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Posted: 6/14/12 at 3:00pm

I'm in Seattle right now but will be moving to New York in September. I plan on finding a sublet through Gypsy Housing on Facebook until I can find a more permanent place to live. Realistically, how much would I be spending on rent? I'm definitely open to living in any of the boroughs (sp). I don't need anything super fancy, but I also don't want to feel scared walking home at night. I stayed in Williamsburg the last time I was there and I loved it, but I don't know if I could afford to live there.

Thanks a bunch :)

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Posted: 6/14/12 at 3:33pm

Do you want to live alone?

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Posted: 6/14/12 at 3:37pm

I'm fine living with a roommate(s). I know that would be a better option.

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Posted: 6/14/12 at 3:43pm

Well, to be on the safe side you should probably be prepared for 1000-1500 a month if you plan on sharing.

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Posted: 6/14/12 at 3:52pm

If you choose a roommate situation in, say, Astoria, you probably shouldn't pay much more than $850 for your bedroom.

In Manhattan, it can be drastically more expensive. Jordan's post above is about on par. My apartment is a two-room studio in the middle of Hell's Kitchen for $1,795 a month. When I was looking for it, I couldn't find anything in that area for under $1650.

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Posted: 6/14/12 at 3:59pm

And our 2BR in HK is 3K a month. It's going to be cheaper the further out you go but not by much lately. A friend of mine was apt hunting in Queens and couldn't find a decent share for under $1000 a month. Times is hard, sir.

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Posted: 6/14/12 at 4:08pm

Oh, lawsy...really?

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Posted: 6/14/12 at 4:12pm

Yeah it's really awful out there now.

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Posted: 6/16/12 at 12:06pm

My former roommate just moved to Astoria three months ago and is in a $900 a month apartment. They're still out there.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

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Posted: 6/16/12 at 12:10pm

This is a bad time of year to move, anyway. September won't be much better, unfortunately. If you're willing to live in upper Manhattan (ie the Heights/Inwood) you can reasonably find two-bedroom apartments in the $1,600 or so range.

Your best shot is to look on Craigslist for a share/roommate situation, then look in, say, January or February, when it's not quite as crazy.

Updated On: 6/16/12 at 12:10 PM

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Posted: 6/16/12 at 1:29pm

Like many other people I'm coming out to New York for school (Atlantic Acting School) so I have to be there by September.

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Posted: 6/16/12 at 6:04pm

If you are willing to live in Jersey and commute, you can find some really fantastic deals. It's a good place to start out. My apartment is a ten minute walk to the PATH train, and then it takes twenty minutes to get into the city. Not too bad. 3BR/1300 a month. I had planned to move into the city eventually, but I really dig the low rent where I am at the moment.

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Posted: 6/16/12 at 6:53pm

My best friend lives in Jersey City and loves it as well. He can never get anyone to go out to his place but he still enjoys it. lol

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Posted: 6/17/12 at 8:35am

I grew up in Astoria, and I HIGHLY recommend the neighborhood, for several reasons. Its access to Manhattan and its diversity would be at the top of the list. Known as a Greek neighborhood, you can find great Greek food there, but the neighborhood is really very diverse. I went to high school on East 85th Street, and it only took me 30 minutes or so door-to-door. Midtown is even quicker.

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Posted: 6/17/12 at 9:01am

I can recommend Astoria and Sunnyside as well. Most folks I know pay around $800 in rent in a shared living situation. The Heights is similar in price, but depending on where you are, it can be a little sketchy and a long train ride to Midtown.

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