[lowbridge]

Rent Stabilized here.

How hard or easy was it getting a rent stabilized apartment? Was there a long waiting list, etc.?

[Clemenza]

Rent stabilized places are common in the outer boroughs, particularly in "non-hip" neighborhoods such as mine. The best thing is to comb the ads in the Village Voice and look for "rent stabilized" in the ads. Even if the ad does not say rent stabilized, ask the broker/agent anyway. In my case, the ad did not say rent stabilized, but when I asked the broker (who was the son of my landlord) he told me that his apartments were indeed rent stabilized, which made this grad student jump for joy.