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Maybe Ridgewood in Queens would be to your liking.
It's mostly 3 story walk up buildings which is perfect since you can be in a walkup but won't have to worry about walking up more than 3 flights of steps.
It won't be 100% ideal for your commute, but I personally wouldn't mind it.
Ridgewood or the nearby neighborhood of Glendale.
Also Queens neighborhoods along the E subway line might have some suitable housing stock.
Also Queens neighborhoods along the E subway line might have some suitable housing stock.
I was gonna mention Glendale too but it might fall a little short of the urban vibe she wants since it's mostly twin houses. Still worth checking out, though.
And agreed about the E train, which would be good too because the E stops by her job.
New York City public school system also has competitive public high schools requiring auditions. One of those is the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. This is located on the upper west side of Manhattan. https://www.schools.nyc.gov/schools/M485;https://www.laguardiahs.org/
It's a bit of a longer commute (though direct and you can usually get a seat getting on in FiDi), but I would consider the UWS close to the 2/3. That would have you closer to Juilliard, if your child is that caliber of musician. Plenty of reasonably-priced walk-up apartments in brownstones. Active city life but not obnoxious nightlife, which is a feature of many downtown neighborhoods. Definitely manageable without a car. The places further out in Queens some people are recommending tend to be more suburban in feel, although of course micro-neighborhoods do vary.
Fortunately, the majority of subway lines do pass through the WTC area, so you have a wide range of choices.
FYI, dollars to donuts, middle school will be closed in the spring, and no one really knows how much (whether) it will be open in fall. I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet. Are you ready for that? If you can find a place outside the city with schools currently open, that's worth looking into.
Frankly if you hadn't said you've already found a job here my advice would be DON'T MOVE HERE!!!
Don't listen to the posters saying Queens. You won't find the "city" life that you, as a transient white collar, is looking for. And I'm from Queens, so I know what I'm talking about. With the exception of LIC (very expensive), the rest of Queens is either bridge n tunnel (like me), young kids who are broke and 3rd world immigrants.
Stay downtown in Manhattan. You'll be fine there. However there is no safe areas of NYC left. Real talk.
Don't listen to the posters saying Queens. You won't find the "city" life that you, as a transient white collar, is looking for. And I'm from Queens, so I know what I'm talking about. With the exception of LIC (very expensive), the rest of Queens is either bridge n tunnel (like me), young kids who are broke and 3rd world immigrants.
Stay downtown in Manhattan. You'll be fine there. However there is no safe areas of NYC left. Real talk.
I disagree with your assessment of Queens. Austin Street (with its shops and restaurants) in Forest Hills near the 71st/Continential Avenue express E train (which goes to the WTC) definitely is middle class (meaning one rarely see 3rd world immigrants or young kids who are broke in the area as this isn't really an affordable area for them). Forest Hills also has good schools. It is also a relatively safe area.
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