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Posted on 6/13/16 at 3:59 pm to lsupride87
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Are you missing the people who also Live in New York saying you can find those apartments?
I believe it was just 1, Sterling. The rest said not very likely. Again, I was just commenting on how I felt the thread was reading and your refusal to accept their view points as people who actually live there or currently live there.
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It is a bunch of southerners that hear about the big bad expensive city
Oh I don't care about that. I agree that as a single or DINK it could be very livable with at least moderate incomes.
This post was edited on 6/13/16 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:01 pm to LSUAfro
quote:I havent done that once. The only people I responded to in that way are the posters that posted this
felt the thread was reading and your refusal to accept their view points as people who actually live there or currently live there
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$1,800--- i'm sorry but
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For a shoebox in Harlem, sure.
quote:That has been my only point. As a bachelor, NYC isnt that bad. It is when you have children where you get crushed. If you have the desire to own it is expensive as well.
I agree that as a single in NYC it can be very livable
This post was edited on 6/13/16 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:06 pm to lsupride87
I gave serious consideration to taking work in NYC 2 years out of school which is why this thread got me in here in the first place. I moderately regret not doing that.
Anyways, keep fighting the good fight
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Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:10 pm to lsupride87
I've lived in the UES in a 1BR subsidized by my employer. Despite subsidization, rent was still just under $1800 (and this was a few years ago). Maybe you should listen to some of the people in this thread that have lived there.
This post was edited on 6/13/16 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:10 pm to LSUAfro
quote:I severely regret not taking the offer to move before we had our son. The up in pay for me and my wife we would have actually saved more money. Alot more. That is what has caused me to take up the NYC fight on the board.
I moderately regret not doing that.
My salary would have gone up 30k, and hers around 20k. That is about $2,500 more a month take home. Cancel our 600 in car notes, and that is 3,100 more a month. Cancel our car insurance, an that is $3,300 more a month. Our house note is $1,500. We could get a very nice 1bd room APT in NYC for $2800, which would still have had us at a $1,500 net positive. We kick ourselves all the time for not doing itPosted on 6/13/16 at 4:15 pm to Parallax
quote:So frick this right?
I've lived in the UES in a 1BR subsidized by my employer. Despite subsidization, rent was still just under $1800 (and this was a few years ago). Maybe you should listen to some of the people in this thread that have lived there.
LINK
1,362 apartments in Manhattan under $1,750
LINK 65 For rent south of the park
This post was edited on 6/13/16 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:46 pm to lsupride87
I'm sure you can find something for $1,800 in any neighborhood, but as an average that's a low number for many areas. ny.curbed.com has a weekly feature of what you can rent at a price point in different area. The quality of the apartments vary greatly for anything less than $3k.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:47 pm to pjab
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but as an average that's a low number for many areas.
Well of course. It has some of the most expensive, high end real estate in the world in luxury apartments.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 4:47 pm to pjab
quote:Of course
but as an average that's a low number for many areas.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:00 pm to lsupride87
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:01 pm to Grandioso
Bring clothes and your TV, but no furniture.
Get a studio and not a 1 BR and it's probably doable at that price range.
Join Amazon prime if not already a member--buy your staples (paper towels, anything for the apt) from there.
Think about stretching the studio apt budget. Remember that she will have no car note/insurance, and her electric bill will probably never be over 60 bucks or so--since you're in such a small space. Sacrifice space for a good neighborhood. Do not live outside Manhattan--she won't be there forever--and it's an awesome experience living in the city
Get a studio and not a 1 BR and it's probably doable at that price range.
Join Amazon prime if not already a member--buy your staples (paper towels, anything for the apt) from there.
Think about stretching the studio apt budget. Remember that she will have no car note/insurance, and her electric bill will probably never be over 60 bucks or so--since you're in such a small space. Sacrifice space for a good neighborhood. Do not live outside Manhattan--she won't be there forever--and it's an awesome experience living in the city
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:17 pm to The Torch
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Cars are not needed, a friend of mine was paying $1,000 a mth to park her car in covered parking,
We pay $450/month for parking.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:30 pm to MSTiger33
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We pay $450/month for parking.
I feel like there's two types of people that own cars in NYC.
And
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:40 pm to NYNolaguy1
Are the alternative side of the road parking rules still in effect? (Ok to park on the street going one way on a Monday, but need to face the opposite way on a Tuesday, etc). I drove up there when I moved, and had a buddy drive my car back to my hometown when I moved there. Was only there 3-4 days with a car and still got towed once. With all the new bike/bus lanes now, it's probably even harder finding a spot.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:56 pm to Grandioso
Use the streetwise app, best one to look for apartments.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 5:57 pm to Ric Flair
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Are the alternative side of the road parking rules still in effect? (Ok to park on the street going one way on a Monday, but need to face the opposite way on a Tuesday, etc)
Yep. No matter how great your parking spot, it's either find another in a couple days or get towed.
Or pay out the arse for monthly parking.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 7:06 pm to Grandioso
Mrs. Bard was living in Queens when we married (moving her down here was an adventure unto itself - don't take a large truck on anything with the name "Parkway"). She had a really nice 1br/1ba apt (thinking it was around 800-900sqft) for ~$1,250 in Kew Gardens. It was 3-4 blocks from the LIRR and had multiple bus stops near the corner her building was on.
2. Living outside "the city" (Manhattan) is far less expensive than living in "the city", especially when you get closer to Times Square. (if she moves to Kew Garden, I can recommend a couple of great places to eat)
3. If she is absolutely determined to live in the city, sell all her stuff. If she lives farther out she might have room to have some of her furniture. Wait til she actually gets a place before moving on this though, that will really determine what she can have travel up with her (if anything).
4. The city transportation system is so extensive that she will be able to get anywhere from anywhere. If for some strange reason she can't there are a metric frickton of cabs she can call (and they are fairly inexpensive). If she needs a car for driving outside of New York (let's say she wants to go upstate one weekend), it's cheaper and faster to just take a train out into that direction then rent a car at whatever stop.
If you really do live in Driftwood, TX, JetBlue offers non-stop flights to JFK out of Austin (takes about 3 hours, depending on weather ~$250-$400/seat) if you or she need to get to each other.
Slow restaurant service is a hallmark of New York, just be ready for it.
2. Living outside "the city" (Manhattan) is far less expensive than living in "the city", especially when you get closer to Times Square. (if she moves to Kew Garden, I can recommend a couple of great places to eat)
3. If she is absolutely determined to live in the city, sell all her stuff. If she lives farther out she might have room to have some of her furniture. Wait til she actually gets a place before moving on this though, that will really determine what she can have travel up with her (if anything).
4. The city transportation system is so extensive that she will be able to get anywhere from anywhere. If for some strange reason she can't there are a metric frickton of cabs she can call (and they are fairly inexpensive). If she needs a car for driving outside of New York (let's say she wants to go upstate one weekend), it's cheaper and faster to just take a train out into that direction then rent a car at whatever stop.
If you really do live in Driftwood, TX, JetBlue offers non-stop flights to JFK out of Austin (takes about 3 hours, depending on weather ~$250-$400/seat) if you or she need to get to each other.
Slow restaurant service is a hallmark of New York, just be ready for it.
Posted on 6/13/16 at 8:08 pm to Bard
quote:they are def more on the European model here. I find it enjoyable though
Slow restaurant service is a hallmark of New York, just be ready for it.
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