I want to move to NYC or Brooklyn

[ikojo]

I attended the march this past weekend and fell absolutely IN LOVE with NYC. I have long dreamt of moving to NYC (since I was 14 and stuck in Springfield IL). I now live in St Louis but really want to move to NYC. I know people do it all the time but I want to make sure that if I do it, it's done rationally. I have a roommate right now and we have a lease until Sept 2007 so I would not be able to move until around that time. It would also give me time to save some money.

I currently work for a health insurance company and that is the type of work I would be looking for.

I'd like to live in or very near Brooklyn if at all possible.

Any suggestions?

[robbedvoter]

1. Green Point is a great neighborhood in Brooklyn

still affordable - if you move fast (things change here in minutes).
many progressive young couples live there - they bring their kids across the river to our school - in east village (too late for afordavle here, i'm afraid)

[liontamer]

6. greenpoint is toxic

and it's true that nowhere in the city will you get fresh air, but greenpoint is on top of an oil spill that hasn't been cleaned up.

[Karenca]

2. You've said you want to live in or near Brooklyn.

Williamsburg, Brookyln is one short stop on the train from Union Square, Manhattan. The neighborhood has alot to offer, and the rents are lower, but rising.

Though not so close to Brooklyn, but not totally that far away either: You can find reasonable rents if you are willing to look at the upper east side
of manhatttan, all the way east, East End Ave to Second Ave. Anything
west of those avenues get more and more expensive.

[ikojo]

3. People out here say everything in NYC is so expensive

Well maybe some things, like gas are a bit more expensive than in St Louis, I found on the whole the things I needed over the weekend were similar in price to what I pay here. I bought a Mountain Dew from a hot dog vendor (who was hot by the way) and paid $2, which I didn't think was highway robbery. Two of my friends and I ate at an Indian restaurant in Brooklyn near Schimmerhorn and my meal there did not cost any more than similar food here. I know rents are higher but that's because land mass is finite, in St Louis they just spread out further west, which encourages driving.

Oh I should add I have a scooter and no car.

Speaking of no car...I thought I saw that a monthly metro pass was $76 and it includes the bus system as well? Here in St Louis a monthly pass is $55 and is slated to increase to $60 and the service here is FAR less convenient than that in NYC.

[Karenca]

4. It is very expensive here

But, at the same time, you can always get bargains too.
such as:
We have Chinatown, and the Lower East side, and many, many specialty districts. We've got wonderful farmer's markets too.

I have no car either, and I would never dream of getting one.....I live in Central Greenwich Village and I can get anywhere from here....(in walking distance too)...it is so convenient.

You really can live on the cheap here if you do some research .... Rents and co-op purchases are quite $$high, so be prepared to save money other ways.

I would never live anywhere else!

[liontamer]

5. yes metro cards cover all subways and regular buses

express buses cost more

[TomClash]

7. It's housing that's expensive

I don't know what your budget and tastes are but there are several nice neighborhoods. And anyone with an interest in all things Judaica should check out Midwood, Crown Heights, Borough Park, Williamsburg - Brooklyn is the most jewish place you'll find this side of Tel Aviv.

Welcome!

[BrklynLiberal]

8. check out Craigs list. See what they have available in brklyn and manh

[tarkus]

9. Spike Lee filmed in Bed- Stuy a lot

That seems like a good place to go in Brooklyn. His studios, however, were located in Fort Greene. Take your pick, I guess.

[Karenca]

10. No no

It's not so nice.
It is getting nicer, but
it's got a way to go yet.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

11. me too. I fell in love with NYC when I went a month ago.

i've been once before. But it clicked for me last time i was there. I crammed about a week into a 15 hour party in NYC then split. A day I'll never forget. best city in the history of the world. It's gonna be a while before I can do it, but by God I will move there. And I'm gonna be all over those cute little Williamsburgh/Bedford hipster chix when I do goddamn it.