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Haha! I think something came across wrong in my translation and wording. It is a two bedroom, one bathroom with kitchen, living room, and foyer/dining area. My half of the rent would be $875. The bedroom I would be living in is 10x14 -- which from what I understood from others is a really nice sized room for the rent.
Thank you to every single person that has been responding to me. I booked a flight to NYC this week to check out the apartment on Wednesday. I really cannot appreciate enough the insight people are giving me. I also have responding to a few other ads about rooms. Unfortunately, no one with rooms that cost less than $875 a month have been responding to me. Every single apartment I'm looking at is that much. At least these other ones are in Astoria, and Park Slope so hopefully the rooms are larger for the price!!!
Any other suggestions you can give to a first-time New Yorker??? Are there certain areas of Queens and Brooklyn to not even look at because they are really shady?
Haha! I think something came across wrong in my translation and wording. It is a two bedroom, one bathroom with kitchen, living room, and foyer/dining area. My half of the rent would be $875. The bedroom I would be living in is 10x14 -- which from what I understood from others is a really nice sized room for the rent.
Thank you to every single person that has been responding to me. I booked a flight to NYC this week to check out the apartment on Wednesday. I really cannot appreciate enough the insight people are giving me. I also have responding to a few other ads about rooms. Unfortunately, no one with rooms that cost less than $875 a month have been responding to me. Every single apartment I'm looking at is that much. At least these other ones are in Astoria, and Park Slope so hopefully the rooms are larger for the price!!!
Any other suggestions you can give to a first-time New Yorker??? Are there certain areas of Queens and Brooklyn to not even look at because they are really shady?
LOL. Sounds nice.
Glad to hear your 140 sq ft won't have a refrigerator,a stove,a dishwasher,a granite counter,a bathtub,a toilet and a couple of sinks in it, along with the chest of drawers. I was wondering if the futon was going to have to be in the closet
... Wednesday looks like it's going to be a nice day! very good! Please remember to take a walk to the over pass on 92nd street and Shore Rd. if you can because a big, imo anyway, reason for choosing Bay Ridge is the ability to walk or bike ride along that stretch, so it'd be good to take that in.
I hope you enjoy your trip!
Haha! I think something came across wrong in my translation and wording. It is a two bedroom, one bathroom with kitchen, living room, and foyer/dining area. My half of the rent would be $875. The bedroom I would be living in is 10x14 -- which from what I understood from others is a really nice sized room for the rent.
Thank you to every single person that has been responding to me. I booked a flight to NYC this week to check out the apartment on Wednesday. I really cannot appreciate enough the insight people are giving me. I also have responding to a few other ads about rooms. Unfortunately, no one with rooms that cost less than $875 a month have been responding to me. Every single apartment I'm looking at is that much. At least these other ones are in Astoria, and Park Slope so hopefully the rooms are larger for the price!!!
Any other suggestions you can give to a first-time New Yorker??? Are there certain areas of Queens and Brooklyn to not even look at because they are really shady?
The room in Park Slope is most likely smaller since that area tends to be much more expensive. I would expect $875 would get you quite a nice room in Astoria, though.
There are plenty of neighborhoods that you could move to for an $875 share or possibly cheaper. What about Sunnyside, Queens? You would take the 7 train and then switch to the N train (transfer is on same platform so you just walk a few steps across from one train to the other). Then get off at Prince St. in Soho.
You might also look into Jackson Heights, where you could take the E train directly to Spring St. without transferring (about 25 minutes total on train).
In Brooklyn have you looked into Ft. Greene? Also South Slope might work out well for you.
It's hard to recommend a neighborhood without knowing more about what you are looking for. The neighborhoods I mentioned in Queens will most likely get you a larger room than the ones I mentioned in Brooklyn.
You should have plenty of options. I am wondering why you are not getting many responses to your emails on craigslist. Are you writing a few paragraphs about yourself and your situation or are you just writing, "hi, is the room still available?" When I subletted my apartment out, I deleted every reply that was vague.
I have no idea why Bay Ridge sounds like such a great idea to you. I'd almost rather move to Staten Island close to the ferry terminal and pick up the 1 train at South Ferry up to Houston St. At least you'd get a nice sea breeze along the way instead of 45 minutes crammed into the crusty old R train down to the ass end of Brooklyn.
You should have plenty of options. I am wondering why you are not getting many responses to your emails on craigslist. Are you writing a few paragraphs about yourself and your situation or are you just writing, "hi, is the room still available?" When I subletted my apartment out, I deleted every reply that was vague.
Have you ever tried to get an room response on Craigslist from somebody who wasn't insane, stupid, beyond flakey or no speakie english? It's pretty hard even if you're a "catch" as a potential roomate and sound perfectly fine on paper. Then if you actually do get a real response and a date to go see the place, there's a high probability you're going to hate the place and would never consider living there. That's one tiresome process to repeat a dozen times.
I think I have found a really great living situation (10x14 for $850 a month) in Bay Ridge.
You're getting ripped off. Last summer I was escorting a friend around Bay Ridge looking at apartments and looked at a very clean decent studio for $850. I don't know what the square footage was but it was a true studio. It was up around 70th Street not far from Narrows Ave. It was a bit of a walk to the train so maybe that's why it was so reasonable?
Probably be faster to take the R in Bay Ridge to 59th and transfer to the N express...take the N to Canal Street (first stop in Manhattan) and then transfer to the green line and get off at Spring and walk to work....probably about 35-40 minutes.
Not really. The OP said he was about 20 steps away from the C train Spring Street stop. The 6 train at Spring Street is over on Lafayette, a bit of a walk over to 6th & Spring where his work is.
I think the R to Jay/Metrotech to the C is probably his best bet in this situation. I know the R mentality that's why I too utilize the N at 59th any time I can as well, or the D at 36th street. It seems like the R just drags along like a sad old dog.
I have no idea why Bay Ridge sounds like such a great idea to you. I'd almost rather move to Staten Island close to the ferry terminal and pick up the 1 train at South Ferry up to Houston St. At least you'd get a nice sea breeze along the way instead of 45 minutes crammed into the crusty old R train down to the ass end of Brooklyn.
Staten Island? Been there, done that. That ferry is a horror show at night, especially after 11:30PM when the boat only runs once an hour.
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I was wondering if the futon was going to have to be in the closet 
