<p>My niece is looking for a place to live or a roommate. She starts her job in Manhattan in a few weeks and is having trouble finding a place to live. She and her parents have been checking Craig’s List, but have not been successful. I was wondering where would be a good place to look for housing and a roommate? I didn’t know if maybe she could check with NYU or Columbia if she wasn’t a student there.</p>
<p>If anyone has any great idea on how to find cheap, safe housing for a new college graduate, we are up to suggestions.</p>
<p>You can check out this site. There is a building across the street from where I live in Brooklyn that is part of this organization and it seems to be very good:</p>
<p>franglish- My niece is moving to NYC for a job as she is a college grad. While your link isn’t what she needs, I will hold on to it as I know several students that this would be helpful for.</p>
<p>Sorry, I misunderstood-- I thought it was just short term! I would agree that Craig’s List would be a great place to start. She can find sublets there as well. Good luck to her! New York City is a wonderful place to live. And Brooklyn rocks! :)</p>
<p>I have just found out that my niece wants to sublet for 2 months this summer and then find a permanent place with a friend in August or September. She feels that it will be easier to find a place to rent once she is living there.</p>
<p>As far as student housing, it seems they are all full with students with internships that made plans well in advance. My niece just found out she was moving to NYC a couple of weeks ago, so not much advance warning.</p>
<p>nyumom-Thank you for your information; unfortunately my niece is not interested at this time.</p>