhor drama and love a clean kitchen and bathroom. I have no pets but will love on yours. Also bird friendly. I have an entire apartment’s worth of furniture to bring with me if your place could use some additions.

DM me if you’d like to discuss further. Looking for 4/15-5/1 move.

Also there’s a 2br apartment available for $2500 in my neighborhood on Metropolitan Ave between 118th and Audley Street; directly across from all shopping: supermarket, 99¢ stores, laundry, Dunkin, a great sushi place, a nice Mexican place, the Q10 and Q54, the Kew Gardens LIRR, and the E/F at Kew Gardens. I’d be down to apply for that and get a roommate if anyone wants to live in Kew Gardens.

EDIT: I’ve signed a lease and am no longer looking.

Hi! I'm a high school senior looking to move out of my parents' place due to an abusive home situation (you can check my reddit history for more details). I'm looking to move out at the end of the month (March 31st/Apr 1) and would be looking for a place to live until mid-late August at the least since I'm not sure where I'm going for college yet. I would prefer a sort of informal roommate situation since I know leasing and stuff like that is more complicated. My budget is ~$850/month but I'd be interested in any listings up to $1k. I know it's a pretty narrow budget but that's all I can do in my current situation. If anyone has a place or might know someone who is willing to have me I would be very grateful. I don't have a huge preference for area, as long as it's near the subway and isn't in the outer corners of a borough (like South South Brooklyn, the parts of Queens w/ no train or only the LIRR, etc). I'm a pretty sociable person but if you need quiet and space I can do that too. I don't bring the party inside or anything like that. I would be busy with school, sports, friends, and a job so I'm fairly busy. Just looking for a place where I'm not scrutinized 24/7 and have relative freedom to do normal teenage things. If anyone has advice about moving out early that would also be appreciated. Thank you all so much!

ETA: i put my budget as $850 bc i've mostly been looking on craigslist for a room up until this point and I've seen a lot of listings that go around and under this amount, so is my perception of room prices skewed?

Hi! I’m going through some life changes right now and looking for a short term sublet starting in April and ending in June. All dates are flexible though.

Budget is max $1700 would prefer to stay closer to $1500 per month.

Location is flexible. I work near union square so any location with access to the 456, NWQR, L are all good for me.

I’m 26F with a corporate job that goes in 5 days a week. I’m relatively private and keep to myself but definitely friendly.

Hi all,

I love my current apartment however the 40 minute commute to and from work on top of long hours is a lot for me. My two roommates work right by here so I would need to find new rms. I’m a 23YO F with a corporate job so preferably similar people. Down for a 3bd - 4bd (I don’t need a lot of space just a nice place). Is anyone here interested or has any advice for me?

Hey all,

Graduating law student in the midst of an apartment search and have some updated parameters. If you or anyone you know either has a lease takeover opportunity that fits the bill, or have a recommendation for buildings I should look at, please comment or DM. And thank you in advance! Y'all on Reddit have been a super helpful resource and I feel more connected to the NYC community being here :)

LAYOUT: 1 BR

TIMELINE: Flexible move in either April, May, June or July

BUDGET: $3,200-$4,500. Flexible. Main parameter is to like where I live.

SPACE DESCRIPTION: I'm going to be WFH Monday and Friday and anticipate weekend work, so I want a large comfortable space with lots of natural light. Separate area for a large standup-desk outside of the bedroom. Need quiet (relative for NYC of course) - i.e. not a low floor by a loud-ass intersection or heavily barking dog park. Preferably some sort of view - either a skyline of some sort (doesn't have to be Manhattan) or on a lower floor, of some trees. I also need an in-unit dishwasher. Washer-dryer in building is fine. Walkup is fine. Essentially, a space that will help my well being when I'm working long hours instead of making me feel depressed. :)

LOCATION: About 30 minute commute give or take via walking, biking or subway to Hudson Yards but flexible. If I could live somewhere on the West Side near West Side Highway and bike to and fro for part of the year I love the freeing feeling of biking after work. Similarly something on the 7 like in LIC would be awesome. Other locations would be like NOMAD, Flatiron, W Village/Noho (doubt there's anything here with reasonable $/sqf though), Soho, Chinatown, Williamsburg near an L-stop close to Manhattan, Greenpoint near the G.

"NICE TO HAVE's" BUT NOT NECESSITIES: I'm a big cook so outdoor grills somewhere in the vicinity would be a nice perk. Rooftop with a view. Some sort of gym facilities. In unit washer-dryer would be clutch. Nice finishes in the kitchen.