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I have been looking at apartments to rent in the city for around $1800 but not sure what areas are best meaning safe, affordable and convinement to shopping and subway systems etc. (upper east & west side, village etc) Can someone help? Thanks
So - Give me specific street intersections to comment on. For instance, the UES near Lexington is Avenue is very convenient for travel on the subway, but on York Avenue is totally inconvenient.
So, it will require some detail on your part.
However, I will give you some basic guidelines.
UES-The closer to Lexington Ave, the better in terms of travel. Stay below 96th Street except near Central Park East.
UWS - The closer to Broadway the better for transportation. If you go way way up on West side (inwood etc) you are probably better off living in Brooklyn or Queens. Commuting from the upper, upper west side is a bear and Brookly or Queens would be cheaper.
The village is divided into West, Central and East villages. Each with distinct feel, shopping, and transportation issues. You have to be more specific.
BTW-1800 aint gonna get you much in Manhattan anymore. Just so you know.
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You won't find anything for $1,800 in Manhattan except maybe toward Inwood or Washington Heights and that would be a small studio.
Even in places like Astoria & Forest Hills Queens rents have surged in recent years such that a one bedroom would be at least $2,000 a month with 15% of the annual rent for a brokers fee.
The only true bargains exist in the Bronx or maybe in Staten Island. Every thing else is close to or over $2,000 in the 'other 4 boros'.
In Manhattan average rent is now over $3,000 a month with many apartments on the market for $4,000 and up. $4,000 will get you a small one bedroom in most neighborhoods of Manhattan. To get a spacious apartment for a family plan on spending between $4,000 - $7,000 a month in rent plus a brokers fee of 15% of annual rent (which is standard in any of the 5 boros & on Long Island)
How do single people make a living there even if it is a studio? Lets say you make around $45,000 a year. Is it impossiable to make it? I have been thinking about moving up there next year. I just want to make the right move. I love the city. I have been thinking about Chicago also but I need to visit there first.
How do single people make a living there even if it is a studio? Lets say you make around $45,000 a year. Is it impossiable to make it? I have been thinking about moving up there next year. I just want to make the right move. I love the city. I have been thinking about Chicago also but I need to visit there first.
They make six figures and up. Wall Street is also paying out over 36 billion in bonuses alone which is more than the entire budget of the Department of Education in NYC.
$45,000 isn't enough to live on your own unless you want to commute from Ronkonkoma in Suffolk county every day on the LIRR
How do single people make a living there even if it is a studio? Lets say you make around $45,000 a year. Is it impossible to make it? I have been thinking about moving up there next year. I just want to make the right move. I love the city. I have been thinking about Chicago also but I need to visit there first.
Dude. Don't listen to NickL28. He must have very high expectations of what is acceptable living, if he thinks a single person making 45 a year must live like a pauper. Just not true.
My wife and I were in the apartment hunt last March/April. We found a number of places for around 1800 a month in Manhattan. Now, granted they were a little far from the subway and not very roomy. We actually found a 2 bedroom walk up near 1st Avenue in the East 60s for 1800. Now, they were two tiny rooms, and not large enough for my wife and I and two cats. But, for a single person, very adequate. We also found a large, and I mean large one bedroom for 1750, in East Harlem (Spanish Harlem). An area that is gentrifying and getting safer and more diverse. We opted for South Brooklyn, because we could get a lot more space for less than Manhattan. Also, from where we landed in Brooklyn it is actually a quicker commute for us to work than from many places in Manhattan (and we work in Manhattan).
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Do you like having a bathtub in the kitchen? Just an example.
lol, I remember hearing about a friend's studio in the east village with a little curtained shower "stall" in the corner of the kitchen! I believe that was a shared bathroom building with the commode at the end of the hall.
Like I said, you might be able to find something for $1800, there isn't much in Manhattan at that price level though. You could definitely get a something "safe, affordable and convinement" at that price level in the Bronx, and probably Brooklyn or Queens. The Bronx isn't nearly as bad as it used to be, there are definitely "safe" areas there now. I think the rep has kept the prices depressed a bit, you'll probably get the most for your money there. You can certainly find something in Staten Island at that price level, it will be safe and affordable, but convenience-wise maybe not so good- transportation there is much poorer, and getting to Manhattan takes longer than from any of the other boroughs.
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