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Hey all,
My job will be sending me to New York very shortly and I am just looking for feedback as to wehre a decent place to live might be. Price range for apartments is $1000-2000. My commute to work will either be to Tarrytown or Queens. I have come to grips with the fact that I may have to commute an hour or so to get to work. Since I am new I decided to have a car so that I can travel to the areas outside of the big city. I understand a car going into the city is a horribly bad idea. I'm pretty young so an area with alot of other yound people or a good night life couldn't hurt. So my question would be: what is a good, decent, area that is relatively safe, close to mass transit, and has plenty of apartments close to my price range?
I have had a few people recomend Westchester county and New jersey. But again being the leat bit familiar with the east coast it is hard to tell.
Where you should live depends on where your job ends up being located. If you work in Queens, then live in Queens. In Tarrytown, live in Westchester.
Commute is everything in this town!
If in Queens, try Astoria or Sunnyside and in your budgeting, budget separately for a garage or parking space. So you might end up with a $1500 apartment and a $200 parking space.
However, this advice really depends on exactly where in Queens you would be working.
Also, just a note that $1000 won't get you much at all in the areas of Queens near Manhattan and near the subways so you are most likely going to have to look in the middle to top of your range.
I agree with Henna...it all depends on where you will be working. Thats a big price range so I'm sure you'll find something. As for night life...I guess it would be preferable to live in Queens rather than Tarrytown.
There are many decent areas in Queens, though for younger people you may want to look to an area like Astoria, or even parts of Long Island City. Bayside and Forest Hills are also good areas, though I'd not describe them as teeming with the post-college age group. Parking can be very tight in some Queens neighborhoods, however, so it's a good idea to plan for a lot or garage, especially if you're in a very built-up area.
If you are working in Tarrytown, I would definitely stay in Westchester for a few reasons: You will have an easier commute, and will avoid the NYC resident income tax. You will have lower car insurance rates, and a better chance of a garage, driveway, parking spot at a more favorable price than you would pay in the city.
Westchester gets very residential, though there are pockets that have a bit of an urban character to them. For a younger person, White Plains, and even parts of Tarrytown would be fine, but a place like Pelham or Larchmont, while very nice, are much more family-oriented areas.
Since you could be working in Tarrytown, I would also consider the Nyack area of Rockland County, since it's just across the bridge. The Tappan Zee can be a terrible commute, but since you're not headed to White Plains or from an area further out in Rockland, it might not be a bad area to consider. It is, however, a little removed from the city, which can be an issue if you want to go to the city during your off-hours. There is bus service to Nyack from Manhattan, and you can take the train to Tarrytown and then the TappanZeexpress shuttle bus to get there from the train. It's not the easiest commute, hence why the prices are lower.
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There are many decent areas in Queens, though for younger people you may want to look to an area like Astoria, or even parts of Long Island City. Bayside and Forest Hills are also good areas, though I'd not describe them as teeming with the post-college age group. Parking can be very tight in some Queens neighborhoods, however, so it's a good idea to plan for a lot or garage, especially if you're in a very built-up area.
If you are working in Tarrytown, I would definitely stay in Westchester for a few reasons: You will have an easier commute, and will avoid the NYC resident income tax. You will have lower car insurance rates, and a better chance of a garage, driveway, parking spot at a more favorable price than you would pay in the city.
Westchester gets very residential, though there are pockets that have a bit of an urban character to them. For a younger person, White Plains, and even parts of Tarrytown would be fine, but a place like Pelham or Larchmont, while very nice, are much more family-oriented areas.
Since you could be working in Tarrytown, I would also consider the Nyack area of Rockland County, since it's just across the bridge. The Tappan Zee can be a terrible commute, but since you're not headed to White Plains or from an area further out in Rockland, it might not be a bad area to consider. It is, however, a little removed from the city, which can be an issue if you want to go to the city during your off-hours. There is bus service to Nyack from Manhattan, and you can take the train to Tarrytown and then the TappanZeexpress shuttle bus to get there from the train. It's not the easiest commute, hence why the prices are lower.
Thanks. Going to Tarrytown is a once a month deal, tops. I'll be concentrating on Queens. What places should I outright avoid, or even maringinally avoid in that area?
Hey all,
My job will be sending me to New York very shortly and I am just looking for feedback as to wehre a decent place to live might be. Price range for apartments is $1000-2000. My commute to work will either be to Tarrytown or Queens. I have come to grips with the fact that I may have to commute an hour or so to get to work. Since I am new I decided to have a car so that I can travel to the areas outside of the big city. I understand a car going into the city is a horribly bad idea. I'm pretty young so an area with alot of other yound people or a good night life couldn't hurt. So my question would be: what is a good, decent, area that is relatively safe, close to mass transit, and has plenty of apartments close to my price range?
I have had a few people recomend Westchester county and New jersey. But again being the leat bit familiar with the east coast it is hard to tell.
Thanks for the help.
do you know what area of queens you will be working at? queens is the largest in land size of the boroughs, so it can easily take an hour in traffic driving from one end of queens to the other. this will help to narrow down your search for queens neighborhoods if you could provide us that information.
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Thanks. Going to Tarrytown is a once a month deal, tops. I'll be concentrating on Queens. What places should I outright avoid, or even maringinally avoid in that area?
Gotcha. Then I would stay in Queens. As for areas to avoid, parts of Jamaica are not very nice, and there are problems in parts of Corona, parts of the Rockaways (Far Rockaway), and Elmhurst. Generally in the immediate vicinity of the airports, I don't find the neighborhoods to be that desirable, so I might not recommend looking there, despite the inexpensive rents. Other areas are more transitional, like Ridgewood (especially near the Brooklyn line), and Jackson Heights, though parts of Jackson Heights are nice.
Sunnyside (especially Sunnyside Gardens) would be an area to consider, though be sure to arrange parking as it can be difficult in that area. Woodside is another area that is stable, for the most part.
ETA: Since you have a car, Eastern Queens is much easier in which to own/operate a vehicle, since it's much more in character with neighboring areas of Nassau County. The problem, however, is that these areas tend to have much more in common with neighboring Nassau County, demographically, as in they are of a more suburban character and are more family-oriented, rather than an area teeming with singles.
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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
~William Shakespeare (As You Like It Act II, Scene VII)
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