The 38 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now

Your weekly digest of worth-it apartments. [Curbed]( Listings Edit — May 20 Photo: Courtesy of the owner Just in time for warm weather, we unearthed another batch of lovely private outdoor spaces, including this [backyard garden in Bed-Stuy]( and terraces in [Midtown East](and on the [Upper West Side](. We also spotted a couple of pretty spectacular skylights this week, notably these massive ones in a [Chelsea one-bedroom](. Our picks are organized by neighborhood in order of ascending price. Didn’t see anything from the neighborhood you’re interested in? We’ll try to include a wide range of locations as new units come up. To keep this list fresh, we’re removing listings that have not been rented after two weeks (and will put an asterisk next to holdovers from the previous week). Did someone forward you this email? [Subscribe now]( to get it in your inbox every week. Astoria • [$1,999](: Bright and renovated two-bedroom near the 46th Street R train with French doors and a substantial amount of closet space, renting for less than it did in 2014. • [$2,100*](: Massive two-bedroom right next to the 30th Avenue–Grand Avenue N/W stop, with two arched doorways (plus an arched pass-through window in the kitchen), crown moldings, a brick fireplace, and several slivers of glass block. Bed-Stuy • [$2,000](: 625-square-foot townhouse alcove studio near the Kingston-Throop Avenues C train, with a renovated kitchen, exposed-brick wall, suitable corner (with built-in recessed shelving) for a dining table, lovely private backyard (that can fit a hammock and patio set), plus a (newer) shared washer/dryer in the basement. • [$2,850](: 1,100 square feet in a renovated townhouse, with three bedrooms (the largest of which has French doors, a bay window, a decorative fireplace, plus an office off to the side), an open kitchen (with a peninsula and butcher block countertops), and an alcove for a dining table. • [$3,050](: Lovely full-floor apartment on the northeast corner of Herbert Von King Park, with three bedrooms (two of which overlook the park), two baths (including one en suite), and space for a dining table between the renovated kitchen and the living room. Boerum Hill/Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill • [$2,500](: 700-square-foot one-bedroom (plus office) with great original details (two marble fireplaces, wall moldings, tin ceilings), on the full top floor of a brownstone near Cobble Hill Park. • [$3,450](: Sunny two-bedroom in a brick townhouse on 4th Place near Clinton Street, with ten-foot ceilings and a particularly long and spacious living room. • [$4,100](: 1,100-square-foot two-bedroom, 1.5-bath condo with oversize gridded windows, central AC, an open kitchen with tons of cabinets and a small island, washer/dryer, and access to a huge landscaped courtyard with Viking grills and decked areas. Bushwick • [$2,500 (net effective: $2,290)*](: Extremely large apartment on Stanhope Street, with a bay window (plus more window) that can comfortably fit a home office (think two wide monitors side by side), a second bedroom with coffered ceilings and an ensuite bathroom, and an open living room/kitchen. Chelsea • [$2,000 (net effective: $1,833)](: Relatively spacious studio on West 24th Street (Whole Foods is around the corner) with a dishwasher, a nearly all-pink vintage bathroom, plenty of exposed brick, and three windows overlooking rear gardens. • [$2,995](: One-bedroom on West 19th Street with two legitimately massive skylights, a huge wood-burning brick fireplace, and lots of storage and a dishwasher in the kitchen (there’s a similar [two-bedroom]( in the building going for $4,200). [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Clinton Hill/Fort Greene • [$2,650](: Very cute corner apartment (two short blocks from Fort Greene Park) with one larger bedroom and a smaller windowed room and a bright separate kitchen (which has a dishwasher, six-month-old stove, and a bit of bar seating). • [$2,850*](: Sweet 750-square-foot garden townhouse garden apartment (near the Clinton–Washington Avenues C train) with two decorative fireplaces, exposed brick, built-in bookshelves, wide-plank hardwood floors, a renovated kitchen and bathroom, plus a private patio. Crown Heights • [$2,900*](: Lovely 1,100-square-foot parlor-floor apartment near Utica Avenue, with beautiful French doors, inlaid parquet floors, and wall moldings and sconces, plus a bay window on each end and a renovated kitchen that leads out to a deck and 1,000-square-foot backyard garden. Ditmas Park • [$1,800](: A particularly good find on East 19th Street near Newkirk Plaza Q train, with herringbone floors, arched doorways (and arched recessed shelves), lots of moldings, and a huge bedroom with three windows and — apparently — room for a Peloton. East Village/Lower East Side • [$2,195*](: Renovated one-bedroom near Tompkins Square Park with tons of exposed brick, a sliver of bar seating, a dishwasher, and a bathroom covered in checkered tile. • [$2,800](: A sixth-floor walk-up that’s worth the trek — it has white brick walls and beamed ceilings, a renovated kitchen with some open shelves and a range hood, and an especially big windowed bathroom with more exposed brick, a giant clawfoot tub, and a washer/dryer. • [$3,800](: Apartment on East 5th Street just off Second Avenue, with an actual living room, three relatively spacious bedrooms, and a separate windowed kitchen. Gramercy Park • [$2,850*](: Rare studio that has a private patio as large as the main living area inside (nearly 12 by 20 feet), plus a dining alcove and three closets. Greenpoint • [$2,250](: Railroad-style but charming one-bedroom a block from McGolrick Park, with white-painted floors, a large eat-in kitchen with two windows, and an arched doorway. Harlem/Morningside Heights • [$2,109](: Just a solid rent-stabilized apartment (near the 135th Street 1/2/3 trains) with two spacious bedrooms, windowed kitchen and bathroom, and laundry in the building. • [$2,500*](: Very spacious two-bedroom on the top floor of a 20-foot-wide townhouse on West 130th Street, with three windows (looking out to tall trees) in the living room and a C-shaped kitchen with tons of cabinets. • [$2,670*](: Bright rent-stabilized two-bedroom right by the West 116th Street B/C train with space for a modest dining table and workspace in the living room, an updated kitchen, and big closets, plus a washer/dryer in its own room (with built-in open shelves). • [$2,695](: Bright four-bedroom with a particularly lovely living room (there are chevron floors with inlays, French doors, and loads of moldings) and a dishwasher in the windowed kitchen, around the corner from the 125th Street 1 train and Riverside Park. Midtown East • [$1,650*](: Huge studio (that fits a queen-size bed and sectional sofa) on First Avenue, with three large windows and decent kitchen storage. • [$2,600](: High-floor one-bedroom in a doorman building on East 56th Street (a two-minute walk from an E train entrance) with large windows, parquet floors, a windowed galley kitchen, plus a 400-square-foot private terrace. Park Slope • [$2.550](: Apartment on Prospect Park West (near 7th Street) with a fireplace, bay window, and lots of wood paneling in the 27-foot-long living room, a surprisingly renovated bathroom (with an unusually large amount of cabinets and counter space), and two walk-in closets in the bedroom. • [$2,800*](: Bright two-bedroom on Eighth Avenue (a three-minute walk from the F/G train) with a long hallway, a separate renovated kitchen (with light gray shaker cabinets), and some vintage pink (tile, tub, and wall-mounted soap dishes) in the bathroom. • [$4,195](: Almost 1,000 square feet across the top two floors of a brownstone with three bedrooms, two decorative fireplaces, a large and especially sunny dining room, and a private deck. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Prospect-Lefferts Gardens • [$3,000*](: A Miami-esque two-bedroom (accessed by a keyed private elevator) in a 2016-built condo on New York Avenue, with a living room completely surrounded by folding glass doors that retract to open up to the 400-square-foot wraparound terrace. Soho • [$9,995](: Full-floor loft (roughly 2,200 square feet) at Wooster and Prince, with an absolutely massive primary bedroom surrounded by six gigantic windows overlooking the street. Upper East Side • [$2,700](: Corner one-bedroom on Lexington Avenue with an ever-so-slightly arched doorway, windowed kitchen, walk-in closet, and laundry room with a washer/dryer and built-in shelves. Upper West Side • [$1,690*](: Small one-bedroom on West 105th Street (near Columbus Avenue) with a rather charming living room, which has a large arched window, floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace, crown moldings, and wall sconces. • [$3,250 (net effective: $2,979)](: Large townhouse one-bedroom (on West 87th Street half a block from Central Park) with high ceilings, a huge wall of exposed brick, and sliding glass doors to a private terrace big enough for an outdoor sectional. Washington Heights • [$2,000*](: 900-square-foot floor-through townhouse one-bedroom next to the West 163rd Street C train, with loads of original details (including exposed brick, pocket doors, two fireplaces, and window shutters). West Village • [$3,295](: A true two-bedroom (that used to rent for $3,650) on Bedford Avenue with a dishwasher and especially bright windowed bathroom. Williamsburg • [$2,921 (net effective: $2,504)*](: Rent-stabilized two-bedroom by the Hewes Street J/M trains with wall moldings, a large kitchen, and a windowed bathroom. • [$3,750](: Two bedrooms plus an office in a townhouse near the Graham Avenue L train, with original stained-glass windows, pocket doors, acacia-wood floors, decorative places, plus newer updates as well (including a skylit bathroom full of subway tile, range hood, and washer/dryer). Never miss a story from Curbed [Subscribe]( now. More of Curbed’s Real Estate Coverage 1. [A Lower East Side One-Bedroom for $495K and a Park Slope Floor-through Condo Plus an unusually airy two-bedroom on the Upper West Side.]( 2. [My Toilet Is My Office In April of 2020, about a month into full-time working from home with her husband and two kids, Niamh Sproul decided something had to change.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( It happened this week — let’s talk about it. 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