Perhaps counter-intuitively, the suburbs of NYC are much more expensive than the outer boroughs. You can rent an apartment in Queens or the Bronx for _half_ as

Perhaps counter-intuitively, the suburbs of NYC are much more expensive than the outer boroughs. You can rent an apartment in Queens or the Bronx for _half_ as much as Westchester or Long Island, due to horrifying zoning restrictions on multifamily housing.