Tools that are handy for rental listings
(in no particular order)
1. Rentenna -- ranks landlords/neighborhood/local amenities.
2. Streeteasy.com -- advanced search tools including searching by commute time.
2. UrbanEdgeNY.com -- nofee apartment listings directly from landlords.
3. InsideDigs -- connects you to the current apartment occupants of units up for rent.
4. Seriousrenters.com -- interactive tools including a renter resume.
5. NYBits.com -- aggregates units for rent from other sites
6. NakedApartments.com -- pay a fee to search; landlords/brokers pay monthly sub fee
7. Craigslist.com -- elder of the bunch, narrow search by borough
Good For Real Estate Gossip: Curbed.com