Is it possible to find apt. for $1000. month? (Ridge, Kensington: apartments, neighborhood) - New York City - New York (NY) - City-Data Forum

winnieson · 09-26-2011, 06:02 PM

I'm trying to find an apt. in the city for my daughter. She will be starting graduate school soon. $1000. is my limit. Is it possible to find anything that's in a good (SAFE) neighborhood.

bluedog2 · 09-26-2011, 06:05 PM

Yes,but it's going to be a studio apartment and 35 or 40 mins from midtown, if that matters.What school will she be at ?

omigawd · 09-26-2011, 06:13 PM

You can find a studio in Brooklyn or Queens for that amount. I would try to stick with Queens -- Kew Gardens, Rego Park, Forest Hills. All nice areas.

bluedog2 · 09-26-2011, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by omigawd

You can find a studio in Brooklyn or Queens for that amount. I would try to stick with Queens -- Kew Gardens, Rego Park, Forest Hills. All nice areas.

Sort of depends on what school she is going to doesn't it ?

omigawd · 09-26-2011, 08:45 PM

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Sort of depends on what school she is going to doesn't it ?

Why?? There are buses and subways to get wherever she needs to be. And if she's going to school in Manhattan, she's not going to get any apartments in a decent part of Manhattan for $1K unless she wants a room-mate or 2.

DoomDan515 · 09-26-2011, 09:30 PM

Try Bensonhurst & Gravesend in Brooklyn. Forest Hills is nice but pretty expensive.

them · 09-27-2011, 10:53 AM

I have a 1 bedroom in Sunset Park, $875/month.

Gee1995 · 09-27-2011, 10:58 AM

Astoria has studios for under a thousand.

Is living on campus not an option?

mc33433 · 09-27-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by winnieson

I'm trying to find an apt. in the city for my daughter. She will be starting graduate school soon. $1000. is my limit. Is it possible to find anything that's in a good (SAFE) neighborhood.

What graduate school?

Do they offer housing?

BrownstoneNY · 09-28-2011, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by omigawd

Why?? There are buses and subways to get wherever she needs to be. And if she's going to school in Manhattan, she's not going to get any apartments in a decent part of Manhattan for $1K unless she wants a room-mate or 2.

Well, you wouldn't tell someone sending their kid to Pratt to have her live in Flushing. To some extent, this matters.

Yes, try Queens (e.g., Kew Gardens, Forest Hills, Jackson Heights) or south/central Brooklyn (e.g., Bay Ridge, Kensington, Ditmas Park). $1000 should get you a studio in any of those places.