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My wife and I are scouting out neighborhoods in Manhattan (We have never been to NY). We moved to the outskirts (Pacifica) of SF a year ago (originally from Sacramento) and would appreciate some input from some native experts on where you believe our best fit would be. Here's some info on us:
-caucasians
-Age: Late 20s/early 30s
-Enjoy small town feel, but curious about big city life.
-No kids/pets
-price range: We are looking at around 3.5k-5k
-Our job is near the Penn Station
-Central park intrigues us
-We like Upper East Side/West Side (by photos at least)
-Safe/clean neighborhoods
-love sports, theatre, film...
-love food
Lol that's a comical wish list if you are coming from the bay area. There certainly is no small town feel in NYC, it is no where near as clean as SF nor is it as safe and on top of that the people here are not as friendly. Spend a week here before you move to get an idea of the mistake you are about to make.
If you really have to relocate I'd recommend the UWS or Greenwich Village.
If you want a small town feel and safety look at the close by upstate towns of Hastings, Dobbs Ferry Irvington. They are located in Westchester County in upstate NY and have good reliable train service into the city.
#1 Park Slope in Brooklyn. Great food and a small neighborhood feeling. Food coop if that interests you. Many kids and pets, so if you don't actually mind others doing all that, you have a close-knit neighborhood that includes plenty of newcomers now. Your budget can afford it.
#2 Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, within walking distance to Park Slope. Not as tight-knit a neighborhood as PS, but still nice and somewhat more affordable. You can walk over to PS for all the restaurants etc. Maybe more singles/couples without children here than PS.
Check map, you'll see Prospect Park, which is designed by the same landscape architect (Frederic Law Olmsted) as Central Park. Huge, lovely, full of community events/races/farmers market/pond/small zoo. It's a wonderful park.
Also in that area: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, green and beautiful year-round.
Cultural: Brooklyn Museum of Art. Headquarters of the Brooklyn Public Library (more events).
Be sure to choose an apt near a subway line that runs right to Penn Station. Some parts of P.S. need a bus-to-subway, or long walk to subway. Coming into the Northeast, you might not like the long cold walk in wintertime. So choose carefully for precise location.
I think Park Slope, with all those open green spaces nearby, would give you a good combination of small neighborhood and big city (via subway into Manhattan).
#1 Park Slope in Brooklyn. Great food and a small neighborhood feeling. Food coop if that interests you. Many kids and pets, so if you don't actually mind others doing all that, you have a close-knit neighborhood that includes plenty of newcomers now. Your budget can afford it.
#2 Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, within walking distance to Park Slope. Not as tight-knit a neighborhood as PS, but still nice and somewhat more affordable. You can walk over to PS for all the restaurants etc. Maybe more singles/couples without children here than PS.
Check map, you'll see Prospect Park, which is designed by the same landscape architect (Frederic Law Olmsted) as Central Park. Huge, lovely, full of community events/races/farmers market/pond/small zoo. It's a wonderful park.
Also in that area: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, green and beautiful year-round.
Cultural: Brooklyn Museum of Art. Headquarters of the Brooklyn Public Library (more events).
Be sure to choose an apt near a subway line that runs right to Penn Station. Some parts of P.S. need a bus-to-subway, or long walk to subway. Coming into the Northeast, you might not like the long cold walk in wintertime. So choose carefully for precise location.
I think Park Slope, with all those open green spaces nearby, would give you a good combination of small neighborhood and big city (via subway into Manhattan).
the OP may actually like brooklyn if he's coming from SF. both have that sort of crummy dingy urban gentrified life of the past 10 years that people of his generation seem to like.
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