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Old 01-15-2009, 09:09 AM
 
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Hello,

I finally found a job at the city and want to find a nice affordable apt in china town NY in mott st. Could anyone help me with this because I'm quite new at the city.. Thank you.
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Old 01-15-2009, 09:18 AM
 
Location: New York City
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Why Chinatown? Apartments down there are very hard to find. You have to know someone; they're rarely advertised. You might be able to find something on the edge (which is probably the Lower East Side rather than Chinatown proper).
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Old 01-15-2009, 10:33 AM
 
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^^^

true

Are you chinese?

It is hard to find apartments in any of the chinatowns

you will have to look elsewhere closeby
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Old 01-15-2009, 10:10 PM
 
Location: Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York
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Extremely hard!
You have to know someone and pay him the "under table" money!
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Old 01-16-2009, 08:24 AM
 
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Hello,

I finally found a job at the city and want to find a nice affordable apt in china town NY in mott st. Could anyone help me with this because I'm quite new at the city.. Thank you.
Instead of Chinatown, I would look into the surrounding neighborhoods, look into the Lower East Side, SoHo, Nolita. As others have said, in order to move into Chinatown, you need to be really tight with someone already there.

Do you speak Chinese? What is the main reason you are interested in this area?
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Old 01-16-2009, 01:01 PM
 
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Do you speak Chinese? What is the main reason you are interested in this area?
I don't think that fluency in the language is a prerequisite to live there? Just learn a few phrases like "Nee how ma," select a good agent in the area, and take a look for yourself, OP.

Some useful Chinese words and phrases
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Old 01-17-2009, 04:10 AM
 
Location: Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York
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I think Chinatown is "exotic!"
...Not to mention fresh meat and vegetables...
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