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05-07-2009, 06:10 PM
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Will move from West to NYU
Hello everybody:
I first wanted to thank all of you who share your info,it's really helpful.
I live in CA and will be attending school in August. (NYU).
After alot of research,it seems that for the price of a room in NY, I can get a studio in NJ.
I know Hoboken is a good town,but besides hoboken, can you please offer some other cities to live in?
Is it possible to commute everyday??
Also I will bring my car to NJ and will need a parking spot for it. I've heard parking issues in NJ are not as disastrous as they are in NY.Am I right??
. should I contact a realtor ffrom here and then come and see the places or should I come to NJ and spend few days looking myself!?
I will appreciate all the help I can get.As you can see I'm not familiar with NJ and how it works.
thanks in advance
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05-07-2009, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ararar
Hello everybody:
I first wanted to thank all of you who share your info,it's really helpful.
I live in CA and will be attending school in August. (NYU).
After alot of research,it seems that for the price of a room in NY, I can get a studio in NJ.
I know Hoboken is a good town,but besides hoboken, can you please offer some other cities to live in?
Is it possible to commute everyday??
Also I will bring my car to NJ and will need a parking spot for it. I've heard parking issues in NJ are not as disastrous as they are in NY.Am I right??
. should I contact a realtor ffrom here and then come and see the places or should I come to NJ and spend few days looking myself!?
I will appreciate all the help I can get.As you can see I'm not familiar with NJ and how it works.
thanks in advance
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Hoboken is a very trendy area because it has great views of Manhattan and is close to PATH, which is 24/7. Lots of young professionals work there. If you are tight on money, Hoboken is not the place for you. Why don't you try to get a roommate? If you still want to live in NJ, you can get a roommate that goes to Seton Hall, Montclair State, or even Rutgers.
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05-07-2009, 09:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ararar
Hello everybody:
I first wanted to thank all of you who share your info,it's really helpful.
I live in CA and will be attending school in August. (NYU).
After alot of research,it seems that for the price of a room in NY, I can get a studio in NJ.
I know Hoboken is a good town,but besides hoboken, can you please offer some other cities to live in?
Is it possible to commute everyday??
Also I will bring my car to NJ and will need a parking spot for it. I've heard parking issues in NJ are not as disastrous as they are in NY.Am I right??
. should I contact a realtor ffrom here and then come and see the places or should I come to NJ and spend few days looking myself!?
I will appreciate all the help I can get.As you can see I'm not familiar with NJ and how it works.
thanks in advance
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If you're going to nyu for undergrad, go live in manhattan. maybe brooklyn or hoboken, but don't venture farther than that, at least for your first year. you should probably leave your car in CA.
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05-08-2009, 06:46 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Jersey City, NJ
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Originally Posted by ararar
I know Hoboken is a good town,but besides hoboken, can you please offer some other cities to live in?
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I agree with gradstudent. If you're going to NYU, live near NYU. That means Hoboken, Brooklyn or Manhattan.
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Is it possible to commute everyday??
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Yes, of course ! Why wouldn't it be ? If you mean commute by car, forget driving into Manhattan. Take mass transit.
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Also I will bring my car to NJ and will need a parking spot for it.
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A car will be a liability in Brooklyn, Hoboken or Manhattan. You'll either have to fight for street parking, which involves moving your car several times a week for street cleaning. Otherwise you'll need to pay a few hundred (I think 200-400) a month for a parking spot in a lot (which may or may not be close to where you live).
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I've heard parking issues in NJ are not as disastrous as they are in NY.Am I right??
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Parking in Hoboken is comparable to parking in Manhattan. Brooklyn is slightly better. |
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05-08-2009, 10:50 AM
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NJ? Don't be crazy. Live in Manhattan. NJ is ok, but does not even compare to NYC. Seriously, just suck it up and live on the cheap with roommates in NYC. If you live in NJ I think you'll live to regret it. Try NYC even if it's just for a couple years.
You have the rest of your life to make smart decisions.
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05-08-2009, 03:43 PM
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It's much easier to park your car in Manhattan than it is in Hoboken. You should check out Brooklyn and Queens for cheaper housing--lots of young people move to Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick in Brooklyn, and to Astoria and Woodside, Queens.
Don't start out in Jersey--you'll never get any girls(or guys) that way!!!
Ideally you should live in the dorms your first year anyway--I understand NYC has a decent amount of housing available for freshman. You should avail yourself of that, it will be much more fun for you and you'll meet more of your peers that way.
Congratulations and Welcome!
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