Virginia K. Smith

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.

"Hot tar" smell means Red Hook might not be the most pleasant 'hood to move to right now... (DNAinfo)

Painting your room with polka dots like this Crown Heights reno: brilliance or madness? (NYM)

At first glance, $1,200 for a Prospect Heights studio within an easy walk of Prospect Park and about eight subway lines seems like a good deal. On the third floor of a pet-friendly, four-story townhouse, the place has two big windows and a fireplace as well. Unfortunately, there's one major, brake-screeching catch: you'll be sharing a bathroom with your neighbor down the hall, a fate most of us haven't endured since living in a dorm.