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2 of NY buddies are buying homes 2 hour commute away from. The city. And they work for the city. Ouch. But for the price of the house and space it is worth it.
I'd move to another state before I deal with a 4hr commute each day!
I live in Queens and pay less than half of what someone in Manhattan pays for the same size apartment. Not to mention, I have a backyard and parking for my car.
I wouldn't trade where I live for anywhere in the city. I dont get the appeal. Its congested, filthy, overpriced and overrun with homeless.
bay terrace is actually more in parts like the gables , bay club , towers at waters edge , etc which is across the street from us . bay terrace is mostly co-op and condo , the rest of bayside is mostly private homes . it is hard to compare directly . some of the most expensive building in all of bayside are here in bay terrace.
the express bus is still a bus ride , to me it stinks . we much prefer the LIRR . if i worked in manhattan that is the only way i would go daily
I use to live in Bayside many many years ago, I know the areas very very well. I still have friends who live there or moved in there. Yes its different but Bayside has many condo & apts as well.....well not high rises.
At least you have an express bus! Many areas like College Point or north Whitestone are very isolated.
I'd move to another state before I deal with a 4hr commute each day!
I'm currently at 3hrs each day. I'm planning on moving to the burbs in a few months so I can have direct access to Metro North and knock that number down to below 2hrs.
I am a real life example of my NYC suburbs (while still expensive) is still cheaper then NYC proper.
I moved from DUMBO to LI 1 year ago, and it is cheaper/more bang for your buck.
I owned a 1bd in DUMBO, way too small for my wife and 2 toddlers.
With a budget of 1M, you cannot even get a 2bdr in DUMBO. Public school sucks in DUMBO so you need to shell out 30-40k x 2 to send to toddlers to private school. There is also NYC income tax.
With 1M, I got a decent size house in the North Shore of LI. Property taxes cost more, but its still way cheaper than 2 kids in private school and no NYC income tax.
My office is in the suburbs so commute is a non issue.
Suburbs food and social life suck compared to Bklyn, but at this point in my life, I dont really care.
I am a real life example of my NYC suburbs (while still expensive) is still cheaper then NYC proper.
I moved from DUMBO to LI 1 year ago, and it is cheaper/more bang for your buck.
I owned a 1bd in DUMBO, way too small for my wife and 2 toddlers.
With a budget of 1M, you cannot even get a 2bdr in DUMBO. Public school sucks in DUMBO so you need to shell out 30-40k x 2 to send to toddlers to private school. There is also NYC income tax.
With 1M, I got a decent size house in the North Shore of LI. Property taxes cost more, but its still way cheaper than 2 kids in private school and no NYC income tax.
My office is in the suburbs so commute is a non issue.
Suburbs food and social life suck compared to Bklyn, but at this point in my life, I dont really care.
But you lived in one of the most expensive neighborhoods in NYC
I am a real life example of my NYC suburbs (while still expensive) is still cheaper then NYC proper.
I moved from DUMBO to LI 1 year ago, and it is cheaper/more bang for your buck.
I owned a 1bd in DUMBO, way too small for my wife and 2 toddlers.
With a budget of 1M, you cannot even get a 2bdr in DUMBO. Public school sucks in DUMBO so you need to shell out 30-40k x 2 to send to toddlers to private school. There is also NYC income tax.
With 1M, I got a decent size house in the North Shore of LI. Property taxes cost more, but its still way cheaper than 2 kids in private school and no NYC income tax.
My office is in the suburbs so commute is a non issue.
Suburbs food and social life suck compared to Bklyn, but at this point in my life, I dont really care.
OP was talking about poor areas or cheap alternatives. I thought about the same thing but this seems off topic
I am a real life example of my NYC suburbs (while still expensive) is still cheaper then NYC proper.
I moved from DUMBO to LI 1 year ago, and it is cheaper/more bang for your buck.
I owned a 1bd in DUMBO, way too small for my wife and 2 toddlers.
With a budget of 1M, you cannot even get a 2bdr in DUMBO. Public school sucks in DUMBO so you need to shell out 30-40k x 2 to send to toddlers to private school. There is also NYC income tax.
With 1M, I got a decent size house in the North Shore of LI. Property taxes cost more, but its still way cheaper than 2 kids in private school and no NYC income tax.
My office is in the suburbs so commute is a non issue.
Suburbs food and social life suck compared to Bklyn, but at this point in my life, I dont really care.
for 1 million you had many options in queens and Brooklyn.
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