Lol so I made one of these a little over 2.5 years ago when I decided to take a job at Amazon and move to Seattle. Welp I got laid off from the rainforest and decided to make another move, this time to NYC. Will be working at Meta as a software engineer, seems like I can't escape big tech and expensive af cities. Was wondering what neighborhoods folks would recommend for a single early 30s dude who likes to eat lots of different types of food, walk/take public transit everywhere, have access to some bars and in an area that at the very least is quiet after midnight in NYC. Also if any of y'all work at meta, would love to hear any tips to survive there lmao. I'm grew up in NoVA but never really went to NYC until adult hood. I'm excited and nervous at the same time, excited because NYC is arguably the greatest city in the world, I love visiting, love the food, the energy, but living there will be something else. So any tips would be appreciated!
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I have no advice but good luck, it should be a fun adventure.
NYC is fun. Brooklyn is probably the place you want to be - check out Crown Heights/Prospect Park for affordable (by NYC standards) but fun.
Astoria is a great neighborhood to check out. Lots of apartments close to the N/W, great food, not as trendy as Brooklyn although it's gotten pretty expensive over the last few years. I'd recommend something off Ditmars if you want something quieter, plus it's closer to Astoria Park.
Lots of loud cars in the neighborhood, though, and the police are notoriously useless.
It depends -- most people in the five boroughs will say "the city" to refer to manhattan. NYC as a whole is big enough that if you took Brooklyn out, the remainder would still be the largest city in the US and Brooklyn would be #2.
if you're looking to move to Manhattan, Upper East is nice but quiet. Chelsea, Meatpacking District are a little more happening and also nice. My favorite area of Brooklyn is Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill/Boerum Hill neighborhoods -- basically the stretch roughly along Smith St and Court St.
Do not bring a car if you plan to live in Manhattan. Brooklyn is doable but can be a pain. YMMV on public transit within any given neighborhood -- ideally you want to be close to a subway and a bus.
Also -- look into the tax implications/affordability tradeoff of Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, etc on the Jersey side of the river. Very walkable, lots of mass transit makes getting into the city very easy, etc
I think your numbers might be a little off, assuming that this sign is up-to-date.
Actually i was mistaken -- 3rd largest after "rest of new york" and "los angeles"
I always say that if you have to explain your joke, it bombed.
So I'm going to go ahead and accept that my joke bombed by explaining that that picture is from the intro to Welcome Back Kotter. It's also possible I need to realize that not everyone is familiar with sitcoms from the 70s.
I got your joke. I laughed. I'm 38 but I like TV and music that was before my time.
I got it. I introduced the show to my wife a couple of weeks ago on Tubi. She has been laughing hysterically watching them in order.
I forgot James Woods was in the first episode.
Not knowing your budget it's hard to recommend anything but 770 Broadway is smack in the middle between West Village and East Village. You can't go wrong with either of those locations though parts of East are less desirable than other.
up to $4k probably, even though that sounds insane typing it out, but I guess it's the price to pay to live in one of the greatest cities on earth.
You could get a 2br in my apartment complex a mile from the Matawan Aberdeen NJT station for about half that and take the 56 minute express train each way daily lol
But 4k/month budget goes a lot further than you might think in the city. Broker's fees can get you though
ideally it would be closer to $3k, which I think if I lived in queens/brooklyn is more doable than Manhattan, but yea will have to spend some time looking
Like i mentioned upthread, dont sleep on jersey city. Esp if you're gonna consider neighborhoods farther into queens/bk
I would easily pay an extra grand each month to avoid an hour commute each way.