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I pay $1,475 a month for a nice and newly renovated by small junior 1 bedroom in Greenpoint. I’ve been here almost 2 years – my lease is up at the end of June. But I was laid off last month and am living off of my severance and unemployment for now, and I called my landlord to let him now that I would need to break my lease early and was planning on moving out at the end of April. I thought 2 months notice was fair, and it is silly for me to pay so much when I could move into a 2 bedroom in the area with a roommate for less than $1,000 a month, probably even around $800 a month for a decent place seems possible now. My landlord took it well, but suggested that he might be able to drop the rent so I can stay for the duration of my lease, and he asked me to call him back soon. I am not sure how much of a decrease I can reasonably ask for, or if he could go low enough that it would be worth staying. Does anyone with experience in the market now have any insight? Thanks!