January 30, 2007
Should We Live in Manhattan Or Brooklyn?
audiologic311 asked:
My boyfriend and I are moving to NY in July. He is going to CUNY Brooklyn and I am hoping to work in the financial district (which is where I have worked since I graduated from college 3 yrs ago). We are in our early 20s. We visited last yr and only went around Manhattan, but heard Brooklyn (Park Slope or Williamsburg) was a safe, nice place to live. We do not want to pay over $1600 for rent. Any suggestions on where to look or if we need a broker? Where is the best place to live? We are looking to go with around $5-6K…does that seem like enough to get started in case I cannot find a job for the first 2 months or so? Any help would be greattttlyy appreciated!
My boyfriend and I are moving to NY in July. He is going to CUNY Brooklyn and I am hoping to work in the financial district (which is where I have worked since I graduated from college 3 yrs ago). We are in our early 20s. We visited last yr and only went around Manhattan, but heard Brooklyn (Park Slope or Williamsburg) was a safe, nice place to live. We do not want to pay over $1600 for rent. Any suggestions on where to look or if we need a broker? Where is the best place to live? We are looking to go with around $5-6K…does that seem like enough to get started in case I cannot find a job for the first 2 months or so? Any help would be greattttlyy appreciated!
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Comments on Should We Live in Manhattan Or Brooklyn?
Brooklyn is not as expensive as Manhattan. I prefer Manhattan myself, it’s livelier, more exciting where all the best restaurants, clubs, shops, department stores, museums, hotels, etc are. In Brooklyn you will get more for your money. Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights can be very expensive like Manhattan; but there are other great neighborhoods like Williamsburg, Bay Ridge, Greenpoint, Bushwick, etc.
Try to find a place near subway and bus connections. If you are even a few blocks away from one of these think of trudging through the snow and ice of winter everyday on your way to work or school.
Have you considered Queens? It’s also close by and there are some great neighborhoods! I used to live in Flushing Hillcrest.
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Brooklyn. Cheaper, a less hectic scene, and more convenient for him while still convenient for you.
For $1600 you are likely to end up a little bit north of Williamsburg (Greenpoint) or a little bit south of Park Slope (Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights, Lefferts Gardens). After you move, you can do some exploring around the area and decide if Manhattan or Queens or someplace else is a better fit for you…and then at the end of a year’s lease you’ll be in a better financial position to make that move. Everybody’s expenses are different…$5000 could work or you could end up spending that much just on apt. deposit, first month’s rent, and broker fee…
the first poster’s got a good suggestion: how about Queens?
2 great neighborhoods worth checking out are Astoria and Sunnyside, both within 15 minutes of Midtown and 30 of Wall Street. a little long to Brooklyn, but might be a good change of pace not to live so close to school…
please….no more gentrification
move to new jersey and let them suffer for awhile.