Patrick, I don't know if this is any help but you can access the classifieds of the Village Voice on its web site, www.VillageVoice.com. If it appears this might be helpful, for a small fee they will send you the ads before they come out in print, and I believe they will screen them for you and pull ones that fit your needs. But you'll need to take a look first if they have anything listed for so far in advance.

Craisglist is either hit or miss. And some do provide photos. But it's free so there's a lot of ads that are irrelevant and inane. Happy hunting (and isn't it a bit chilly today? Brrr. Not a Florida Chamber of Commerce day for sure).

Very interesting. I emailed back to ask specifically if the fee listed on the two apartments he sent me listings for applied to all apartments. His reply was that the fee "can be negotiable" whatever that means.
What is the name of the agent you used. Erik is the one I've talked with.

By the way one of the apartments he sent me a listing for was at 61st between 9th and 10th and does have a view of Lincoln Center. Reference # 6093 at $4000. That's not the same one is it?

Missed your post Tandoori Girl. Well, as I often say, Naples isn't Tampa. Took our walk on the beach this morning, just finished some door trim painting outside and it is now a beautiful and sunny 69 degrees. I won't complain! But they are predicting the lowest temps in two years here tonight. Maybe in the upper 30's!

It's sunny here but chilly if you're in the shade. Tomorrow, Naples could be Tampa, hehehe -- it's heading south.

I'll not send you any more useless information after this but here's a page from the NYU medical college that lists rental agencies and other options for finding housing.

http://www.med.nyu.edu/ochap/resources.html#other

I was reminded by a friend who recently looked for a 3 month rental of Feathered Nest, a major rental agency. For some reason when I search for them on the web, I can't find them but found a wonderful page of agents in the process

http://directory.google.com/Top/Regi...state/Rentals/

Without spending to much time, found 2 apts that look interesting. Only downside (apart from will they commit to you for May/June now is they're both prewar apts with window a/c.

56th St and 8th Ave $2800 per month
http://www.liveinnyc.com/gifs/56pic/56pic.html

55th St and 6th Ave $2500 per month
http://www.liveinnyc.com/gifs/55and6/55and6.html

I think in the world of corporate/short stay apts., if they find someone tomorrow who wants to rent for 6 mos. they'd rather do that than commit to you for one.

Have you considered running your own wanted ad in craigslist?

BTW, Long Acre House seems to be listed with a lot of different agents. I wonder if they have their own on sit agents?

Sorry I screwed up your thread with that url :-@

McLaurie, you are a gem. Those are two of the nicest looking places I've seen and both under $3000. And I could "survive" the window air conditioner. I'm emailing, but of course, I'm sure I'll find out they won't commit yet for a month in May/June. But worth a try and I'm certainly adding them to my rapidly expanding bookmarked list.

OK, so now the bad part is that in the small print on that website (livinnyc.com) I see "the brokerage fee for short term rentals of under 2 months is generally one-half month's rent". So I guess that means the $2800 apartment is really $4200??

Negotiable?? Gee, we weren't given that option!! We dealt with Christophe. The apartment we rented was on 64th between Central Park West and Broadway (30 Lincoln Plaza). The 61st street apartment can't be between 9th and 10th -- has to be Columbus and Amsterdam.

Posting a "housing wanted" ad on Craigslist was the best advice of all. Thanks McLaurie. I posted an ad describing what we were looking for in May or June. I got about a dozen responses -- mostly way off base, like the place at 121st street that was a room in a private apartment. But I got one email from a couple who are traveling from the city next summer and offered their one bedroom apartment at 8th and 45th (right next door to where we've stayed before) for just $2400. The pictures were very nice, they seem like lovely people, and after about a dozen emails back and forth we have agreed to take it.

So this seems like less money than we expected. A location we know and like, and now we can go ahead and make firm plans like theatre tickets instead of having to wait until a month before to know where and when we'd be.

Thanks again for the advice, McLaurie.

:-D So glad to hear it worked out.