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I am moving with my boyfriend from San Francisco to New York, and I am trying to find a reasonably priced and convenient place to live. I will work downtown (Water & John), and I would like to have a commute no longer than 45 minutes (preferably less). The problem is, I will only be making $75k, and my boyfriend will be starting school so we will have to live on just my salary for the time being. My budget is $1800-1850, for a 1 bedroom apt. Manhattan/Brooklyn seem out of the question due to cost, so I have been looking at Jersey City and Forest Hills (Queens). Which of these would be better for a young gay couple? It's not important to have bars or clubs all around us, but I enjoy living in a diverse area and having some restaurants within walking distance. Are there any other areas I should consider?
If you are working downtown Queens would be too far. Brooklyn is expensive. Maybe Jersey or Staten Island. You could take the ferry into downtown each day with ease. Since clubs and bars do not matter you can live almost anywhere. Ft George in SI and Jersey City are both cool neighborhoods. Still be careful as a gay couple though, some people are not so tolerant of PDA's Etc..
there are some suburbs that would be great for you. in nj try the following.
-montclair, essex county: very nice downtown, many stores, easy highway access, 6 train stations with direct nyc service, rent easy in your price range. njt train commute around 35 minutes
-south orange, essex county: has downtown with stores, rentals around 1k/month, 25 minute direct njt train to the city, south orange (and neighboring maplewood) have a very large gay population
-metuchen, middlesex county: has downtown area, rentals in your range, 45 minute train direct to nyc
-westfield, union county: large downtown, near route 22 and gsp, train to newark with transfer to train to nyc
not sure much about metuchen, but s. orange (and its neighbor maplewood) and montclair have many restaurants.
these trains run to penn station at 33rd street or hoboken, nj. to get downtown, take the 1, 2, or 3, or A, C, or E from penn and the path subway from newark.
I am moving with my boyfriend from San Francisco to New York, and I am trying to find a reasonably priced and convenient place to live. I will work downtown (Water & John), and I would like to have a commute no longer than 45 minutes (preferably less). The problem is, I will only be making $75k, and my boyfriend will be starting school so we will have to live on just my salary for the time being. My budget is $1800-1850, for a 1 bedroom apt. Manhattan/Brooklyn seem out of the question due to cost, so I have been looking at Jersey City and Forest Hills (Queens). Which of these would be better for a young gay couple? It's not important to have bars or clubs all around us, but I enjoy living in a diverse area and having some restaurants within walking distance. Are there any other areas I should consider?
People commute to Wall Street from Broadway in the 140s, and from around here.
You might find something in your price range.
I think the commute is around 30 minutes, A train or 1 train, depending where you are.
For example: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/abo/3727787122.html
Don't know where this is, exactly - http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/abo/3786281866.html
There are places at 1 Convent Avenue, could be out of your price range, however. In addition, they did have bedbug issues so beware.
Jackson Heights has a relatively large gay population and the City Council Member for the district is openly gay (Daniel Dromm). The subway commute would be just a bit shorter than from Forest Hills, as it's a few stops closer to Manhattan on the same subway lines (E/F/R/M).
You should be able to get a good-sized renovated pre-war one bedroom for $1800.
Here are a few articles about the neighborhood:
P.S. I think many of the gay people in Jackson Heights are coupled up and tend to be slightly older, like 30s and 40s and up. It's not necessarily the best neighborhood for young people, but doesn't mean there aren't young people around.
Jackson Heights has a relatively large gay population and the City Council Member for the district is openly gay (Daniel Dromm). The subway commute would be just a bit shorter than from Forest Hills, as it's a few stops closer to Manhattan on the same subway lines (E/F/R/M).
You should be able to get a good-sized renovated pre-war one bedroom for $1800.
Here are a few articles about the neighborhood:
P.S. I think many of the gay people in Jackson Heights are coupled up and tend to be slightly older, like 30s and 40s and up. It's not necessarily the best neighborhood for young people, but doesn't mean there aren't young people around.
I would actually choose Jackson Heights over Broadway in the 140s, even if the commute is shorter.
If you are working downtown Queens would be too far.
Queens is not too far from downtown Manhattan.
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Originally Posted by Henna
Jackson Heights has a relatively large gay population and the City Council Member for the district is openly gay (Daniel Dromm). The subway commute would be just a bit shorter than from Forest Hills, as it's a few stops closer to Manhattan on the same subway lines (E/F/R/M).
You should be able to get a good-sized renovated pre-war one bedroom for $1800.
Here are a few articles about the neighborhood:
P.S. I think many of the gay people in Jackson Heights are coupled up and tend to be slightly older, like 30s and 40s and up. It's not necessarily the best neighborhood for young people, but doesn't mean there aren't young people around.
I too would suggest Jackson Heights as well as Astoria and even perhaps Forest Hills.
OP, look into Jersey, proabably shorter commute and more bang for your buck.
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