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Studio =/= 1 bedroom apartment. A studio for $1000 or a bit less is possible. A 1 bedroom, not so much. Even if the bad areas, many cost that or slightly more. In a decent area, a 1 bedroom is $1100-1200. A studio is a bit less, but you may want to consider that over a 1 bedroom.
apply for NYCHA and apply for lottery apartments/ My building is in Manhattan and a one bedroom is $700, but it is a lottery building. Apply to as many as you can
G Dale....Im really not sure. some of them say only open to NY state residents, others do not. I believe it says it on the posting. There are alot up right now on nyc.gov website and the nychdc website
Let me run down the list of neighborhoods that I know of where it's still possible to find a full 1br/1br for $1000:
Any neighborhood that is served ONLY by the "3" train.
East New York -Crime-
East Crown Heights -Crime-
Brownsville -Crime-
South Jamaica -Crime, Far-
Far Rockaway -Far, nothing there-
Throgs Neck -Far-
College Point -Too damn Far-
St. Albans -Far-
Harlem north (between like 135th and 165th Sts.) -The new ghetto-
Staten Island (unless you get a job and apt there) -Too damn far-
Just about any part of the Bronx south of 180th St -Crime-
if you are living in a building that has such cheap rent, expect rats/mice/bedbugs/roaches/the "works" so to speak. in other words, you will have "friends" who will dine in with you every night and also wake you up for work every now and then by crawling on your face...
you also will be living with tenants from low incomes which means they are less educated and less civilized. all they know is their next meal or "street life."
lastly, if you get past the casual drive-by or random gunshot in these bad neighborhoods, you will not be able to dodge the 7pm to 7am street routine of bachata and reggaeton loving folks blasting their gospel through your windows, and walls (they will vibrate at times).
sell your junk, downsize your life, and move in with your other someone into a studio for $1200 and up. you are NOT paying for the home. you are paying for the quality of life/safety.
Basement apt in SE Queens, safe neighborhoods and if you're in walking distance to one of the LIRR stations its 30 minutes to Midtown but $$$
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