Its peak subletting season in NYC. Last year I created this note on my phone and shared it with friends who were interning and needed to find a sublet. These are the best subletting groups on Facebook:
Free groups
NYC Housing, Rooms, Apartments, Sublets (the OG)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/6758853177/This one’s been around forever and is still the biggest. Tons of posts every day and the mods actually keep it relatively clean which is rare.
Girls Who Sublet NYC
https://www.facebook.com/groups/766157679261478/If you can get in here (women only), it’s probably the best quality by far. Listings are just better and less scammy. They also have an IG where people post openings / roommate requests and it gets a lot of traction: https://www.instagram.com/girlswhosublet.nyc/
Sublet NYC
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1684799386270722This one is still small but has grown a lot recently. It used to be more niche (rent controlled apts etc) but now it’s public and pretty active. Worth checking daily because I have found the best options here and there's less competition as the group is smaller.
Paid groups (I paid but personally don’t think they’re worth it)
NYC Sublets & Apartments ($25/month)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/nycsublets/It works, but you’re basically paying for something you can get for free in the groups above.
Sweats & The City ($50)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/537122250305025/People know it and its a female only group, but same story. Hard to justify paying.