Good areas to live in New York?

Alright I have lived in NYC for the last 18 years and I am telling you now, Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn! Manhattan is just done, it's a giant mall. Williamsburg is a bit of a hipster nightmare, but it does have amazing music, art and food within a 20 block radius so it's almost worth it. There are plenty of other awesome neighborhoods in Brooklyn to live in, Carroll Gardens, Greenpoint, Bushwick, Red Hook, Cobble Hill, Park Slope, even Bedstuy is a decent place to live nowadays. But in my opinion Brooklyn is the place to be!

Thanks a lot mate. It's looking more and more like Brooklyn the more people I talk to. Some guy said "you need to live in Manhattan for your first year - I do" and then said "But yeah, I'd move to Williamsburg in a heartbeat.". I'm 99% sure now. My new company has showers and a secure bike bay underground so I'll be riding in as much as possible.

Where's the cool but non-hipster area of Brooklyn then? Carroll Gardens? How much for a 1 bed? Is craigslist the best place to look?
Thanks again!