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1st Nov 2010, 07:01 PM

Well, I've often dreamt of moving to New York City. It just seems like such a great place. I know I should visit first and everything. But does anyone here live in New York City? What should I know? And another thing, I'm currently in college and I'm thinking of being a teacher. What kinds of careers, aside from teaching, which is needed everywhere, are big in New York City?

Shevanel · 1st Nov 2010, 07:04 PM

New York City is a very large city. Where exactly do you want to live?

1st Nov 2010, 07:06 PM

Umm...haha. I guess that would be something good to look into. I know Manhattan is crazy expensive. I'm honestly not sure....where would you recommend?

Shevanel · 1st Nov 2010, 07:14 PM

I lived on Long Island for around 17 years of my life (my first 2 years were in Whitestone NY, a part of Queens). Where I lived on Long Island is approximately half hour (depending on if you're taking a train in) from Manhattan.

Yeah, Manhattan IS crazy expensive. I know that Williamsburg in Brooklyn is a really up and coming part of NYC. Trendy, artsy, and hippy types I guess, sorta like The Village in Manhattan? (I actually haven't been here yet, only going off what my dad told me about it, telling me I'd like it and stuff) It's also right across from Manhattan. Prices are going up fast there though, I know that much.

You should really research more though, how far you could settle on living and stuff from NYC. Tons of people commute from NJ and Long Island and upstate NY each day to work in the city (which is what I assume you want to do), and it's kinda hard to live far away from NYC if you're living in that area anyway. If you want to live in the actual CITY portion of the NY Metro area, then just read into each of the Five Boroughs and check prices and crime stats and make sure you're not getting yourself into a crappy part of Brooklyn or something.

The whole area can be very expensive though, NYC and Long Island alike.

1st Nov 2010, 07:47 PM

I would want to actually live IN the city. I love city life. I'll research the boroughs.

Pepsi · 2nd Nov 2010, 08:47 AM

Avoid Staten Island. I'm saying this because you clearly want to live in the city, as I one day hope to, and although Staten Island is technically part of the city it isn't really. Its really more like a suburb. Other then that I don't actually know much about living in the City part of the city.

Black Cat · 2nd Nov 2010, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by runkidrun1988

Well, I've often dreamt of moving to New York City. It just seems like such a great place. I know I should visit first and everything. But does anyone here live in New York City? What should I know? And another thing, I'm currently in college and I'm thinking of being a teacher. What kinds of careers, aside from teaching, which is needed everywhere, are big in New York City?

Well I'm in the exact same boat as you. In fact I'm currently starting to save cash now to move there in the future.

I'm afraid the only advice I can offer (being the country-stranded Pennsylvanian that I currently am) is this: Do as much research as you can, the more informed you are about anything the better off you are.

Frer3 · 10th Nov 2010, 10:59 PM

When I get out of College, I'm going to move to the Village.

Shevanel · 10th Nov 2010, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Frer3

When I get out of College, I'm going to move to the Village.

Gather lots of moneyz.

TheRoof · 12th Nov 2010, 05:58 PM

Me too!

I really love love new york. But my sister absolutely loathes manhattan-she lives in upper west side; she says traffic is awful, and you can't take cars at all, high prices...blah blah blah
oh well, nyc still is like a dream city for me...someday ill live in manhattan like carrie bradshaw lol (<3 sex and the city)

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Originally Posted by runkidrun1988

Well, I've often dreamt of moving to New York City. It just seems like such a great place. I know I should visit first and everything. But does anyone here live in New York City? What should I know? And another thing, I'm currently in college and I'm thinking of being a teacher. What kinds of careers, aside from teaching, which is needed everywhere, are big in New York City?

Frer3 · 12th Nov 2010, 09:31 PM

I wanna live with other fabulous people.

Shevanel · 12th Nov 2010, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Frer3

I wanna live with other fabulous people.

+ YouTube Video

Zach1992 · 12th Nov 2010, 11:07 PM

This is my dream too. If I can't get a job in the city then I'm aiming for somewhere just outside of it. Like Jersey.

Hell, I'll take anywhere that'll get me closer than 4 hours away.

Beertruck · 13th Nov 2010, 07:35 AM

For those of you who want to live in New York to live the Sex in the City lifestyle - be prepared to live there for a year or two while blowing all your money and then have to move away when you realize you can't afford it anymore. It's happened to many people I know.

Also: any neighborhood that you've heard of in a cool/great place context is going to be completely unaffordable. This goes double for Manhattan. So unless you have $2-3k to throw around for a one-room apartment, you probably won't be able to afford places like the Village (both East and West), Soho, Chelsea, the Upper East and West Side, Williamsburg, Park Slope or DUMBO in Brooklyn, or really anywhere below 110th Street on Manhattan

Right now, I commute in from New Jersey while trying to save up the money so my commute won't be 2ish hours every morning. Your best bet is to find some nice neighborhood that you haven't heard of until you get to the area - I'm personally aiming at Astoria or Sunnyside in Queens.

Shevanel · 13th Nov 2010, 07:38 AM

lul Sex and the City. What a trashy show xD

Beertruck · 13th Nov 2010, 07:41 AM

Tell me about it.

**Lexington** · 13th Nov 2010, 07:52 AM

>>>I wanna live with other fabulous people.

Fabulous people are everywhere. You just have to go looking for them.

That said, NYC definitely has a "vibe" that I don't get in other cities. It's elusive. Not necessarily bad or good, just different. I think it has at least something to do with piling people on top of one another due to lack of space, rather than other cities (which can fan outwards). I like experiencing it when I'm there, but I'm actually quite happy I live elsewhere. Nice place to visit and all that.

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Lex

GoinStag · 13th Nov 2010, 02:53 PM

Yeah, I went there was I was 10 or 11. Manhattan is probably the most amazing place I've ever been to in my life. I loved it.

I'm not gonna say "I'm gonna move there", 'cause it is ridiculously hard to afford living there and everything. I'd like to aim for that, though. I would of course be living in a cheap studio apartment, at least to start out.

I would like to start in Greenwich Village or Soho. Very expensive. I've seen studio apartments in the village for like $700+

AlyssWonderland · 13th Nov 2010, 08:04 PM

Future starving artist here. I dont really care.

TWestside · 14th Nov 2010, 01:52 PM

NYC is the best city on the Earth for me. I wanna live there since i was 6 or 7. Not just because it seems cool and perfect, i feel like i belong there, i have to be there..

1st Nov 2010, 07:01 PM	#1
runkidrun1988 Guest Posts: n/a	New York City Well, I've often dreamt of moving to New York City. It just seems like such a great place. I know I should visit first and everything. But does anyone here live in New York City? What should I know? And another thing, I'm currently in college and I'm thinking of being a teacher. What kinds of careers, aside from teaching, which is needed everywhere, are big in New York City?

1st Nov 2010, 07:04 PM	#2
Shevanel One Is Light. One Is Dark. Full Member Gender: The Dude Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everybody and Your Mom. Location: Bolivar, Ohio (From NY though) Age: 21 Posts: 7,672 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: New York City New York City is a very large city. Where exactly do you want to live? __________________ If there were no rewards to reap, No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here, I certainly would've walked away by now. Gonna wait it out... Be patient.

1st Nov 2010, 07:06 PM	#3
runkidrun1988 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: New York City Umm...haha. I guess that would be something good to look into. I know Manhattan is crazy expensive. I'm honestly not sure....where would you recommend?

1st Nov 2010, 07:14 PM	#4
Shevanel One Is Light. One Is Dark. Full Member Gender: The Dude Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everybody and Your Mom. Location: Bolivar, Ohio (From NY though) Age: 21 Posts: 7,672 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: New York City I lived on Long Island for around 17 years of my life (my first 2 years were in Whitestone NY, a part of Queens). Where I lived on Long Island is approximately half hour (depending on if you're taking a train in) from Manhattan. Yeah, Manhattan IS crazy expensive. I know that Williamsburg in Brooklyn is a really up and coming part of NYC. Trendy, artsy, and hippy types I guess, sorta like The Village in Manhattan? (I actually haven't been here yet, only going off what my dad told me about it, telling me I'd like it and stuff) It's also right across from Manhattan. Prices are going up fast there though, I know that much. You should really research more though, how far you could settle on living and stuff from NYC. Tons of people commute from NJ and Long Island and upstate NY each day to work in the city (which is what I assume you want to do), and it's kinda hard to live far away from NYC if you're living in that area anyway. If you want to live in the actual CITY portion of the NY Metro area, then just read into each of the Five Boroughs and check prices and crime stats and make sure you're not getting yourself into a crappy part of Brooklyn or something. The whole area can be very expensive though, NYC and Long Island alike. __________________ If there were no rewards to reap, No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here, I certainly would've walked away by now. Gonna wait it out... Be patient. Last edited by Shevanel; 1st Nov 2010 at 07:17 PM..

1st Nov 2010, 07:47 PM	#5
runkidrun1988 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: New York City I would want to actually live IN the city. I love city life. I'll research the boroughs.

2nd Nov 2010, 08:47 AM	#6
Pepsi R-Y-R-Y Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Completely Out Location: Staten Island, NYC Age: 20 Posts: 4,348 Join Date: Jan 2008	Re: New York City Avoid Staten Island. I'm saying this because you clearly want to live in the city, as I one day hope to, and although Staten Island is technically part of the city it isn't really. Its really more like a suburb. Other then that I don't actually know much about living in the City part of the city. __________________ "I'm not that typical baby. I'm a bad kid like my mom and dad made me. I'm not that cool and you hate me. I'm a bad kid, that's the way that they made me" - GAGA

10th Nov 2010, 10:59 PM	#8
Frer3 Homosexual Bisnuggler Full Member Gender: It's a boy! Orientation: HappyHappyHappy! Out Status: Open to everybody who inquires Location: Santa Fe Age: 19 Posts: 584 Join Date: Sep 2010	Re: New York City When I get out of College, I'm going to move to the Village. __________________ I have ADOLP. Attention Deficit- Oooh look puppies! runs off I was walking along one day after a rain storm, and a rainbow appeared, and I was all, "Wow, I love cock!"

12th Nov 2010, 09:31 PM	#11
Frer3 Homosexual Bisnuggler Full Member Gender: It's a boy! Orientation: HappyHappyHappy! Out Status: Open to everybody who inquires Location: Santa Fe Age: 19 Posts: 584 Join Date: Sep 2010	Re: New York City I wanna live with other fabulous people. __________________ I have ADOLP. Attention Deficit- Oooh look puppies! runs off I was walking along one day after a rain storm, and a rainbow appeared, and I was all, "Wow, I love cock!"

12th Nov 2010, 11:07 PM	#13
Zach1992 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Guys Out Status: Out to friends, some family, & those who ask! Location: New York (State, not city) Age: 21 Posts: 1,171 Join Date: Jan 2010	Re: New York City This is my dream too. If I can't get a job in the city then I'm aiming for somewhere just outside of it. Like Jersey. Hell, I'll take anywhere that'll get me closer than 4 hours away. __________________ "Sex shouldn't be COMFY!!!"- Lola (Kinky Boots)

13th Nov 2010, 07:35 AM	#14
Beertruck Drunk Homosexual Full Member Gender: bro Orientation: bromosexual Out Status: bropen! Location: new jersey Age: 24 Posts: 420 Join Date: Nov 2010	Re: New York City For those of you who want to live in New York to live the Sex in the City lifestyle - be prepared to live there for a year or two while blowing all your money and then have to move away when you realize you can't afford it anymore. It's happened to many people I know. Also: any neighborhood that you've heard of in a cool/great place context is going to be completely unaffordable. This goes double for Manhattan. So unless you have $2-3k to throw around for a one-room apartment, you probably won't be able to afford places like the Village (both East and West), Soho, Chelsea, the Upper East and West Side, Williamsburg, Park Slope or DUMBO in Brooklyn, or really anywhere below 110th Street on Manhattan Right now, I commute in from New Jersey while trying to save up the money so my commute won't be 2ish hours every morning. Your best bet is to find some nice neighborhood that you haven't heard of until you get to the area - I'm personally aiming at Astoria or Sunnyside in Queens.

13th Nov 2010, 07:38 AM	#15
Shevanel One Is Light. One Is Dark. Full Member Gender: The Dude Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everybody and Your Mom. Location: Bolivar, Ohio (From NY though) Age: 21 Posts: 7,672 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: New York City lul Sex and the City. What a trashy show xD __________________ If there were no rewards to reap, No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here, I certainly would've walked away by now. Gonna wait it out... Be patient.

13th Nov 2010, 07:41 AM	#16
Beertruck Drunk Homosexual Full Member Gender: bro Orientation: bromosexual Out Status: bropen! Location: new jersey Age: 24 Posts: 420 Join Date: Nov 2010	Re: New York City Tell me about it.

13th Nov 2010, 02:53 PM	#18
GoinStag I'm straight now............sikeeee Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Guy fetish Out Status: Parents, siblings, and therapist Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Age: 18 Posts: 1,485 Join Date: May 2010	Re: New York City Yeah, I went there was I was 10 or 11. Manhattan is probably the most amazing place I've ever been to in my life. I loved it. I'm not gonna say "I'm gonna move there", 'cause it is ridiculously hard to afford living there and everything. I'd like to aim for that, though. I would of course be living in a cheap studio apartment, at least to start out. I would like to start in Greenwich Village or Soho. Very expensive. I've seen studio apartments in the village for like $700+ __________________ *I've been thinking 'bout this all day long, Never felt a feeling quite this strong...I can't believe how much it turns me on, Just to be your man...*

13th Nov 2010, 08:04 PM	#19
AlyssWonderland ninja. Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Everyone but extended family. Location: New Hampshire Age: 17 Posts: 670 Join Date: Mar 2010	Re: New York City Future starving artist here. I dont really care. __________________ welcome to the sound of pretty. odd.

14th Nov 2010, 01:52 PM	#20
TWestside Well Known Full Member Gender: Male. Orientation: Gay. Out Status: Not really. Location: Germany. Age: 17 Posts: 104 Join Date: Nov 2010	Re: New York City NYC is the best city on the Earth for me. I wanna live there since i was 6 or 7. Not just because it seems cool and perfect, i feel like i belong there, i have to be there.. __________________ Whoever said that money can't buy happiness, didn't know where to shop. -Blair Waldorf

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