Housing in Manhattan - advise a newbie
Moving to Manhattan to work for Bloomberg. Never been to NYC before. Plan to spend a couple of weeks in New York starting mid December - to look for an apartment. I begin work in January. Any advice or tips on websites to use and things to keep ready so that I find a good place and can lock it down fast. Also - advice on furnishing the place - should I just order everything on amazon to avoid the snow ? TC - 138k + 15k bonus- New grad
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Sometimes you can find the best deals during the winter because fewer people are moving then. I’d look on Streeteasy, Zillow, Craigslist. Not joking, the best deal on apartments I’ve found have all been from CL. There’s a ton of garbage and scams there too though, so I’d recommend watching listings for a while to establish a BS radar, then when you see a real diamond in the rough jump on it. A lot of new grads end up living in Murray Hill, which is also convenient to the Bloomberg office subway-wise. It has a reputation of being full of fresh out of college kids though, so if you want a neighborhood with young people but with more of a hip rather than a frat vibe, check out the lower east side or the east village.
Also, good apartments go quickly, so you’ll want the following on hand: - Offer letter / pay stubs - One month security - First and last month’s rent - Application fee (usually $50-$100) - Holding fee (only in some high rises, usually a few hundred bucks)
Just what I needed. Thanks 😀
Don’t live in Manhattan. I would recommend Jersey City or Hoboken
Ehhhh. I’ve lived in Jersey City. It’s fine, and it is cheaper than Manhattan, but Manhattan is better in terms of things to do and social life, especially as a young person. Ain’t nobody taking the PATH train to date / visit you in Jersey, unless they’re already good friends. Also, getting to the east side where the Bloomberg offices are would require a PATH to MTA transfer.
Or Harrison the next Hoboken of NJ
Living in city makes you pay additional 5% city tax. As far as dating is concerned, that’s BS that you can’t date in NYC living in JC or Hoboken. Been there done that.
Live in Brooklyn
Best advice: look at apartments based on proximity to Subway lines. 3 months out of the year will be hell walking to and from Subway lines. Your commute is hinged on subway lines. Don't isolate yourself to a local line, it can easily increase your commute by 10+ minutes alone. You can explore areas pretty easy. Just find a central place to live that can get you anywhere quick.
Bring a coat
Done 😂
Not one of your bay area coats. A real coat. The wind chill will pierce through the thin piece of fabric called a coat from here. Chapstick as well.