Don t get one around NYU cause they are very expensive.Other boroughs like Bronx Brooklyn are good cheap, depending on the area.I suggest you use Craigslist.com and click New York City and search for apartments there. They have a bunch of cheap ones.
Well, you can forget the Borough of Manhattan, which is expensive. You might want to looking in the the outer boroughs, such as Queens and Brooklyn, which will be cheaper.Good luck
AHHH WTF just go move to Harlem and mess it up for all the longtime residents.