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A friend of mine is moving to NYC. She has a job offer on 5th Avenue / 56th St area, what areas would be a good location to find a place to rent? This is for a female being relocated to NYC:
Caveats:
1. No more than 2,000/month for a 1 bedroom
2. 30 minute commute
3. Safe neighborhood with local services (coffee shop, stores...)
I've been told Long Island City would know nothing about LIC. If one can recommend areas in Manhattan as well, much obliged.
A friend of mine is moving to NYC. She has a job offer on 5th Avenue / 56th St area, what areas would be a good location to find a place to rent? This is for a female being relocated to NYC:
Caveats:
1. No more than 2,000/month for a 1 bedroom
2. 30 minute commute
3. Safe neighborhood with local services (coffee shop, stores...)
I've been told Long Island City would know nothing about LIC. If one can recommend areas in Manhattan as well, much obliged.
If her budget is $2k/month, she can find a 1BR pretty much anywhere, although it won't necessarily be huge.
5th Ave/56th St, closest subways are the E/M at 5th/53rd, the F at 6th/57th, the N/Q/R at 5th/59th (Q only at rush hours), the 4/5/6/N/Q/R at Lex/59th (Q only at rush hours), and the B/D/E at 7th/53rd... which gives pretty much infinite options.
If she can do $2k/month, I would look somewhere very nice, like Park Slope or Cobble Hill and are on the F. LIC is a little more recent development, which might be her thing, and has the E/M and is also cheaper. If she wants a "cool" Manhattan neighborhood, she could pull Chelsea or the Village, on the B/D/F/M and also the E, or the 6 and N/R on the eastern side of the Village, although she'd be in a relatively small space. The UES is a lot of old money but is a very nice neighborhood with remarkably good deals because it isn't "chic" and has access on the 4/5/6.
But anywhere nice near any of the B/D/E/F/M/N/R/4/5/6 would work.
... the N/Q/R at 5th/59th (Q only at rush hours), the 4/5/6/N/Q/R at Lex/59th (Q only at rush hours) ...
Just a small correction to your post... The Q train operates at all times, and weekdays only in Astoria. On weekends (and all other times), only the N train operates in Astoria.
As suggested, Astoria and LIC would be viable options for relatively affordable neighborhoods (compared to Manhattan) with relatively quick commute times.
I would throw in Jackson Heights, Queens as well. On the E and F trains it is only 4 stops so should fulfill the 30 minute commute (~15 minute train ride and some walking and waiting time). Jackson Heights has all the neighborhood amenities like a full range of grocery shopping, pharmacies, wine store, etc., but is not hip like many of the close-to-Manhattan neighborhoods in Brooklyn such as Cobble Hill.
It would probably appeal more to someone who is into having their home neighborhood be down-to-earth, diverse and relatively quiet. It is known particularly for the wide range of good value ethnic restaurants and markets (Colombian, Indian, Nepalese, Thai, etc.), the access to transportation (E, F, M, R, 7 trains) and for the architecture in the historic district. It is not known for nightlife or more upscale urban amenities.
A friend of mine is moving to NYC. She has a job offer on 5th Avenue / 56th St area, what areas would be a good location to find a place to rent? This is for a female being relocated to NYC:
Caveats:
1. No more than 2,000/month for a 1 bedroom
2. 30 minute commute
3. Safe neighborhood with local services (coffee shop, stores...)
I've been told Long Island City would know nothing about LIC. If one can recommend areas in Manhattan as well, much obliged.
Google maps can calculate commute times by subway if you click public transit directions. Choose 5 ave / 56 st as one point and move the other end around and see what times you get. It's not perfect, but it's a good estimate and a fun way to see the layout of the city.
I also like the trip planner on the MTA site MTA NYC Transit - Trip Planner but it's probably only useful to you if you have a good idea of your start and end points - for example, if you were at the point where you were looking at a specific apartment address.
I would recommend HopStop for commute times. Their estimates are more realistic than Google's.
Google usually underestimates the time.
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