Hi, this summer I'll be in New York for an internship and I'm having trouble finding a place to stay.<p>Craigslist (and padmapper) do provide such informations, but they are quite hard to browse and I'm already spending hours to search for a suitable accomodation.<p>So I was wondering if there's a better tool to search with; some sort of student house would be fine but I couldn't find anything. Also, sharing an apartment with someone would be good.<p>Suggestions? Thanks
This might seem a little crazy, but I would suggest taking a look at Hotwire, Priceline, and other discount hotel websites.<p>I did a quick search, you can get a crappy hotel for $60 a night through Hotwire in the NYC area. Consider what you get for that price: free use of clean towels, linens, pillows, etc, free breakfast -everyday-, free toiletries, and possibly room for a second person. You can save money by packing less and buying less going this way.<p>Compared to a hostel @ $80 a night in a private room, that's a pretty good deal.
Your problem is that "cheap place" and New York are incompatible. How much do you consider cheap? I'm moving to New York and I haven't seen an apartment for less than $1800/m. I don't think you'll even find a share for less than $1000 a month and if you do, it's going to be way out in deep brooklyn, or up in the bronx, or weird (sharing a bed with two albanian guys) or random luck.<p>Also, craigslist is really the only way to do it.<p>airbnb.com has good places to crash.<p>maybe consider new jersey if cost is the biggest issue.
I am pretty sure NYU has a summer stay program in their dorms. You may want to check SVA also.<p>I lived in a student only residence that was run by a private company for 1 semester quite a while ago. Seems like it has changed a bit since then but their site is here: <a href="http://www.studenthousing.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.studenthousing.org</a><p>Other than that sublets on craigslist are your best bet.
I don't know if the (<a href="http://www.hackerhalfwayhouse.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hackerhalfwayhouse.org/</a>) is open to prospective roommates now, but they do throw a helluva party for HOPE. If you need to cheaply fill a gap between arriving and moving in there's always a hostel--a bed and a locker for around $30 per night, or a very small room for around $80.
Try craigslist. I live in a private bedroom in a 3 bdrm apartment in Park Slope, 2 subway stops from Manhattan. I pay $900/month. I have a friend in Sunset Park (brooklyn) that pays around $700/month for a private studio apartment. That's about 30-40 minutes by subway to manhattan.