Moving to NYC
I am thinking about moving to NYC from the Bay Area, mostly to experience something new. For folks who be done it, would you recommend it? Why or why not? Also, where should I be looking for apartments? I want to be close to the Google office but I have no idea if there are sketchy areas around that I should avoid (think tenderloin). Tc:400K
We don't want you soft Californians
Not a lot of neighborhoods to "avoid" in NYC (Manhattan). There's bad spots in each neighborhood. Google is in Chelsea right? Live in Chelsea. Just avoid Midtown. Too touristy.
Without knowing your TC, no one can guide you
Do it. You will experience the real world, and realize how there is so much more to life than the limited, parochial Bay Area. Chelsea and it’s adjacent neighborhoods are all upscale, just stay south of Midtown for the richest experience. No Tenderloins this side of Manhattan. Note that your Manhattan experience will permanently spoil your rosy view of the Bay Area. You’ll never be able to see it the same again.
Lmao the real world
>the real world >Chelsea holy transplant logic lmao please stop ruining this city
Do it. Places to live: Lower East Side, Upper West Side or West Village if you can afford it.
I know you will end up staying in New Jersey.
LOL but even if you do you’re already prepared for it
OP will claim to outsiders he is in New York for prestige though.
Do it cuz yolo. I’d recommend a high rise luxury apartment with a view. Just avoid Times Square and Hell’s Kitchen. I think anywhere in this circle is good if the place has a view and is high end. Avoid outdated and crappy interiors with that TC
Important factors: - how close do you need to be to work? (Would a 30min train commute be ok? Or does it need to be a 10 minute walk away) - age/race/ethnicity? (not in a bad way, but it’s important) - are you hipster? - luxury/doorman building? - how much space do you need (1 bedroom? 2 bedrooms?) - do you have a family (kids living with you?) - do you like a quiet/residential neighborhood? Or a commercial (but convenient) one? - do you like going out/drinking/etc? Answer some or all of these questions and I’ll give you some recommendations. I have lived in NYC most of my life. TC 850k and I live in Harlem (because I like it the most)
Thanks! 1. 15 minute train commute will be okay. Don’t wanna go beyond that. 2. Late twenties/mixed race couple, Indian/white. 3. No. 4. Dishwasher is a requirement but no beyond that. 5. 1 bedroom 6. No, just me and wife. 7. Prefer commercial 8. Yes
Thanks. FYI - just about anywhere below 59th street in Manhattan should get you to work in about 15 mins or so. Manhattan is basically a rectangle (height > width). It helps to know neighborhoods. Here’s a map: https://www.introducingnewyork.com/manhattan-neighborhoods Options (in order of best fit - personal opinion) 1. Midtown East (more professional/mature crowd. Generally clean and not crowded with tourists. Bar/restaurant scene is top notch.) 2. Midtown West (ideally between 47th and 59th street, but far-far west and closer to the Hudson river - i.e around 10th/11th/12th avenues). Beautiful views, clean, and close to everything - but just far enough from all the craziness (the good kind of craziness - eg rush hour). 3. Union Square/East Village. Slightly younger(mid-to-late 20s)/professional crowd. Good establishments to hangout out. Notes: I’d steer away from any place that’s crowded with tourists (i.e. Times Square/Midtown proper, Wall Street area, etc ), hotels, and other entertainment. Those places are noisy, dirty, and the restaurants/bars don’t care about quality because tourists come and go. Brooklyn is nice too - especially Williamsburg and Brooklyn Heights. But I don’t know Brooklyn that well. And it’s more than a 15 min commute. Queens ditto.
I moved from Seattle and it was a great experience. I didn't stay, and some parts of NYC definitely get old. Experiencing something new like stepping into a 7" deep semi-frozen puddle of street water at a corner can be bracing. The area the Google office is in can be really nice, and pretty much all of Manhattan is safe enough that you don't have to worry too much. I'd say however that the neighborhoods close to the office there are all kind of homogenized and expensive, they are kind of stereotypes of what people think NY should look and be like. The subway changes the commute dynamic, and logistically you are closer to places based on the subway line and distance from station than it might seem if you are used to commuting by car. Don't overlook Brooklyn, a lot of people find that it fits the life they want to live much better. Go visit for a while if you can, maybe work remotely from NYC office and stay in a couple of different places? Or get dinner in a different neighborhood after work each day.
Thanks. This is very helpful. Do plan on going to NYC and working from there for at least a week.
The other thing to remember is that NYC neighborhoods definitely have personalities. At every price point, NYC apartments are all compromises, either it's going to be location, noise, commute, quality, etc. In my first apartment I was wildly wrong on my priorities, and it was terrible. Second was better, but didn't realize that the quiet bar across the street wasn't so quiet at 2am on Saturday. Write out a perfect work day and a perfect weekend day for yourself, what do you do, what is it like... If you have friends who know the city talk to them, people love to talk about their neighborhoods. Try and find one that checks your boxes, it's probably there. If you were to take the subway map and limit your commute to 25 mins on one of the lines that stops there you could be in wildly different places.
Don’t do it we’re full
No such thing. Since I can pay more than you, you will just have to move out.
Put your TC first