Depending on the level of comfort you are used to, you can go a lot cheaper. I shared a room in Bed-Stuy for $350 / month and biked to Hacker School. I did the

Depending on the level of comfort you are used to, you can go a lot cheaper. I shared a room in Bed-Stuy for $350 / month and biked to Hacker School. I did then blow the money I'd saved by eating out every day, but that's a different matter.