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pndmnd
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/04
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Posted: 1/22/05 at 5:07pmI just received an internship in NYC. I've visited, but visiting isn't the same as living there. What areas are good to live in?
#1re: Housing...
Posted: 1/22/05 at 5:11pmIt all depends on what your financial situation is. Seeing that you are an intern, I'll assume that you'll want to save as much money. When I first moved to NY, I got a tiny one-bedroom in Morningside Heights. I now live on the Upper West Side. You could probably get a studio flat on either the Upper East or Upper West for $1500.
pndmnd
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/04
#2re: Housing...
Posted: 1/22/05 at 5:20pmYeah, I'm definitely looking for as cheap as possible while still living in a fairly clean building in a fairly safe neighborhood. I'm female, so I'm slightly freaked about it, but excited, too. My office will be on Madison Ave. at 49th St. Is it better to live near work in NYC, or is commuting not too bad?
#3re: Housing...
Posted: 1/22/05 at 5:28pmYou could live in Hoboken, or in an outer borough of the city, but the commuting costs could be pretty high. If I were you, I'd look for a studio in the city, or try to rent a room.
#4re: Housing...
Posted: 1/22/05 at 5:34pmWhen i first moved here, i found a good place in Astoria, Queens - and the commute's not so bad.
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pndmnd
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/04
#6re: Housing...
Posted: 1/22/05 at 10:16pmCriagslist is how I found my current apartment (I'm in Chicago right now). Part 2 of my question is this: In Chicago the different neighborhoods have different feels and "personalities". Is that the same in New York, and if so, what are they like?
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
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Posted: 1/22/05 at 10:22pm
NYC used to have different feels and personalities, but all the yuppie scum have moved in and made it all vanilla. Actually the Upper West Side is family oriented, Chelsea is gay oriented, West Village is student oriented (and people like me who can't give up their rent stabilization).
Keep an eye on places in Yorkville (that's the upper east side way way way over by First Avenue/York Avenue in the 70's & 80's). Sometimes bargains can be found there because the subway doesn't run over there.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
pndmnd
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/04
#9re: Housing...
Posted: 1/22/05 at 10:26pmHe's right. Upper West Side is very family. I can't think of a better place to raise my son, now three. It's also very liberal and gay friendly. We are very warm and accepting, which is more than I can say about our East Side neighbors.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#10re: Housing...
Posted: 1/22/05 at 10:30pmAnother suggestion: when you go looking at apartments, take your checkbook. If you see something you like, put a deposit down. If you say, "I'd like to bring back my mother tomorrow to see it" you'll be watching someone else move in your apartment.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
pndmnd
Broadway Star Joined: 4/3/04
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Posted: 1/22/05 at 10:39pmThanks for that, too! I'm flying out next week to find a place. Are their any guide books that I should check out on living in NYC? Again, I've visited, but visiting Chicago was a lot different than living here, and I would think New York would be the same.
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