Moving from NYC

[pvillebudz]

A good place to start would be cleveland.com, it also contains stories from the major local newspaper The Plain Dealer. That should give you a good overall view of the area.

[youyou]

Cleveland has, and has always had a great music scene. You shouldn't be disappointed on that account. It's also an affordable city.

Here are my recommendations for where to live:

East Side - Cleveland Hts. (Cedar-Fairmount neighborhood) or University Circle

West Side - Ohio City (West 25th area) or Tremont

Check out Cleveland Free Times or Scene Magazine (I imagine both have websites. Do a Google search.) These local rags give great info on music, entertainment, restaurants, etc. and also have sections that list rental properties.

If I were you I'd stay in the city or the oldest inner-ring suburbs (Cleveland Hts. to the east, Lakewood to the west). There's more to do in and near the city, with a younger population. The further out you go, there's less to do, an older crowd, everything is less convenient.

Good luck!

[superceleb]

I'd recommend Stonebridge. Currently there is Stonebridge Waterfront and Stonebridge Tower -- the tower is the nicer of the two. A two bedroom, two bath place runs between $900-1100. There are a lot of young people in the building, a lot of people from out of state, the building has nice amenities (including a fitness center), plus it is within walking distance of bars/nightlife.

http://www.forrent.com/apartments/999908037.html

[KJP]

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I would encourage you to post your question at UrbanOhio.com. There is a section just for relocation assistance, and lots of Clevelanders there to offer some more helpful suggestions. It's easy to register there. Here is the section:

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?board=20.0

Provide information like: where you will work; what kind of housing are you interested in; what sort of neighborhood amenities do you want; do you have a car or want to be close to transit; do you prefer suburban, urban or downtown; and so on. You might want to even mention what neighborhoods in New York City you like and we can provide a Cleveland equivalent. There are a number of former Clevelanders living in New York City and some former New Yorkers living in Cleveland that can provide that information.

Hope to see you on UrbanOhio!