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What is the best way my wife and I can find a nice apartment in Park Slope? (Brooklyn, New York)?

We will be moving to NYC in July, and I will be flying out in May to secure an apartment. Other than the Village Voice and Craigslist, do you have any recommendations? Any links would be great. P.S. We are both professionals, looking to rent in the $2K - $2.5K range (1BR).

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1. My partner and I moved to park slope last summer (and the market has changed since then). What we found was that in NYC, brokers really do have the best apartments and it was worth dealing with them. That said, sometimes the broker fee can be negotiable to save you a little money. Also, the market is dropping, so you may be able to negotiate a bit more on price than you would have in the past. I would avoid craigslist like the plague. After 3 weeks of searching on there, it was full of terrible apts and shady characters. Every apartment we saw on there turned out to be an utter waste of time. If you pay a broker fee, you should definitely be able to get a place in that price range through a legitimate broker. If you are willing to go to the borders of park slope (south park slope, windsor terrace) you may even be able to find something with more amenities, slightly larger, or slightly cheaper.