last, desperate plea

so, this is my last gasp- the apt hunt has totally gutted me and i'm starting to believe that there are no good brokers anywhere. i mean, literally, anywhere. so, i thought i would check with you guys out there and see if you had any broker advice.

if anyone has ever used a broker in brooklyn and liked them, could you please please please pass them along? we've been lied to so many times that i'm starting to think they get paid to lie. the little d*s apt details are: 1br, no ground floor apts, cats allowed, $1400. areas: cobble hill, ft. greene, clinton hill, carroll gardens, boerum hill, park slope (fifth ave area, you know, near the fun stuff) and brooklyn heights. or if anyone knows of an area of williamsburg that has trees, we're in. i don't think it exists though. anyway, that's it. my last gasp. i appreciate any help at all, brokers, real estate companies, management companies, anything. i also appreciate your time and listening to my play by play of the horrors of apt hunting. all my deepest thanks, d*s