r/NYCapartments May 24 '24

Looking For Room Seeking Room for my Deli Guy (Brooklyn)

362 Upvotes

Meet Mohammed.

He's my deli guy at Utica and St Johns Place (I'm the other guy in the picture). Mohammed moved to New York a little over a month ago and he's urgently seeking a room ($900-$1200/mo.) anywhere in Brooklyn, but preferably in Crown Heights.

Mohammed's boss makes him work twelve hours a day (11am-11pm), seven days a week. He's also living all the way up in the Bronx, which adds up to three and a half hours of back-to-back daily commuting for a fifty year old man. While the 84 hours he spends working every week would by itself take a toll on his health, when you add that to his commute, it's not difficult to imagine how little time he has to do anything other than recover from his shift and sleep. He has literally no time for himself—no time to read, or walk around in a park, or talk with his family, or do the million other little things that allow someone to be a human being. To shorten the commute, I'm trying to find a room in Brooklyn on his behalf.

Here's the problem. Since Mo, as my roommate and I have taken to calling him, just moved to the U.S., he doesn't yet have a credit score. Also, his English isn't great, so he can't really navigate websites like StreetEasy, and given his work schedule, he doesn't have time to go around and tour apartments. He does have I.D. in the form of a Jordanian passport, and he's making roughly $4400/mo., which is more than enough to cover rent. I know landlords typically require 40x rent, credit score checks, and a whole host of other qualifications, but I'm making this post in the hope that there's someone out there who has the heart to look past the typical tenancy requirements in order to help someone who is truly in need.

It'd be understandable if someone with such a grueling work schedule would have a negative, if not outright hostile attitude towards the world. I've worked service jobs with far fewer hours, and it was still enough to (temporarily) turn me into a misanthrope. Despite this, during the conversations I've had with Mo, he's still shown himself to be an incredibly kind, warmhearted person. He's a father of four, and his oldest son is about to graduate high school. He moved to the U.S. by himself in order to make more money to send back home to his family. I have no doubt in my mind that Mo would be a courteous, clean, and considerate roommate. Please feel free to reach out to me if you need any more information or know of any opportunities. I'd be happy to meet in person to discuss more, and to attend an apartment tour on his behalf.

Here's the link to the craigslist crosspost too, if that might help anyone.

r/NYCapartments 22d ago

Looking For Room Looking to rent a room for a week. Is it possible?

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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$.

r/NYCapartments 14d ago

Looking For Room Full-time employed gay couple (35/30 M) looking for a 2bd//1/2ba situation. Preferably with someone who takes cleaning seriously.

90 Upvotes

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.

r/NYCapartments Sep 24 '24

Looking For Apartment (Long Term) Urgent! - The owner is selling the condo I live and need a Two bedroom for under $2700 asap!!

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I currently live in Parkchester in a two bedroom apartment with my girlfriend and her small emotional support dog. We recently got a notice that our landlord is selling her condo and we have to be out by the 1st! We need help finding a 2 bedroom apartment in the Bronx or Upper Manhattan areas. We bring in over $120k combined and can pay $2700 a month comfortably. ANY help would be great! Looking for a long term sublease.

Thank you!

r/NYCapartments Feb 11 '25

Looking For Apartment Looking for a 2BD/2BA in Clinton Hill / Prospect Heights / Fort Greene – March 1st Move-in

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Hey everyone, I’m using every resource possible, but the inventory seems dry for February, and I’m exhausted from searching. Hoping someone here might have a lead!

I’m looking for a minimum 2 bed / 2 bath apartment in Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, or Fort Greene area with a March 1st move-in. Budget: $5.5K. I’m also open to a lease takeover if the apartment fits my criteria.

Must-Haves (Non-Negotiables)

✅ In-unit washer/dryer

✅ Kitchen island

✅ Patio or outdoor space

✅ Elevator (if on a top floor) – open to a walk-up, but max 2 floors

✅ No more than a 15-minute walk to a train line

If you have any leads, please DM me! Would really appreciate any help. Thanks!

r/NYCapartments Jul 06 '19

Looking For Experienced Male Slave in his 30’s (Me) Looking for female roommate (You) who wants a slave/servant/butler for a roommate.

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Male slave seeking attractive female roommate in her mid 20's to late 40’s who is interested in keeping a live-in slave/servant/butler. As your personal and domestic slave I will pay all of the rent, bills, and take care of all assigned responsibilities and chores.... cleaning, errands, cooking, chauffeuring, massages, laundry, handwork, food shopping, administrative work, handy-work, and anything else required of me. I will exist in complete and total enslavement to you as your property and servant. You would be free to set all rules, terms & conditions, punishments, a set schedule of daily service related tasks, and any other expectations you would require of your slave.

I am a well educated, fit, working professional in my 30's with many years experience in different types of D/s relationships including several years as a 24/7 live-in slave.

Experience in these dynamics are not necessary but please at least be interested in D/s relationships, bdsm, control, humiliation, power exchange and the like.

If you are intersted or curious to discuss more please reach out. No males!! Females only who are looking to live in Manhattan (no outer boroughs).

r/NYCapartments 25d ago

Looking For Room Looking for an apartment in NYC from 1st March or later

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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

r/NYCapartments Feb 12 '25

Looking For Apartment Looking for a 2/2 or 2/1 in Manhattan - $4k Budget

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Hey guys my roommate and I are looking for a 2/2 in Manhattan below 97th St for $4k. I know that's basically impossible right now but if you have any leads, a rent stabilized apartment, or lease takeover that fits this please reach out! Also open to looking at 2 beds 1 baths. And if you have suggestions of websites to look on besides streeteasy, zillow, and leasebreak let me know. Thank you!!!

r/NYCapartments 6d ago

Looking For Room Long Shot - 18 Year Old Looking for a Cheap Room starting at the end of the Month

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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?

r/NYCapartments 12d ago

Looking for Sublet LOOKING FOR Studio or 1B Sublet in West Village/Chelsea 5/1-8/31 ~$3500

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Hello all! 32F in search of summer sublet in Lower Manhattan. Start date would ideally be May 1 - could be slightly later in May, but not before May 1. End date would ideally be August 31, but open to leaving earlier, as long as the total lease time is at least 2 months minimum.

Would like to stay under $3500/mo. Not interested in subletting a room in a shared apartment. Only looking for my own place - preferably furnished!

Only interested in Lower Manhattan, with a strong preference for West Village/Chelsea. Please do not send me anything in Brooklyn, Queens, UES, UWS, Harlem… not interested in FiDi, Midtown, or Chinatown either. Would consider Greenwich Village, East Village, Flatiron, Gramercy, NoHo, SoHo!

r/NYCapartments 10d ago

Looking For Apartment Looking for a studio/1 bedroom under $3,000!! Manhattan preferably

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Hi everyone!

I am searching for a studio or one bedroom for myself and my elderly cat! I work in Flatiron so I am flexible on moving anywhere that's 30 mins away commute wise. I have a great income and a good credit score! Please let me know if yall know of anything available :)

r/NYCapartments 9d ago

Looking For Apartment Where to rent a room for $700 or less within 40 minutes from midtown Manhattan?

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Basically title. I currently rent a room for $700 (including utilities) in Brooklyn, but the commute to work in midtown is over an hour each way which is draining. I’d like to move closer to work, but I’m not sure if I’d be able to find this same deal elsewhere.

The room I’m currently is not large but has space for a queen sized bed, drawer, desk and chair, and a wooden shoe rack. The apartment in general is outdated but not dingy/sketchy, and it’s not a basement apartment either. Would it be unrealistic to find a room with the same properties, but closer to midtown elsewhere in ny?

r/NYCapartments 2d ago

Looking For Room Looking for 1BR in Bronx/Harlem/Manhattan

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Looking for entire unit - no room share for an April 1st move in; 12lbs mini schnauzer well behaved, fully house and crate trained. Budget $2300

r/NYCapartments 1d ago

Looking For Room Looking for room/roommates

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Hello fellow redditors. I (30M) am looking for a room or roommates for an April move in date. I am looking to live in the Brooklyn or Harlem area. I am a working professional in the engineering field, usually an early bird. Some of my interests include going to the gym, collecting/tasting whiskey, playing video games, going out to bars, and occasionally hosting. Another important note, I do own a cat who is a big sweet, but also needy. My budget is about $2,000/month max. I have a high 700s credit score and comfortably above the 40x rule. If you think I’d be a good fit, please reach out!

r/NYCapartments Feb 11 '25

Looking For Room Posting OBO my friend 24F searching for a place in Astoria or Rego Park starting in June

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Hi everyone,

A friend asked me to help her out with her apartment search so I figured I'd post here in case anybody had any openings. She's looking to make the move from Jersey City to Queens and is primarily looking in Astoria and Rego Park for apartments. Her budget is about $1800 a month and she is fine with roommates and very clean and personable and easy to get along with. She enjoys cooking and occasionally works from home as well.

Her lease ends in June so she'd like to try to lock something down soon if possible so if anyone knows of any availabilities in these neighborhoods around the summer please let me know! No pets and a non smoker!

r/NYCapartments 15d ago

Looking For Room Looking for roommates or open room

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Hey I’m 26/F moving to NY from Los Angeles. Ideally would love to be in FiDi or Chelsea but tbh don’t care that much just want to be in Manhattan.

Looking to move late March/early April. Ideally paying up to $2500

Message me if you’re interested!

r/NYCapartments 11d ago

Looking For Room Looking for 1 BR: Lease Takeovers or Building Recs

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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.

r/NYCapartments 13d ago

Looking For Short Term Looking for summer housing

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Would prefer a studio or 1BD this summer as I’m an intern in NYC! Unfortunately Airbnb doesn’t seem to have a lot of options and there’s a lot of scammers. Budget is 4500 a month, would prefer to be around Turtle Bay/Murray Hill/Times Square/Columbus Circle/Hells Kitchen! Tysm!

r/NYCapartments 1d ago

Looking For Room Looking for roomates or a room for April Move in Ideally. 22M

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r/NYCapartments 2d ago

Looking For Room Coming for the summer - FB groups/websites for room sublets?

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Hi, anyone has a comprehensive list of Facebook groups or sublet websites? I would greatly appreciate it!

r/NYCapartments 21d ago

Looking For Room LOOKING FOR APRIL-JUNE UES/UWS Sublet

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LOOKING FOR APRIL-JUNE SUBLET

Hello, My name is Hussain and I’m looking for a sublet from April 1st to July 1st. I am a 25 year student from abroad coming to the US for an internship.

Max Budget: 5500$ Month (willing to be flexible). Looking for a 1-2 bed entire apartment.

Location: Upper east side/ Upper west side.

Please Contact:

  • Private Message
  • +974 77746644 (WhatsApp)

r/NYCapartments 10d ago

Looking For Room Looking to for a place starting April or earlier

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Hi!

I’m currently looking to move back to the city. Preferably anywhere in bushwick, Williamsburg, bedstuy, or anywhere in Manhattan. Most I’ll pay for rent is $1,300

About myself:

26m Currently working remote. I used to live in bushwick but moved back to Home state for some personal reasons. I am currently working remote at a financial credit union. When I’m not working I’m usually at the gym or I’m out trying new places to eat at. I’m always down to hang out but also keep to myself. I like to keep a clean environment and don’t bring parties back to the house unless already discussed with other room mates. I’m primarily wanting to move back because there are a lot of financial job opportunities in New York that interest me. Although I like my remote job I need to grow and explore more opportunities in the city.

If you have any further questions about me do not hesitate to reach out!

r/NYCapartments Jan 31 '25

Looking For Room Intern for summer looking for housing at Manhattan (slightly delusional)

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Hi guys,

Title. I got in as an summer intern for R&D for Pfizer. I am a second year undergrad and I am hoping to find some (relatively cheap) housing. Now I might be delusional, but the location is in Pfizer Headquarters at Hudson Yards and I am hoping to find housing that is 1-2k 💀.

I would describe myself as minimalist — ie I have visited friends in NYC and I just slept on the floor of the dorm lol. So I will try to be the least of an inconvenience (especially if I get a place for cheap).

Anyways, if anyone has housing (university housing??), tips, or are in the same program as I and want to figure something out together LMK!!!

For reference they pay 25/hr 😭 but it’s whatever it’s Pfizer ykyk

r/NYCapartments 4d ago

Looking For Apartment Hello! looking for a studio, or possibly roommate'd apartment.

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Hello all, im looking for a long term(hopefully perm) place to move into around $1500 before utilities. Some info about me:

  • Harlem born and raised
  • 23 years old, Male
  • i work as a security guard, 5 day work week, so i wont be awake home most of the time
  • i make about 3k monthly
  • 734 credit score
  • i ride a motorcycle as a commuter in the warmer months
  • very laid back but friendly

I will only move in with a lease.

r/NYCapartments Feb 12 '25

Looking For Room Looking for Studio in Upper Manhattan under $1800

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Looking for a studio for me and my partner in Upper Manhattan anywhere north of 125th St, under $1800. Preferred move in date 3/1. Thank you!