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So I have recently moved to Bushwick, where my rent is a low $574 (cheap housing minutes from the city does exist, nonbelievers). I am looking to pay more ($1000 or less for a studio) in any borough but am fascinated with Chinatown. Since my S/O is only partially Chinese and naturally has no language ability, what are the odds for a non-Asian to find a place? All those cheap apartments must be grandfathered into Chinese families, but there's got to be some available apts! There seems to be no info on this anywhere. Thoughts?
Oops! Forgot to mention. One of my classmates has a studio for $900. I'm a student, so I am not looking for a doorman, elevator, gym, etc. The neighborhood is saturated with pre-war walkups. So how do I break the ice? Pound the pavement and call management companies? Again, the language barrier is likely.
Oops! Forgot to mention. One of my classmates has a studio for $900. I'm a student, so I am not looking for a doorman, elevator, gym, etc. The neighborhood is saturated with pre-war walkups. So how do I break the ice? Pound the pavement and call management companies? Again, the language barrier is likely.
What makes you think the landlords or management companies in Chinatown don't speak English? They aren't necessarily Chinese, and even if they are Chinese, they've likely been here decades if they are property owners.
You can ask your friend if there are other openings in the building, or try to see if you can work something out with your friend's landlord. $900 is so rarely and impossible I would pounce on that connection. Because if they don't know you, there's no reason to give you special deals. Mind you, there will be rent controlled apartments whose rent is $300, but no one is leaving a place like that until they either die or until the landlord buys them out. But someone might be able to rent you a room in a rent controlled place.
The other thing is Chinatown and Lower East side do have tiny studios for $600, but those are in halfway houses. So unless you're mentally disabled, addicted, or have major issues that would require supervision in housing these might not be for you, and you'd likely need a special connection in the form of a caseworker to get these.
Can't stay in Bushwick; I would rather pay double than listen to my roommate have sex and literally find feces on my kitchen floor. I found a studio in Chinatown for $1100 but I will be living in the Bronx instead. Thanks for the input!
Can't stay in Bushwick; I would rather pay double than listen to my roommate have sex and literally find feces on my kitchen floor. I found a studio in Chinatown for $1100 but I will be living in the Bronx instead. Thanks for the input!
How did u find the $1100 studio in Chinatown?
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