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One of the nice things about NYC is the public transportation but I'm a novice to the subway system.
I have 3 options:
1. Rent in Chinatown and subway it to WTC
2. Rent in NJ and PATH it to WTC
3. Stay with a friend in Queens, but unsure if I can get to WTC via subways and whatnot, and if the commute would be ridiculous
Any advice?
*if this affects your answer, this is a high-stakes job with long hours where I cannot afford to be late because of traffic or a long commute
One of the nice things about NYC is the public transportation but I'm a novice to the subway system.
I have 3 options:
1. Rent in Chinatown and subway it to WTC
2. Rent in NJ and PATH it to WTC
3. Stay with a friend in Queens, but unsure if I can get to WTC via subways and whatnot, and if the commute would be ridiculous
Any advice?
*if this affects your answer, this is a high-stakes job with long hours where I cannot afford to be late because of traffic or a long commute
If you rent in Chinatown, you can walk.
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One of the nice things about NYC is the public transportation but I'm a novice to the subway system.
I have 3 options:
1. Rent in Chinatown and subway it to WTC
2. Rent in NJ and PATH it to WTC
3. Stay with a friend in Queens, but unsure if I can get to WTC via subways and whatnot, and if the commute would be ridiculous
Any advice?
*if this affects your answer, this is a high-stakes job with long hours where I cannot afford to be late because of traffic or a long commute
Why do you only have 3 options?
And for #3, um, yes, you can get from Queens to "WTC via subways and whatnot"... For example, if you live on the E line.... then it goes to that area. You're a novice, fine, but check out Google maps or the MTA subway map.
What would be the differences in cost? Will it kill my wallet to live in Manhattan instead of Queens/Harrison?
It sounds like you have a lot of research to do.
What is the /Harrison you speak of? When I hear Harrison, I think Westchester County. That's different because it would be Metro North to the subway.
Each area you speak of has a different cost of living. Manhattan is very broad. You could commute from Washington Heights on the express A train, or you could walk from Chinatown or Tribeca. Both have very different costs.
Figure out
1) What can you afford (salary must be at least 40x rent)
2) What are you willing to spend? (5k for a five minute walk or 1.5k for 40 minute commute or somewhere in between)
3) What kind of neighborhood do you want? Quiet? Family? Parks? Shopping? Schools? Restaurants? Social?
What is the /Harrison you speak of? When I hear Harrison, I think Westchester County. That's different because it would be Metro North to the subway.
Each area you speak of has a different cost of living. Manhattan is very broad. You could commute from Washington Heights on the express A train, or you could walk from Chinatown or Tribeca. Both have very different costs.
Figure out
1) What can you afford (salary must be at least 40x rent)
2) What are you willing to spend? (5k for a five minute walk or 1.5k for 40 minute commute or somewhere in between)
3) What kind of neighborhood do you want? Quiet? Family? Parks? Shopping? Schools? Restaurants? Social?
OP means Harrison, NJ
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"The man who sleeps on the floor, can never fall out of bed." -Martin Lawrence
Dont limit yourself to "walk to work" most newbies ive put in apts near work/school realize its much better to be away from those places lol. Figure out what you can afford first and the subway really is easy to get to (fidi/tribeca) you would pick it up pretty fast.
What is the /Harrison you speak of? When I hear Harrison, I think Westchester County. That's different because it would be Metro North to the subway.
Each area you speak of has a different cost of living. Manhattan is very broad. You could commute from Washington Heights on the express A train, or you could walk from Chinatown or Tribeca. Both have very different costs.
Figure out
1) What can you afford (salary must be at least 40x rent)
2) What are you willing to spend? (5k for a five minute walk or 1.5k for 40 minute commute or somewhere in between)
3) What kind of neighborhood do you want? Quiet? Family? Parks? Shopping? Schools? Restaurants? Social?
Assume income of 80k. By your math, that's 2k per month that I could spend on rent. I'd most definetly pay for 1.5k and suffer the 30 or 40 minute commute instead of paying 5k for the 5 min walk. If i'm working 80 to 100 hrs a week, it's only a bed to stay in.
I won't have time for movies, parks, nightclubs and quite frankly those things don't interest me. I just want to go to work and have a place to sleep that isn't surrounded by violent criminals and noise that's going to prevent me from sleeping. Though I imagine that in a crowded city like NYC, there is no such thing as a quiet place.
If you want quiet, you can get a studio/maybe small 1-bedroom on the Upper East Side around 1st Avenue. Much less to do there as it is far from the subway (think 15 minute walk), but is quiet and in Manhattan.
Subway cost is the same no matter what the length of trip within the 5 boroughs of NYC. So the OP should consider other options besides the ones that are walking distance to WTC. Staying with the friend in Queens might be a good option for someone who doesn't know the area as many people commute from Queens to WTC.
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