Studio Less than 1300? Commute to downtown (Union, Murray: transfer, neighborhood, living)

[Chava61]

Originally Posted by WhatTheHellMan

For neighborhoods for a studio for around $1,300, check Bay Ridge, Astoria, Forest Hills, and Sunnyside.

I would add Rego Park to that list.

[OdysseusNY]

Originally Posted by WhatTheHellMan

Honestly just sell your car. There is literally no (zero, none, etc) reason to keep it if you live in the city by yourself. That money can be put to an apartment or loans. The car will cost a lot to keep in a garage, and parking on the street in any borough is a miserable experience.

For neighborhoods for a studio for around $1,300, check Bay Ridge, Astoria, Forest Hills, and Sunnyside.

+1 on getting rid of the car. even in the neighborhoods listed above (all good choices) you can easily spend 1/2 an hour looking for street parking on a bad night. do-able, but a horrible idea. and just forget about williamsburg or manhattan

if you insist on keeping the car, i recommend staying in hoboken

also note, water st is a bit of a hike from most of the subway stops downtown. nothing terrible, but walking from any stop other than the east bway F stop is going to be annoying when it's snowing, raining, or 95F. you might check out a subway map and do some forum searches for the BK and queens neighborhoods that the F train passes through

i'm not saying you can't live near another subway line instead though, just that this might make your commute a bit easier and faster

[indravayu]

Originally Posted by TigerLily88

I will soon be accepting a job in downtown Manhattan (Water St) making about 70k. I currently live in NJ with my parents.

After using a rough rent estimator, I can afford up to 1700/month. However, I still have school loans and a car loan that total over 500/month. I do not want to sell my car, before anyone offers that suggestion.

Then (barring a hookup with a sugar-daddy), you will be broke, living paycheck to paycheck.

[citylove101]

Originally Posted by OdysseusNY

+1 on getting rid of the car. even in the neighborhoods listed above (all good choices) you can easily spend 1/2 an hour looking for street parking on a bad night. do-able, but a horrible idea. and just forget about williamsburg or manhattan

if you insist on keeping the car, i recommend staying in hoboken

also note, water st is a bit of a hike from most of the subway stops downtown. nothing terrible, but walking from any stop other than the east bway F stop is going to be annoying when it's snowing, raining, or 95F. you might check out a subway map and do some forum searches for the BK and queens neighborhoods that the F train passes through

i'm not saying you can't live near another subway line instead though, just that this might make your commute a bit easier and faster

This is not true if we are assuming that OP is working on Water St below Fulton, where most of the offices are. The F train gets you nowhere near this stretch. The 2/3 lines stop at Fulton St and also at Wall St, and both are an easy stroll over to Water. The R train stops at South Ferry, with an exit on Water St. in front of the ferry terminal. And the J/Z line stops at Wall & Broad, just a slightly longer stroll over to Water St.

So any apartment search might focus on those lines for an ease of commute -- not the F.

[ShirlMastic Beach]

Originally Posted by citylove101

This is not true if we are assuming that OP is working on Water St below Fulton, where most of the offices are. The F train gets you nowhere near this stretch. The 2/3 lines stop at Fulton St and also at Wall St, and both are an easy stroll over to Water. The R train stops at South Ferry, with an exit on Water St. in front of the ferry terminal. And the J/Z line stops at Wall & Broad, just a slightly longer stroll over to Water St.

So any apartment search might focus on those lines for an ease of commute -- not the F.

Thought the same. Unless the job is at Manhattan Mini Storage in Two Bridges.

[OdysseusNY]

Originally Posted by citylove101

This is not true if we are assuming that OP is working on Water St below Fulton, where most of the offices are. The F train gets you nowhere near this stretch. The 2/3 lines stop at Fulton St and also at Wall St, and both are an easy stroll over to Water. The R train stops at South Ferry, with an exit on Water St. in front of the ferry terminal. And the J/Z line stops at Wall & Broad, just a slightly longer stroll over to Water St.

So any apartment search might focus on those lines for an ease of commute -- not the F.

my bad, i was thinking of the other water street between williamsburg and mnhtn bridge, you are correct as this makes much more sense

to OP, to be sure, just google whatever the exact address of where you're working is and look at the nearby lines

or, if you are insane, post it here and someone will help you

[SobroGuy]

I don't see $1,300 studio happening in Hoboken any more than I see $1,300 studio in Williamsburg! That kind of price you will need to either be outside of Manhattan or way uptown like the Heights. Your best bet is one of the boroughs..if you are working downtown nabes in BK are your best bet. I leave the car with your parents..its a pain.

[TigerLily88]

Thanks so much for the suggestions. I was surprised by the high rent prices in Hoboken so that's becoming less likely and Brooklyn (not Williamsburg) becoming more likely. Or a random good find uptown Manhattan.

As far as the car, I would be leaving it with my parents in NJ and have it to use when I go home. If I find that's infrequent enough, I'll sell it.

It seems I'll need to really pay attention to the subway lines in the area to decide where to go. I will absolutely not be driving into work.

Are any of the Brooklyn neighborhoods mentioned active for someone my age? Are they walkable?

[ShirlMastic Beach]

For ease in commute to Water st from Brooklyn, look on either the 4/5, 2/3 or J/Z lines. If more towards Fulton add the A/C or if more towards south ferry add the R.

[ShirlMastic Beach]

I wouldn't rule out East Williamsburg. You can find something in your budget there.