Not every apartment in Brooklyn is insanely expensive. There is "affordable housing", but not everyone will qualify, and you might have to spend significant energy on doing paperwork and stroking The Bureaucracy.
Here are two links to articles on two rental opportunities. One is in Bushwick, for as little as $519/month. The other is in Clinton Hill, Ocean Hill and Brownsville, and offers apartments for as little as $689/month.
Here are two links to articles on two rental opportunities. One is in Bushwick, for as little as $519/month. The other is in Clinton Hill, Ocean Hill and Brownsville, and offers apartments for as little as $689/month.