SubletNY vs Listings Project for NYC sublets
Use Listings Project when you value a human reading every listing before it goes out, when you are looking for a live/work or studio space as well as an apartment, or when a weekly email suits how you search. Use SubletNY when you want to search any day by neighbourhood, dates and price, when you are listing and would rather not pay per week, and when you want neighbourhood asking prices beside the listings.
Facts about Listings Project are taken from the sources listed at the end and were last checked on October 28, 2026. Listings Project is not affiliated with SubletNY.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Listings Project | SubletNY |
|---|---|---|
| Who lists | Individuals, many of them artists and creative workers, offering sublets, rooms, whole apartments and live/work spaces. Staff read each listing before it is published. | NYC leaseholders subletting their own place, plus clearly labelled reposts of public listings; reposts never enter the search index. |
| Cost to list | A real-estate listing in New York, New Jersey or Connecticut runs one week for $47, with higher rush prices after the Tuesday deadline (Listings Project help centre, checked on the date below). | Free. |
| Cost to rent | Free to read, by email every Wednesday or on the site. No broker fees, since listings come from individuals. | Free. No broker fee and no service fee; SubletNY does not take payments. |
| Stay length | Anything the lister offers: short sublets, longer rentals and work spaces in the same email. | 30 days or longer, by exact dates, so a search for "June 1 to August 15" only shows places free for those dates. |
| Verification | Editorial review of every listing by staff before publication. | The lister confirms their email with a one-time code before the listing goes live; listings pinned outside New York City are rejected; reposts are labelled as such. |
| How you make contact | Email to the lister from the listing. | A contact form on every listing reaches the lister directly. Renters can also save a search and be emailed when a matching listing is posted. |
| Coverage | Started in New York City; now other regions as well. | Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, with a page per neighbourhood showing live counts and asking prices. |
When Listings Project is the better choice
- Human curation: a person reads every listing, which filters out most spam before you see it.
- Live/work spaces, studios and other non-apartment listings in the same place.
- A community of listers and readers that has existed for more than two decades.
When SubletNY is the better choice
- Searching on any day, filtered by dates, price and neighbourhood, on a map, instead of waiting for Wednesday.
- Listing for free with a page that stays live until your dates pass, instead of paying per week.
- Asking prices per neighbourhood and a monthly price index, and email alerts for a saved search.
Sources
- Listings Project help centre: listing fees and deadlines
- Listings Project help centre: free and supporting memberships
Fees and policies change. If something here is out of date, email hello@subletny.com and I will correct it.
