Moving into Brooklyn (New York, Auburn, Garden City: for rent, crime, house)
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Is it going to be tough because I can't find a 2-bdr for $2,500?
I am willing to trade-in driving time for safer neighborhood.
I can't go to a different hospital because this is a residency training position.
I'll put it out there. I'm a medical professional as well and am being recruited by a couple places in the New York area as well and much like you the big roadblock is schools for the child and affordability for housing. Yes, folks, believe it or not, us "highly paid" medical professionals also struggle in the NYC metro as, just maybe not as much.
You should get the StreetEasy app and just put in your criteria and look around. As the above post said, Kings County is a pain the get to and there's definitely separate conversations to have around that. I think even coming from Park Slope is a pain if you use public transportation and if you don't you have to deal with parking and traffic, although maybe early in the morning as most of us medical professionals have to show up to work, the traffic won't be as bad, but going home it will be.
To answer you question, a clean (emphasis on clean) 2 bd apartment for 2500 in Brooklyn is going to take some savvy searching. If you can, you may want to consider pushing up that budget to over 3500 or more. Again, you may be able to find something for 2500, but will it be clean and in a good area with good schools is the question. Probably not
Remember, in Brooklyn, for the most part, the good school districts, by NYC standards, are probably in Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights, and maybe Cobble Hill. Outside those districts things start to decline.
Is it going to be tough because I can't find a 2-bdr for $2,500?
I am willing to trade-in driving time for safer neighborhood.
I can't go to a different hospital because this is a residency training position.
Ah, there it is.
You need to be a close a possible to work if you're a resident. There's nothing worse than after being on call than a long commute home or sitting in traffic and even worse coming home after call and having to search for a parking spot. I get it, but that resident pay is terrible, but if 2500 is the budget I would limit my search as close a possible to the hospital. Trust me.
edit: A better resource than City Data could be current residents at the program
Last edited by twiggidy; 02-17-2023 at 12:02 PM..
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Can I afford a 2-bdr for $2,500 in Marine Park and Sheepshead Bay?
You mentioned there is no subway in Marine Park, only bus. Does the bus have a stop at the SUNY Downstate?
Yes most definitely. That's why I suggested those neighborhoods.
Marine Park and Sheephead Bay both have buses that go to SUNY Downstate. The B44 known as the Nostrand Ave bus, they have an express variant called the B44 SBS (Select Bus Service) as well. But traffic on Nostrand is a nightmare.
Usually a 6-8 floor elevator building has the largest rooms with a separate eat in kitchen. Like I'm talking the rooms are huge. They're called "pre war" and "post war" buildings
Any building under 5 floors. Unless new have no elevators and the rooms are medium seized
Old walk up buildings that are usually 3 stories are small to small medium sized and some depending on age are railroad layout. Wouldn't recommend.
Houses vary in size so that will be up to you but remember that private owners can decide if to pay for your heat and hot water or not. Sometimes you need to pay for yourself. If you want a building, heat and hot water are always included, some buildings even have gas included. (Usually those buildings are 7 story "post ww2 built" buildings with the air conditioner under the window.
Hes not going to be buying a house on the bay. I meant apartments along ocean parkway or Coney island.
Ocean Parkway has some nice apartments..
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