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So I'm thinking about moving to NYC and a couple of those rooms don't look that bad to me. I know many are probably illegal but that breakfast nook one for $300 I could deal with and that tent in the shared basement could be fun for a few months if I was in a pinch. I mean growing up, I lived in a 2/1 apartment where me and my 3 sisters were crammed into 1 bedroom with 2 bunk beds and zero privacy. Trying to live frugally in NYC for the first few months will probably be like that right?
You don't need more than a place to sleep. You are coming to NYC so I assume you will be working 9-5 and in the evening you indulge in social activities.
So I'm thinking about moving to NYC and a couple of those rooms don't look that bad to me. I know many are probably illegal but that breakfast nook one for $300 I could deal with and that tent in the shared basement could be fun for a few months if I was in a pinch. I mean growing up, I lived in a 2/1 apartment where me and my 3 sisters were crammed into 1 bedroom with 2 bunk beds and zero privacy. Trying to live frugally in NYC for the first few months will probably be like that right?
You are going to be crammed into these places with strangers, Not the same situation. Also many of these look illegal with no fire egress and I doubt the heating situation will be great in these caves when it gets cold.. Not discouraging you from moving but be prepared for how expensive it is. People often wind up in places like this longer then anticipated.
It's funny/sad to see people willing to pay to live in a closet for what you can rent out your own decently-sized studio for in my neighborhood, which is quite nice and although it isn't the closest place to the city, it still has plenty of stuff to do and train access. But we're not trendy enough over here.
Better for me, I guess, since prices here will stay lower.
It's funny/sad to see people willing to pay to live in a closet for what you can rent out your own decently-sized studio for in my neighborhood, which is quite nice and although it isn't the closest place to the city, it still has plenty of stuff to do and train access. But we're not trendy enough over here.
Better for me, I guess, since prices here will stay lower.
I agree. My boyfriend never paid more than $850 to live in NYC, no matter what neighborhood: Williamsburg, Prospect Heights, West Harlem, Upper East Side, and SoHo. There are deals to be had out there where you can actually live under humane conditions! I don't understand the people that pay so much to live in such a terrible place. It's not like these places are dirt cheap!
I saw this Fifth floor walkup back in the 1980's on THirteenth St. between First and Second, one bedroom, perhaps 4OO-500 sq. feet.
After climbing Mount Everest you entered the "living room." It had one of those 3 cubic feet gas meter hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the room, a concussion just waiting to happen. There was a toilet in this room...no door, no screen, no curtain.
It had a huge island sort of separating it from the "open kitchen" and in this island was the biggest sink I have ever seen.
I asked the super "Where's the tub or shower?" He pointed to the sink.
The "furnished room - no hidden fees in Bushwick" for $1075 is amazing. I love the fact that "furnished" means one old classroom-style child's school chair.
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It's not like these places are dirt cheap!
