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-High paying jobs like accounting, investment banking, or law
-Living with roommates
-Parents help out
Not that complicated and btw it's not just "young whites," it's anyone who is from a wealthy background.
I don't believe in being politically correct, just to make others feel comfortable. I'm sure there are people of all colors and ethnic backgrounds who fall under each of your above scenarios, but it is not the norm, otherwise the nice areas of Manhattan would be filled with non white faces.
I rarely see Blacks or Latinos, out and about enjoying the restaurants and amenities in the nice areas of Manhattan.
I am not looking for sympathy, I just think life is really strange. Some people are born into wealthy families, while others have to actually work for whatever they obtain. I think it's interesting that you actually believe most young whites in Manhattan have six figure salaries.
It's fairly common for white wealthy parents to buy and/or rent apartments for their children.
Oh so, you asked us why.... but you already know the answer.
Is this a trap?.
I don't believe in being politically correct, just to make others feel comfortable. I'm sure there are people of all colors and ethnic backgrounds who fall under each of your above scenarios, but it is not the norm, otherwise the nice areas of Manhattan would be filled with non white faces.
I rarely see Blacks or Latinos, out and about enjoying the restaurants and amenities in the nice areas of Manhattan.
That's right. There are only three racial groups in the most cosmopolitan city in the world.
I don't believe in being politically correct, just to make others feel comfortable. I'm sure there are people of all colors and ethnic backgrounds who fall under each of your above scenarios, but it is not the norm, otherwise the nice areas of Manhattan would be filled with non white faces.
I rarely see Blacks or Latinos, out and about enjoying the restaurants and amenities in the nice areas of Manhattan.
A large amount of the young people you see owning/renting in expensive areas are wealthy Asians, Indians, and Middle Eastern people. The pressure in those areas to have expensive property in NYC is huge.
If my parents didn't help, I would find a roommate and probably pay the same. Lots of friends on the upper east side paying $1200 each for a 2 bed in a nice walk up on second ave.
Unfortunately, I do not have any friends who are interested in living in the good areas of Manhattan. Most of them are content with residing in a working class, unsafe neighborhood. I am in serious need of new friends who want more out of life.
A large amount of the young people you see owning/renting in expensive areas are wealthy Asians, Indians, and Middle Eastern people. The pressure in those areas to have expensive property in NYC is huge.
I do not see a lot of Asians or Middle Eastern people in the wealthy areas of Manhattan. I mostly see white people.
Public health/environmental studies is a notoriously low paying field, starting out and long-term on target earnings (with a few exceptions), so I don't know what you were expecting starting out.
Now when you drone on about 'nice Manhattan' what do you mean by that? Because 'nice' is so subjective. If 'nice' for you is analogous with moneyed, then Columbus Circle isn't the only neighborhood, and if fact it isn't really a residential neighborhood at all, it's like wanting to live in Time Square/Midtown (sure there are people who live there, but c'mon, it's not designed to be a residential neighborhood, both are commercial districts and within greater Midtown). As for other 'nice' Manhattan neighborhoods you'd probably like the following:
-Financial District
-Greenwich Village/SoHo
-Upper East Side
-Stuyvesant Town/Turtle Bay
-Upper West Side
Overall, New York City as a whole is change very rapidly and if I were you I'd change my perspective. There's nothing wrong with living in a working-class neighborhood, in fact that's what most young professionals out of college have been doing for the past 10 years and going forward because Manhattan is so expensive. But if you must live in Manhattan, for someone like you I'd recommend Harlem (even though it's not moneyed, but it's changing steadily).
As far as my personal experience goes, most newly graduated professional people I've known with the exception of maybe two people did it on their own. Two had their parents pay for everything until they got a higher paying job and settled in and the others payed their own way. The ones who payed their own way all started with roommates, but of course they did get a little 'help' from their parents, their parents co-signed on their leases, but this doesn't mean their parents are 'rich'. Not sure if you're parents are willing to do this but this might hold you back big-time.
On a side note, why would you want to live around people that aren't like you anyway; young professionals WITH 'wealthy' parents? Why would that make you happy? What do you have in common besides graduating from college? As far as building your network, in 'public health/environmental studies' find a community that caters to that instead of looking for a 'cool nabe' in Manhattan.
As far as 'public health/environmental studies' goes maybe someone could make outerboro suggestions in Queens or non-Gentrified Brooklyn because I don't know them that well for you profession with the exception of Riverdale, Bronx. [This] would be a good nabe for network building in your sector however there are zero hip amenities there and it's a 40-45 min ride into the heart of the city. Riverdale is a very very nice neighborhood but outside of that I would avoid the Bronx at all costs, don't even consider it.
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