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Old 01-30-2013, 06:13 AM
 
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What about Jersey City? OR ?

I'd like to live in NYC but I cannot justify the cost at the moment.
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Old 01-30-2013, 07:12 AM
 
Location: Manhattan
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Jersey City is fine and can be quite convenient to Manhattan if you live near one of the 3 PATH stations. Waterfront can be managed without a car and other parts of the City allow for free street parking (old car recommended.)

You get what you pay for and you get it at half the cost of a similar Manhattan apartment.
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Old 01-30-2013, 07:41 AM
 
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Jersey City is fine and can be quite convenient to Manhattan if you live near one of the 3 PATH stations. Waterfront can be managed without a car and other parts of the City allow for free street parking (old car recommended.)

You get what you pay for and you get it at half the cost of a similar Manhattan apartment.

Are you saying this in a good way?
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Old 01-30-2013, 07:46 AM
 
Location: Manhattan
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Are you saying this in a good way?

Just stating a fact.
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Old 01-30-2013, 07:53 AM
 
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Just stating a fact.

I understand it as a fact but I was wondering if you're saying that living in J-city is not so good or are you saying it's a good idea? Your remarks sound kind of facious.
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Old 01-30-2013, 08:47 AM
 
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That's something you need to decide for yourself. You should consider any of the waterfront/near waterfront communities in Hudson County, including Jersey City Heights, Weehawken, North New York, Edgewater, North Bergen. All of which have varying degrees of access to NYC..some require a car, some have public transportation/train/light rail access.

Other than that...the most affordable places to live in NYC are typically far out places with either poor/awkward/2 zone access to public transportation with long commutes, or the Bronx. If you are looking for afforable rents, the Bronx should always be at the top of your list. Look to other Bronx threads for more info, or create one with specific questions/concerns/neighborhood info.
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Old 01-30-2013, 08:53 AM
 
Location: Brooklyn New York
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Bath Beach, Brooklyn The cheapest by far and other than being far from the city (who cares) we have everything here.
Big apartments cheap rents.
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Old 01-30-2013, 09:47 AM
 
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Is that a newly flood prone A? Or rather the new designation is "V".
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Old 01-30-2013, 10:01 AM
 
Location: Brooklyn New York
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Is that a newly flood prone A? Or rather the new designation is "V".

was this question for me?, not sure.

we got nothing in our area when sandy hit, the sea wall fence broke a bit near the belt parkway , but no flooding at all here.
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Old 01-30-2013, 10:17 AM
 
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Thats good to hear. I know they broadly expanded the flood zone maps..wasn't sure if Bath Beach was part of that.

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