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    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    W 109th St

    Four-bedroom on the Upper West Side, $3,495/month ($873 per person)

    This is the first four-bedroom we’ve ever seen in this column, and it’s a doozy (that’s right, we said “doozy”). It’s just two short blocks from Central Park, and has a washer, dryer and renovated kitchen. It’s still very expensive as a family option, but roommates will fare better—assuming, of course, that the bedrooms are of comparable size, which is impossible to tell from the photos. Have fun arguing over who sleeps in the closet!

  2. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    W 109th St

    Four-bedroom on the Upper West Side, $3,495/month ($873 per person)

  3. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    W 109th St

    Four-bedroom on the Upper West Side, $3,495/month ($873 per person)

  4. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    6th Avenue & 7th Avenue #B5

    Two-bedroom in Park Slope, $2,000/month ($1,000 per person)

    We were only recently moaning, during our New York apartments vs. London apartments feature, that it didn’t seem possible to find anything bigger than a studio for two grand a month in Park Slope proper anymore, then today we find this: A two-bedroom on 7th Ave in beautiful condition, with a multiple-machine laundry room in the building! The listing describes it as being “barely a block away from Sunset Park”, by which we’re assuming they mean Prospect Park (either that, or this apartment is nearly three miles long).

  5. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    6th Avenue & 7th Avenue #B5

    Two-bedroom in Park Slope, $2,000/month ($1,000 per person)

  6. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    6th Avenue & 7th Avenue #B5

    Two-bedroom in Park Slope, $2,000/month ($1,000 per person)

  7. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    1886 Park Ave #3

    Two-bedroom in East Harlem, $1,995/month ($997.50 per person)

    A couple blocks from the 125 St 4, 5, 6 train is this completely renovated, 1,000-plus square feet apartment, which still costs less than a grand per room. The listing also promises a “stunning bathroom” which, you’ll see from the third photo above, is a bit of an overstatement, but yeah, it’s not bad. Just another entry in the New York real estate agent to English dictionary, we guess.

  8. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    1886 Park Ave #3

    Two-bedroom in East Harlem, $1,995/month ($997.50 per person)

  9. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    1886 Park Ave #3

    Two-bedroom in East Harlem, $1,995/month ($997.50 per person)

  10. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    856 Willoughby Ave

    Three-bedroom in Bedford-Stuyvesant, $2,400/month ($800 per person)

    The only amenity listed for this place is “hardwood floor,” but on the plus side, it sits just around the corner from the Myrtle Ave J, M, Z train and has an updated kitchen and bathroom. The photos imply a pretty narrow space, so don’t live with anyone that you wouldn’t want to awkwardly squeeze past in the corridor.

  11. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    856 Willoughby Ave

    Three-bedroom in Bedford-Stuyvesant, $2,400/month ($800 per person)

  12. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    856 Willoughby Ave

    Three-bedroom in Bedford-Stuyvesant, $2,400/month ($800 per person)

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    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    31-16 41st St #1

    Three-bedroom in Astoria, $2,800/month ($933 per person)

    This is an apartment that a real estate agent could describe as “roomy” and “sun-drenched,” and they wouldn’t actually be lying to your face! A couple blocks from the Steinway M, R train, it has a big kitchen, hardwood floors and 1.5 bathrooms. The case for Queens just got a little stronger.

  14. Photograph: Courtesy Zumper
    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    31-16 41st St #1

    Three-bedroom in Astoria, $2,800/month ($933 per person)

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    Photograph: Courtesy Zumper

    31-16 41st St #1

    Three-bedroom in Astoria, $2,800/month ($933 per person)

The 5 best affordable New York apartments (week of September 30)

At just $1,000­ or less per person, these NYC abodes are actually worth the money

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New York City is a tough place to find an apartment, as we all know. Everyone panics that they aren’t getting enough for their money, which is why we’re taking a weekly look at what you can get in this town for $1,000 and under, per person (and we promise there’ll be no nightmare apartment listing). No one wants to end up in the world’s most depressing apartment (and equally, not everyone has the cash to get the kind of place Obama could afford to rent if he moves to New York), so take a look at these attractive, spacious places—but do it quickly, because these will be gone before you know it. Come back next week for more of our top picks from real estate site Zumper’s inventory. And if you’re still struggling, try our NYC apartments guide.

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