[maxawaytoolong]

You cannot find a nice, inexpensive apartment in Astoria or Williamsburg for much less than $1900 anymore. Williamsburg is way overpriced now. Better luck in Astoria but honestly you have to go pretty deep into Queens or Brooklyn for any combination of "nice and inexpensive." It's not going to be a very hip neighborhood.

[chrisaycock]

Up until this summer I had a two-bedroom apartment in Astoria for $1545. My friend has a one-bedroom in Williamsburg for ~$1300 (which he moved to about eight years ago).