Do you know how it feels to rent an apartment in New York? No, we are not talking about the fun part of living in New York but we want you to know how awful it can be.
Even if you never have, you’ve likely heard horror stories. Everything from the apartment itself to the actual experience of renting can be downright painful. And let’s not even talk about the expense.
To show just how terrible apartment hunting in the Big Apple can be, fellow New Yorkers are sharing their worst finds and moments they’ve experienced in the process. You won’t believe your eyes on some of these!
Scroll down to see shockingly bad apartments in New York.
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Looking for apartments in NYC is wild depressing.
Like how you put a fridge on top of a bed and want 1375 a month for it? pic.twitter.com/dMa4YE9V0Z— ♈️✨✨🦋 (@_bg0ld) August 21, 2018
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https://twitter.com/CaitCamelia/status/1460383819169779713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1460383819169779713%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftiphero.com%2Fbad-new-york-apartments
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all this grinding finally paying off 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/4IBGKlkqb5
— ☆ ‧dreamboy··‧̩̥˟͙冬˟͙‧̩̥l (@LilNasX) November 17, 2018
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NYC apartment living… pic.twitter.com/cd02wK0F7G
— Find me @ Stefmara on bluesky/threads. (@Stefmara) September 15, 2021
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NYC LANDLORDS: It’s not that bad in the apartment.
THE NOT THAT BAD APARTMENT: pic.twitter.com/Yk3F48jzlP
— The Nostalgia Queen (@Snow_Blacck) November 4, 2021
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This beautiful view from my NYC apartment.
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https://twitter.com/laaaaur__/status/1287763376307867648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1287763376307867648%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftiphero.com%2Fbad-new-york-apartments
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https://twitter.com/craigheyne/status/1301293838905077760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1301293838905077760%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftiphero.com%2Fbad-new-york-apartments
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My boyfriend and I are experiencing the pleasures of searching for an apartment in NYC and this one is a winner because you can shower and cook breakfast at the same time. No, really, the shower is IN the kitchen. And only for $2,700 /mo. pic.twitter.com/tr9Fn4dl8x
— Michał Kołaczkowski (@MichalKolaczko) January 8, 2022
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https://twitter.com/JucheMane/status/1382694563333148676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1382694563333148676%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftiphero.com%2Fbad-new-york-apartments
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Looking at apartments and this is a studio for $1420 in NYC 😖 pic.twitter.com/kpQPzpj8u6
— BFFR (@NBAjuann) June 25, 2020
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NYC apartments: “efficient and cute kitchen!”
The kitchens in question: pic.twitter.com/JUGVIwIzN0
— alxndr (@alexaldente) February 15, 2022
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https://twitter.com/caitykauffman/status/1378149499365888007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1378149499365888007%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftiphero.com%2Fbad-new-york-apartments
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https://imgur.com/gallery/uVkriT6#1OQZhRZ
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they got the shower in the kitchen across from the stove. new york is insane. pic.twitter.com/ZpiPPyFiie
— nadirah (@hinadirah) June 5, 2021
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This apartment is in Manhattan NYC the Rent is $1400 a month… 😐 pic.twitter.com/gJoxZkjZIZ
— Genesis (@BrothaGenesis) December 5, 2019
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https://twitter.com/eliseswain/status/1493762726979588097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1493762726979588097%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftiphero.com%2Fbad-new-york-apartments
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Things in my friend’s nyc apartment that just make sense pic.twitter.com/pTRuvt8Ngj
— Farnoush Amiri (@FarnoushAmiri) February 12, 2022
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The best thing about the listing for the $3,100 NYC apartment with the bathtub in the kitchen is it includes a mocked up image of how it would look once you include a dining table & chairs https://t.co/vaCvFtNzPQ pic.twitter.com/2QScGeDUSG
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) July 2, 2019
