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Yes you can find an apartment for 1400 a month in park slope. It might be a studio but if you hunt you can get an apartment for under 1500 per month. Homes went down and rents went down. You just have to search. Its tough. If it was me and thats all I could afford I would move into areas like Bay Ridge, Sheepshead Bay, and surrounding areas. I would rather have a great apartment and commute than live in a closet. But hey to each his own!!!
Manhattan is expensive so I dont think that would be an option.
Yes you can find an apartment for 1400 a month in park slope. It might be a studio but if you hunt you can get an apartment for under 1500 per month. Homes went down and rents went down. You just have to search. Its tough. If it was me and thats all I could afford I would move into areas like Bay Ridge, Sheepshead Bay, and surrounding areas. I would rather have a great apartment and commute than live in a closet. But hey to each his own!!!
Manhattan is expensive so I dont think that would be an option.
i always thought upper manhattan was way cheaper than park slope, i have looked at places in park slope for fun, but not in the last year, so maybe they went down
I think it is possible to find an apartment for that in Park Slope, but difficult. I hear that parking is actually really tough in the neighborhood, though.
Yes you can find an apartment for 1400 a month in park slope. It might be a studio but if you hunt you can get an apartment for under 1500 per month. Homes went down and rents went down. You just have to search. Its tough. If it was me and thats all I could afford I would move into areas like Bay Ridge, Sheepshead Bay, and surrounding areas. I would rather have a great apartment and commute than live in a closet. But hey to each his own!!!
Manhattan is expensive so I dont think that would be an option.
Roxxy what surrounding areas have great 1 bedroom apartments that are not more than 30 mins train ride to the city?
Close to the historic district in Park Slope (that's the central part of the neighborhood, and far and away the most expensive), I think you'll find more affordable units in Prospect Heights, which is across Flatbush Avenue from Park Slope, and also within the Slope itself, but further down. (That is, down the slope, literally. The farther you go from Prospect Park West, the less expensive things will get, generally speaking. Your best bet is probably to look along the side streets between Fifth and Sixth Avenues).
From Park Slope to midtown Manhattan is a little less than 30 minutes on the F train, which has stations at 15 Street/Prospect Park and 4 Avenue/9 Street. From Prospect Heights it's even faster, with the B or Q trains at 7 & Flatbush Avenues.
I think Queens is your best bet. Lots of neighborhoods close to the city. Astoria is nice and lively. I live in Woodside and it usually takes me about 20 minutes to get into Manhattan by subway, and then I'm right in the heart of midtown. Also it's all pretty safe. I've never had any experiences with crime and I've lived in Queens for 9 years.
Maryland isn't very far. You should drive up if you have the chance and check out all the neighborhoods for yourself.
Hello nice people,
I've landed a good job in Manhattan. I'm in my 20's and looking to move to a decent neighborhood that is walking distance from the metro. Safety is everything to me. I have a car too, so looking for an apartment that has parking spaces. My price range is $1000 - $1400 - I want a 1 bedroom.
Any advice will really help.
Moving from Maryland.
I know I'm chiming in late on this topic, but look in Greenpoint or East Williamsburg--think the Graham Avenue (third "L" train stop) in Williamsburg. Those are your best bets, in my opinion.
What is the commute from Staten Island to the city? Seems to have nice houses/apartments
Nightmare. And Staten Island is not for everyone. It's much more suburban, has a lot less to do and a lot of what's there is full of mostly lifelong locals who don't hang out much with newcomers. It would be very difficult to go out regularly in Manhattan if you had to get back to SI after midnight. At least $50+ for a cab and the only other way there is the ferry and then buses, each of which might run every 30 mins, if that, late at night.
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