Even though the rental prices for the NYC Apartments in New York City are very high and not going to reduce in coming years which looks immovable, but still you should negotiate by all means possible. This impossible thing can be made possible with the help of an experienced agent who can help you to negotiate the rental prices and other fees with the landlords and help you to make a deal with the owner.
You should be aware of all things about renting apartment before looking for NYC Apartments for Rent and also get some information about what to negotiate and have some idea about rental prices of other places or other neighbourhoods. If your agent thinks that you have some idea about the rentals and negotiating process it will be lot easier for the agent to make a serious deal with landlord.
There are two different kinds of listing all the agents' deals with. One is open listing and the other one is closed listings. In open listing several agents wants to make a deal on one apartment for their clients. That means many people are seeking same apartment and many agents are involved to settle the deal. In closed listing only one agent has rights to close the deal. Mainly open listing is much easier to negotiate because the agents are in hurry to make a deal and close the deal so that they get commission.
You can also push a little by forcing the agent to close the deal and lower rent and others fees. Give him an idea that how much you are willing to pay for rental, and then offer to get the NYC Apartments for Rent then and there if the agent is willing to negotiate the given rate to the owner of the building. If you negotiate in correct way and follow the right time than you may get the rental prices lesser than what you expected.