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Old 08-21-2012, 06:00 PM
 
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I'm moving to NYC THIS SATURDAY!

I've been here before, stupidest thing I ever did was leave, but it's been a few years and I hope my strategy for making it here is still viable. I'm going to be crashing in Yonkers rent-free with a friend until I can get a job waiting tables or something downtown (2yr NYC experience), I've got $6k in savings. Last time I was here I lived in a few different places mainly Astoria and Long Island, this time I'm looking at Brooklyn, mainly Williamsburg.

I met a guy from there said it was really artsy and safe in some areas, can anyone tell me which areas? I'm trying to nab a studio/1bdrm for $1500-$1900, realistic? Any other useful info that might help me would be appreciated.
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Old 08-21-2012, 06:07 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Pelham Parkway,The Bronx
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Good luck ! You will need it.
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Old 08-21-2012, 06:28 PM
 
Location: Bronx
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I'm moving to NYC THIS SATURDAY!

I've been here before, stupidest thing I ever did was leave, but it's been a few years and I hope my strategy for making it here is still viable. I'm going to be crashing in Yonkers rent-free with a friend until I can get a job waiting tables or something downtown (2yr NYC experience), I've got $6k in savings. Last time I was here I lived in a few different places mainly Astoria and Long Island, this time I'm looking at Brooklyn, mainly Williamsburg.

I met a guy from there said it was really artsy and safe in some areas, can anyone tell me which areas? I'm trying to nab a studio/1bdrm for $1500-$1900, realistic? Any other useful info that might help me would be appreciated.
Watch out for bed bugs and don't forget your iphone.
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Old 08-21-2012, 06:30 PM
 
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Thanks for the tip, any serious suggestions?
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Old 08-21-2012, 06:33 PM
 
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The safe areas are where there's lots of foot traffic and commerce, generally. If you wish to live a stone's throw from the Bedford stop, you will need alot of moolah and understand that nightlife means lots of noise and drunks.
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Old 08-21-2012, 08:35 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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If you are young you will enjoy it there, I was walking through that area today and that neighborhood just makes me feel old. Anyway, the rents are too high there, much higher than you are hoping. For that price you might get lucky in Greenpoint or East Williamsburg (but chances are if it is called East Williamsburg it will be in Bushwick.)

In Williamsburg your best bet is roommates or forking over a bunch of cash for a weirdly tiny apartment these days. I have a friend that use to live there before it was the cool neighborhood to live in with young people and her rent was somewhere in that range you are looking for and was lucky enough to have it rent stabilized so she was never outpriced of her place when the area got better, more hip, and much more expensive.
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Old 08-21-2012, 09:30 PM
 
Location: West Hollywood, CA
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I'm moving to NYC THIS SATURDAY!

I've been here before, stupidest thing I ever did was leave, but it's been a few years and I hope my strategy for making it here is still viable. I'm going to be crashing in Yonkers rent-free with a friend until I can get a job waiting tables or something downtown (2yr NYC experience), I've got $6k in savings. Last time I was here I lived in a few different places mainly Astoria and Long Island, this time I'm looking at Brooklyn, mainly Williamsburg.

I met a guy from there said it was really artsy and safe in some areas, can anyone tell me which areas? I'm trying to nab a studio/1bdrm for $1500-$1900, realistic? Any other useful info that might help me would be appreciated.
No offense or anything, but how do you expect to pay 2k/month on rent waiting tables?
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Old 08-21-2012, 09:42 PM
 
Location: London, NYC, DC
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There are places near Bedford, aka overpriced land, under $2,000? That's new. Being slightly facetious with a hint of actual sincerity.
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Old 08-22-2012, 01:47 PM
 
Location: Sunnyside
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williamsburg is hipster central now. so you'd be around a lot of that.
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Old 08-22-2012, 04:12 PM
 
Location: North NJ by way of Brooklyn, NY
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williamsburg is hipster central now. so you'd be around a lot of that.
This.

And you won't find anything there now for less than $1800-$2000 so you will need roommates.

Also the L train has frequent construction on the line and gets pretty packed. However South Side Williamsburg, the area by the J train has a ways to go still before being considered fully safe. But it's on a block by block basis.
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