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To the OP, your username is ironic. How old are you? I'd suggest Sutton Place but you're probably not 80.
I'm far from 80 but would love to live in a neighborhood of 80-year-olds. They know how to behave. So, Sutton Place, huh? Pretty quiet over there then?
I wanted to keep the title of this thread reasonably lengthed, but I'm not sure that it explains what I'm looking for. I moved into an apartment that is full of loud, partying 20-somethings, and I'm pretty much done. I am going to pay the lease break fee and get out of Dodge (or at least Hell's Kitchen).
As I don't want to repeat my mistake, I am asking for help in locating neighborhoods in NYC that have more mature, considerate, classy residents. I have up to 4K to spend monthly on rent, so that is a limiting factor. I don't need a luxury building or large space, however. I am fine with a very small 1-bedroom in an older building with no ammenities.
Any advice for someone who would rather not come home to a Girls Gone Wild scene? Know of any parts of either Manhattan, Queens, or nearby Jersey that have a more mature and better behaved crowd? Specific neighborhoods would be even better.
It sounds like you got a little unlucky with the building. I guess to reduce the risk of that happening again, avoid Murray hill (east 30s) and Kips bay (east 20s) where there's more of a recent grad population. But I don't know if you really have to seek out "sophisticated" areas or blocks to live in a quiet environment. Just be more diligent in researching specific buildings by talking to the super or doormen. I've lived in buildings with a lot of young people with no noise issues so it just depends.
I think I've decided on UES or UWS. Battery Park City is too far of a commute, but it's nice.
Anyone know what part of UWS would be a more quiet, upper class area?
Upper West Side - That's easy. Central Park West without question. Quiet, charming, classy. You'll feel like you're away from it all, but have all of the shops and restaurants a short walk away. The same could be said about Riverside Drive as well. You'll have river views along with the park if you go that route and live high enough, but you'll have to walk a bit more to get to the action along Broadway. I'd personally go with Central Park West just because I hate those damn hills going from Riverside Drive but that's a personal preference.
For the Upper East Side - I'd go with streets off of Madison OR along Park Avenue. Madison has an air of sophistication (I know I spent a great deal of time on the Upper East Side dining in local places). Park feels like another world.
If I had to pick, I prefer the Upper East Side. I live in a neighborhood similar to the Upper East Side so I guess that's why I prefer it. The people are nicer overall. I prefer the older crowd, though you do have some snobs, but that's the exception and not the rule. I feel like there's no room to walk on the Upper West Side even with the wide sidewalks along Broadway and the sophistication seems lost because of all of the outsiders that come over there.
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Thanks, Pierrepont, for your suggestions. Those streets are the ones I think I'm going to narrow in on. I want to get it right this time and not have to move yet again. I haven't spent too much time on CPW so will probably explore in the morning. I have spent time on Madison and Park, and that area suits me the best, so far. Oh, and I am a snob -- but not a silly snob. I'm a snob in that I don't appreciate inconsiderate people. Not a snob about what brands people use or who they know.
I haven't found really any listings for Park or Madison on Street Easy. Do you know how people find co-ops to rent in the Park/Madison area?
Thanks, Pierrepont, for your suggestions. Those streets are the ones I think I'm going to narrow in on. I want to get it right this time and not have to move yet again. I haven't spent too much time on CPW so will probably explore in the morning. I have spent time on Madison and Park, and that area suits me the best, so far. Oh, and I am a snob -- but not a silly snob. I'm a snob in that I don't appreciate inconsiderate people. Not a snob about what brands people use or who they know.
I haven't found really any listings for Park or Madison on Street Easy. Do you know how people find co-ops to rent in the Park/Madison area?
You should know that anything on Park or off of Madison is VERY desirable, so I wouldn't expect that much to be available. Because of the prime location and closeness to Central Park and the shopping on 86th, be prepared to pay top dollar to rent.
May I suggest Forest Hills Gardens in queens. It a gorgeous, Tudor style neighborhood. The best part is that when you want some noise/action, you cross under the LIRR tracks onto Austin Street, but the residential side is really quiet. You have great transport in form of the the E/F express or you can take the LIRR to Penn.
If you are looking to stay in Manhattan, then I suggest you try Battery Park City. The nearby park is scenic, of not a bit full of tourist during the day, but at night it's dead quiet.
Informe yourself better, Forest Hills gardens is part of forest hills , it is the wealthy part of forest hills with million dollars mansions . And the rest of forest hills is middle and upper middle class . So it's better to say forest hills is good for him , he can find a great condo apartment there for less than 4k a month , you don't need that much for a great apartment in forest hills or kew gardens. Both forest hills and kew gardens are some of the most charming neighborhoods in NYC .They are both middle class and upper middle class neighborhoods , except for forest hills gardens which is the wealthy part of forest hills
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