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Regardless, you'll soon find it is not easy to meet new people, which is my larger point.
Maybe work has some single guys for you. By the way, it's one word, not two.
You will get a shoebox in Manhattan for $1.3K/month. Most people who want to have their own place to rent at that budget look in Brooklyn or Queens and go for the night out in Manhattan. If you're not into the party lifestyle, you can meet other singles in art, literature, crafts, nature, religious, volunteerism and fitness groups. Move to Westchester when you start a family and when you've saved enough to buy a house. Tarrytown is nice though if you're willing to increase your budget. There is the music hall for concerts and plays. Across the TZ bridge from T-town is Nyack where there is a vibrant arts scene.
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I think you have to really check out NYC before you make any decision to move there. My son didn't and I am paying for it. :-) When he moved there a few months ago, he believed his friends (I am originally from NY and my brothers still live there), and ignored my advice. He really thought he and his girlfriend could get a decent apt. for the amount of money you are considering. What he was confronted with, when he arrived, was tons of scams, little closets (literally) begin rented out as shared space for $1300/month, bed bugs, roaches, mice (or rats), five people stuffing themselves into 1br apts, etc. which totally freaked him and his girlfriend out. (This little adventure all happened in a period of a couple of months).
They ended up moving to Long Island City, in a spanking new building for $2600/mo (he looked everywhere with his friends and family before I OK'd it). Now, I'll give you one guess who is paying for this. :-) NYC is old, crushing, heavily competitive environment. Don't go there unless you really know what you are doing.
With that said, Westchester is a bit cheaper but you get more for what you are paying. It is also very competive. There is a relatively low amount of rental property available. I also liked Tarrytown when I visited and I think through Meetups and other venues you can probably meet some people, though I feel that Westchester on the whole is altogether a very quiet and upscale family oriented suburb of NYC where most of the emphasis is placed on schools and such. It is very pretty and you will have access to lots of interesting places where you can travel to, but it is nothing like NYC ... thankfully.
I think you have to really check out NYC before you make any decision to move there. My son didn't and I am paying for it. :-) When he moved there a few months ago, he believed his friends (I am originally from NY and my brothers still live there), and ignored my advice. He really thought he and his girlfriend could get a decent apt. for the amount of money you are considering. What he was confronted with, when he arrived, was tons of scams, little closets (literally) begin rented out as shared space for $1300/month, bed bugs, roaches, mice (or rats), five people stuffing themselves into 1br apts, etc. which totally freaked him and his girlfriend out. (This little adventure all happened in a period of a couple of months).
Unfortunately, they never believe. Every time there comes a new generation of suckers
You can read daily posts from people foreign to the city (from Nebraska to Idaho, Australia, Ghana, India or Bangladesh), all asking the same question. In a sense, NYC is the greatest scheme in the world, duping people for generations. (The other is America-the land of unlimited opportunities...) One way or another, I still love the city
Unfortunately, they never believe. Every time there comes a new generation of suckers
You can read daily posts from people foreign to the city (from Nebraska to Idaho, Australia, Ghana, India or Bangladesh), all asking the same question. In a sense, NYC is the greatest scheme in the world, duping people for generations. (The other is America-the land of unlimited opportunities...) One way or another, I still love the city
Yes, he wouldn't believe me and chose to believe his friends who were just painting a very unrealistic picture of job opportunities, COL, etc. But he now recognizes his mistakes and is working like heck to become self-supportive. It is all about learning about life. In this case, I am glad that my wife and I were able to help him and hopefully it all turns out well. :-)
Umm... to those of you with helpful advice, thank you. IF I move to New York, I'll probably live in the city. I do have family (in Manhattan) and my best friend just moved to NYC for law school. So it's not like I'll be completely alone.
I've decided that I'll need to be okay with spending a lot more on rent than I had originally planned to (and I can afford it - they gave me a LOT more than I thought I'd get paid, thank the lord). Planning to do the reverse commute on Metro North from E 125th station in Harlem, so I don't have to get to Grand Central. Thus, living in East Harlem is probably the smartest thing. From what I'm told, studios and 1 br apartments are more reasonably priced in that area. My other option is LES.
That said, I'd like to say that I'm not really some bright-eyed, bushy-tailed kid looking for a dream come true in NYC. I'm smart with my money (Los Angeles isn't the cheapest place to live either!) and so... here's to new experiences!
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