Visit the following places to learn more about internship opportunities in the USA

• AICGS (American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, Washington): www.aicgs.org/internships.shtml
• DAAD: www.daad.org
• German companies in the U.S. (through the German American Chamber of Commerce in New York): www.germany-usa.com/gaccny
• German Consulate and German UN-Mission: www.diplo.de/praktika
• United Nations www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/examin/internsh/intern.htm
• USA Interns Program: www.usa-interns.org
• World-wide internships: http://www.globalplacement.com
  

Places to stay in New York City:

• rooms for interns (male): http://www.kolpingny.org/index.cfm
• room for interns (female): http://www.websterapartments.org
• sublets and apartments to rent: http://www.craigslist.org; http://www.metroroommates.com
• furnished apartments: http://www.metro-home.com/corp.html
• the German American Chamber of Commerce housing list: http://www.gaccny.com/