HELP! Advice on Apt. complexes/ buildings in Bloomfield, Nutley, Lyndhurst, etc (Newark: apartment complexes, rentals)

[cmt2bept]

Hello! I will be moving from Florida to NJ for school in Newark and have been looking into apartments in Bloomfield, Nutley, Lyndhurst, and the surrounding areas. I have done rent.com, gardenstateapartments, nj.com and every other website inbetween but it is really hard to pick a place to live over the internet without some input or recs.
I am seeking any advice on apartment complexes/ buildings in these areas that I am looking for a studio- 1 bedroom up to $ 1000 a month. I have also looked into private houses ( like renting an attic apartmet, or a top floor in a multi family house)
Any guidance is much appreciated! Thank you!

[Autumn31]

You may want to try Belleville or Montclair. Montclair has the bus direct to Newark also but has alot of resturants, a concert hall and nightlife too. You do have to pay for parking if you rent in an apartment building without its own lot...so you may want to check into 2/3 family homes.
Check out www.craigslist.com for rentals in these areas.
http://www.gotomontclairnj.com/
http://www.americantowns.com/nj/montclair