Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
#1Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 2:28pm
Or at least I'm hoping to. My goal is to be moved to the city within 6 months. I plan to go in the next few months and start the job hunt. My main concern is a place to live. Any suggestions on neighborhoods that are good for someone living in the city for the first time? I appreciate the help.
Updated On: 10/16/11 at 02:28 PM
#2Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 2:48pm
Since these questions will be asked, I'll venture them:
1) Do you have a budget or price range?
2) Do you want to live alone? Are you moving with someone?
3) Are you comfortable living with roommates?
4) Do you only want to live in Manhattan, or are you considering the boroughs?
#2Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 3:54pm
1) I'd prefer around 1100-1250
2) I'm cool with living with a roommate.
3) I don't mind living in a borough at all.
#3Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 4:04pm
For 1250 you could probably get a studio in an outer borough and live alone.
One bedrooms in Manhattan are at least 2000. If you live in a borough, you could probably share a 2bedroom with a roommate for the same amount.
#4Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 4:17pm
Until recently, I was living in a two-bedroom in Astoria for $1600/month plus utilities (usually about an extra $100 a month). So, I'd imagine you could get a studio or one-bedroom in Astoria for $1200 or less. Personally, I think it's a great area, and very close to Manhattan (five minutes to UES, 15 to midtown by train).
I found both my current and former apartments through Craigslist. I know some people have had horrible experiences with it, but I have been lucky and gotten two great apartments. So don't rule that out.
#5Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 4:26pm
If you don't mind living with a roommate, there are plenty of lovely apartments on the UES well within your budget- in nice, safe areas. My roommate and I live in a two-bedroom railroad style (meaning you have to walk through one room to get to the next). Our combined rent is $1650, and we're not far from the 86th st. subway stop. Friends of ours have found better deals in this same area, too.
Now, obviously, our rooms aren't as large as they would be out in a borough. But we're not living in closet-sized rooms, either. I like the convenience of living in Manhattan, and that's basically what I'm paying for.
And I recommend craigslist. It's where we found this place, and saw quite a few others.
#6Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 4:43pmlocation location location. Just to give you an extreme case, my friend owns a building near me in the west village. They're all one bedroom apts. and the current rent which she is now getting for her vacant apts. is $4500.
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#7Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 4:53pmDon't know if you have already found one or transferring but the number 1 thing you should have before moving out here is a job.
#8Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 7:25pmAny tips on a good "first time New Yorker neighborhoods"?
#9Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 7:26pmA specific neighborhood doesn't exist. It all depends on what you're looking for.
#10Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 7:44pmTime Out New York Magazine had an article this week on apartment hunting. Might be worth checking out. I think you can find that online.
#11Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 9:08pm
Thanks for the tip I'll try to find it. Id prefer a neighborhood thats young yet family oriented at the same time and also convenient to what I'll need to survive: market, pharmacy, etc. As a first timer Id prefer Manhattan till I learn the subways (which is a whole other story).
Updated On: 10/16/11 at 09:08 PM
#12Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 9:23pmHave you ever been here?
#13Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 9:41pm
Please, please don't move to NYC without a job lined up, it won't be a good experience. I'm not trying to be intrusive but do you live in a large city now/have you before?
I lived in NY for four years and am now back in the 'burbs. It's a very different lifestyle and I'll probably move back after grad school but it's definitely not for everyone!
#14Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 10:01pm
Based on what you're looking for, Astoria sounds like a great fit for you. And it's within your budget and close enough to Manhattan that you can come and go as you please. There's plenty of great culture right in the neighborhood, too.
I agree with the comments that it might not be the best decision to move to NYC without a job, but since you're taking your time before your move, I assume that you're trying to line something up and get things together.
#15Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 10:22pmI am most certainly trying to get things lined up before I start to look. 6 months is a goal but if I'm not 110% certain that I'll get there and survive I won't budge. I've been to the city quite a few times but haven't been in a couple of years.
#16Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 10:39pmIt's also a good idea to come with a cash reserve which will cover all expenses for a few months in case it takes that long to get a job and settle in.
#17Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 11:38pm
broadwaydevil, I moved here in late March, sans job, and had a job the first week of May. It really can be done!
As for the first neighborhood to live in: I lived on the border of Bed-Stuy and Clinton Hill for the first two months. (Very close to the Franklin Avenue stop.) If it sounds crazy, well... if a petite Asian girl can get by there without incident, so can you.
#18Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 11:39pmLizzie - not saying it can't be done, but it's a pretty scary experience to undergo that adds a lot of stress to what is already a big transformation. Congrats though!
#19Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/16/11 at 11:44pmI think Jane's idea is a good one, too. Having that cash reserve can really help out through the lean times. But anything can be done. I came to New York as a student ten years ago and--aside from two years away when I was doing a master's degree--have lived here and been continuously employed ever since. Not all the jobs were great--lots and lots of strictly survival work--but they kept money in my wallet. And now I have a job in my chosen profession.
#20Yet Another Im Moving To NYC Thread
Posted: 10/17/11 at 12:10amYeah, I arrived with 7 - 8 months' worth of savings. Which really helped when I got laid off in July! Luckily I had another job by Labor Day.
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