Post: #26

Question about Brooklyn, particularly South Brooklyn (Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay, Kings Highway, etc). I'm considering renting an apartment there. I can see some pretty good studio/1br apartments available for around $1600-1800 per month. I am a native Russian speaker and would like to be close to Russian restaurants, bars and clubs. Also, being close to the beach in summer would be great. However, then main street near Brighton Beach subway stop is a dump, also a lot of apartment buildings in that part of Brooklyn are close to noisy highways and/or elevated train lines. I am looking for a nice and quiet place within a few blocks from the subway.

Any pros and cons of living in those neighborhoods? Any other neighborhoods in Brooklyn I should consider if I want to be reasonably close to Brighton Beach (as in less than 20 minutes by subway)?

Post: #27

Flatbush is worth looking at. That area around atlantic avenue is nice too. Pricier but close to Manhattan. Both go straight to Brighton beach. Prospect park is close too.

Post: #28

(03-11-2017 04:19 PM)travolta Wrote:  I'm trying to reassign my lease to somebody else until September 30th. It's a corner penthouse unit, 5 minutes walking distance from Union Square, 10 minutes walking distance from the clubs in MPD. Hard to beat my logistics. Also the view from my window never fails to make the pussy wet. Rent is $3,335 which pretty cheap for the area. 589 sq. feet. I'm moving to Asia so I need to get out of my lease. PM me if you're interested. (Sorry if this post seems like spam).

PM'd you.

Post: #29

^ under 1k: Harlem probably north of 130th St (east will be cheaper but also rougher crowd), Queens outside of Astoria / Long Island City, Brooklyn (Bushwick, Crown Heights, South of Prospect Park. Maybe some parts of Jersey. I can't comment on Bronx but obviously there too.

I've heard good things about the talent in Bushwick, that area is changing fast, but don't know enough about it.

All of these not closer than 35 minutes of midtown / Times Square (not that you want to be in T2, but it's a good proxy). Look on real estate on Trulia, they have a map filter for commute length. Pay particular attention to places off express metro stops but farther away - quicker commute on weekdays.

Keep in mind that a 30 minute commute on a weekday at rush hour is probably 45 minutes on a night or weekend. 45 minutes in rush hour is probably 1h20 on night or weekend. Jersey is particularly rough in off hours (Path train runs rarely and does a huge loop).

Manhattan girls see going off the island roughly the same as going to the moon, i.e. no chance. Possible exception for Williamsburg, but that's out of your budget.

You might be able to do closer with your budget, but you'd probably be looking at a room that can barely fit a full mattress at best, a dresser if you're lucky.

The other thing to know is that the demand for apartments here is crazy. The best way to find a place is arguably to pipeline off Craigslist for a given day (no more than a few days in advance), then drop in for a day trip or two, and do a ton of house visits. Be ready and willing to offer a small deposit on the spot, as good places disappear quick. People don't look for an apartment with more than 30 days notice, and desirable places will list up on one day, have a dozen people roll through over a couple of days, and be filled in a week. You are at a disadvantage when you're outta town since you can't drop right in and see it.

Treat it just like online dating. Hit up every place you could live a couple of months, pipeline, book visits (double book the less desirable ones), arrange a month to month for the one you like, offer to leave 100 deposit on the spot or more if they sign papers. Show up with a six pack for the ones you really like.

Once you make landfall, start feeling out neighborhoods and prices, and decide where you'd want to live long-term.

Let me know if you have more Q's.

Post: #30

(03-12-2017 10:05 PM)mhnd Wrote:  Question for the NYC veterans. If someone wanted to move to the greater NYC area - would it be possible to find a place with roommates for under $1k a month that is not a crackden? How far away from the city would this be (minutes, hours, days) and what areas would you recommend?

check out the dorms at NYU. Great location in Greenwich village between 6th Ave and Broodway. Only available during the summer.

I would recommend air conditioning.

I think the roommate plans they have are private bedroom with a roomate kitchen.

https://www.nyu.edu/summer/housing/rates.html

Post: #31

Long Island City isnt bad - You can get nice places with views of the City right on the river and rooftops with BBQ's in the high rises for your budget. It's the first stop on the 7 from Grand Central keeping logistics simple and about a 15 minutes uber ride to LES and about 20 to Chelsea. My buddy moved about a year ago and I have been going to visit him and it is super close with killer views. PM me if you want specific buildings to look at.

Post: #32

I lived in Manhattan, in the East village for a year, now I live in somwhat "deep" Brooklyn (35/40 min commute to midtown, 30 min commute to LES).

While Brooklyn is nice and quaint, unless you live in one of the really hip areas, there is simply no comparison to living in Manhattan, especially in terms of chicks.

Brooklyn is setup such that it easier to get into Manhattan than even a neighboring area of Brooklyn, because the trains only spiderweb into Manhattan with almost no side connections. So unless you are in Williamsburg you aren't going to have much fun.

Before I walked to my work, now I take the train. The peace of having a larger/quieter place is ok since I have an LTR now, but my life would be hell if I was single. And let me tell you, long subway rides SUCK.

As i'm for out on the line, the commute in is always ok, but still long and frequently delayed for whatever stupid reason, so I should allocated an extra 10 min to the times posted above. There is ALWAYS construction/re-routing whatever, and it blows, especially on the weekend.

Taking the train home in rush hour, every single day, is a particularly draining experience. My train is packed, packed packed, each and every weekday, from 4pm to 10pm. There's no way around it, and the shittiness of the subway stations, the smell, the people, all that adds up to stressful experience there's no getting around. It's not like you can just chill and get into your own world, because it's so full you have to constantly stand, shuffle around, and be on your guard. And it sounds like there's some harpy from The Odyssey screeching in your ears as the subway stops and starts. Made props to people who make this grind each and every day for their entire working life. Rat race personified.

When I lived in Manhattan, I loved it and life seemed good, despite being cramped. I hit up the museums on my free time, subway rides were actually novel and fun since i did it so rarely and it was 10 min rides ussually. I explored museums, parks, etc...

Now all i care about is how to get home as stressfree as possible, and the last thing i want to do on the weekend is take that damn train in to Manhattan. I'm working on being more positive and open to that though, since there are some cool things to do for free in the city.

My advice is pay for the better neighborhood. Honestly NYC in my opinion is an all or nothing kind of place. And if it's only temporary, then for sure go for the better closer neighborhood with hotter girls.

Post: #33

(03-16-2017 02:54 PM)Hypno Wrote:  

(03-12-2017 10:05 PM)mhnd Wrote:  Question for the NYC veterans. If someone wanted to move to the greater NYC area - would it be possible to find a place with roommates for under $1k a month that is not a crackden? How far away from the city would this be (minutes, hours, days) and what areas would you recommend?

check out the dorms at NYU. Great location in Greenwich village between 6th Ave and Broodway. Only available during the summer.

I would recommend air conditioning.

I think the roommate plans they have are private bedroom with a roomate kitchen.

https://www.nyu.edu/summer/housing/rates.html

I'll be in NYC this summer, looked into the NYU dorms, what I didn't like was that unless you book a single bedroom (around $450/week) you're actually sharing a bedroom with 1-2 other dudes. Fuck that. I ended up getting a place on AirBNB and highly recommend it--the nice thing is that you only have to pay for the days you're actually going to be using the place, which given that most summer internships are 9-10 weeks means you're not wasting money renting a place for 3 whole months (the NYU housing rented by the week, but most private sublets don't). Ended up getting a badass place in LES for around $2k/month.

Post: #34

I'm an artist so naturally I live in Bushwick. Some of the best nightlife in the city is here so logistics are good if you want to pull from this area. The talent that lives here might not be to everyone's liking, tends to be more liberal/alternative chicks, but on Friday/Saturday nights the good spots will have girls from all over the city. Logistics are harder if you want to bring home a girl from Manhattan but still not too difficult. My friends here usually pay around $1k per person (with roommates).

Mhnd, I think you will really struggle to find a decent place under $1k per month with roommates. Maybe the southern part of Bushwick on the J, Bed-Stuy, deeper into Queens, Morningside Heights, or the areas above Harlem. I'd say that Morningside Heights is your best bet because you can hit most parts of Manhattan pretty quickly via the 1 train. At around $1k you get some more okay areas in Brooklyn like Bushwick on the L, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Greenpoint.