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Hello!
My husband recently got a job in NYC. We have 2 big dogs, teenage kids(so good high school please). We dont know the area since we're moving from Indiana. Safe and cheap neighborhoods please? Thanks!
Hello!
My husband recently got a job in NYC. We have 2 big dogs, teenage kids(so good high school please). We dont know the area since we're moving from Indiana. Safe and cheap neighborhoods please? Thanks!
We need a lot more than that in order to help you.
Whats your budget for an apartment?
How long of a commute is acceptable for your husband to get to his job?
Etc.....................
Give us as much info as possible and we'll try and guide you the best we can.
Often, safe and cheap DOES NOT equate here, unless you can handle a long commute.
NYC's public school system for the most part REALLY sucks, except for a few exceptions. Keep these things in mind.
We want a condo or a townhome. A 45 minute drive is acceptable. If need be, suburbs of NYC would be fine. We do not have a budget because the prices are different in Indiana than New York. In Indiana, our budget is about 300,000. We can go up in price if need be. Oh and safe is our main priority.
I figured that safe and cheap don't go together in NYC. We just need safe. Also, the schools are not the main priority as we would not be sending our kids to a public school in NYC. If we do live in the suburbs, though, we would probably send them to public schools.
Last edited by seanman1224; 03-26-2012 at 07:48 PM..
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A 45 minute drive is acceptable. If need be, suburbs of NYC would be fine.
Your husband plans on driving to work? Why? Where is this job?
If you're willing to rent, southern Brooklyn and Eastern Queens should be doable. Dunno how much condo prices are, a local would have a better clue, $400-$450k might be possible but probably not $300k.
Well, if we lived in the suburbs he would drive! Also, how far is Connecticut from NYC? Would it be worth looking there? I'm sorry if I'm very confusing. This is just new to me, so sorry for the mistakes!
Well, if we lived in the suburbs he would drive! Also, how far is Connecticut from NYC? Would it be worth looking there? I'm sorry if I'm very confusing. This is just new to me, so sorry for the mistakes!
I still don't follow why he would drive if you lived in the suburbs. I assumed the job is in Manhattan. Is it somewhere else?
The closer part of Connecticut is Fairfield County (the rest is really too far); mayb 30-35 miles. Train ride to Manhattan is anywhere from 40 minutes to a little over an hour; no clue on driving time, it's not that common. But much of Fairfield County is inhabitated with fianicial types, making real estate rather expensive. There are some exceptions, I don't know the area too well, but in general I'd avoid it and its culture.
Western Long Island and parts of New Jersey are cheaper and more down to earth. Westchester is nice, but also expensive. Parts of the city might still be good, depending on your tastes, especially if schools are not issue. Staten Island (part of the city but doesn't feel like it many ways) is an option if your husband works in Downtown (Lower) Manhattan but otherwise has incovenient transpotation.
It's in the center of Manhattan. And ok, I'm looking in Fairfield County right now. Thanks for the help!
And I was looking at Staten Island, but is the ferry money to get to the mainland worth it?
The problem with driving to Manhattan is that it will be very hard to find a parking spot. This is why most people take public transportation, usually the subways.
You should look into Long Island or eastern parts of Queens like Forest Hills or southern parts of Brooklyn, like Midwood, Sheepshead Bay. These are considered safe neighborhoods. You can also look into New Jersey, like Maplewood which has a train that goes into Manhattan as well.
It's in the center of Manhattan. And ok, I'm looking in Fairfield County right now. Thanks for the help!
And I was looking at Staten Island, but is the ferry money to get to the mainland worth it?
Center I assume is Midtown (roughly between 30th and 60th street). The ferry is free. It will be a long commute, though. Train or bus to ferry terminal (driving might be doable also, not familiar with the Island). Transfer to ferry. Take subway from ferry terminal to midtown. If you live close to the ferry terminal it won't be bad, though some say that section isn't so nice, depends. If you're on the southern end of the island it's a very long commute, might close to an hour and a half.
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Why? Where is this job?
