Virginia K. Smith

If you've been on the hunt for affordable housing options in Williamsburg, now's the time to make a move: applications are available for 38 subsidized rentals at 59 Frost Street, a new seven-story development with 47 apartments. To enter the lottery for the 38 available spots, you'll need to get your applications in before Dec. 22, DNAinfo reports.

Cramming two roommates into a 300-square-foot apartment is not only doable, it can be surprisingly stylish (Curbed NY)

Materials that mimic marble countertops for a fraction of the price (Apartment Therapy)

We hear it all the time, and are reminded of it on the first of every month—the rent in NYC is too damn high. So it's not exactly a shocker that more people than ever are choosing to shack up with roommates, and are spending huge swaths of their income for the privilege. Something a little less expected: most renters seem to think this is an acceptable state of affairs.

Looking to rent in the city with a budget of $2,400 a month? To make the search that much easier, we've rounded up rentals in your price range that are available right now in all five boroughs, from one-bedrooms in the heart of Manhattan to roommate-friendly shares in the outer boroughs.

Almost everyone who's lived in a NYC apartment has had to deal with a miniscule bathroom—and often, sharing it with roommates—and barring a major overhaul, a cramped, poorly lit WC can start to feel like an inevitable fact of life. Not so: an Apartment Therapy reader named Louise recently wrote about her reno of a narrow little bathroom, and passed along some seriously useful strategies, to boot.