New York City

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

Gather lots of moneyz.

 

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)

 

I wanna live with other fabulous people.

 

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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. :lol:

 

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.

 

lul Sex and the City. What a trashy show xD

 

Tell me about it. :rolle:

 

>>>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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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+ :dry:

 

Future starving artist here. I dont really care.