Polene
Polene

moving to NYC help

Hello,

I'm looking to move to NYC "as everyone does" and i need some advice. Basically I really want to live in Manhattan but have no idea which areas would suit my tastes. So, basically,

- I'm a young working professional female,
- mid range income.
- I really want to live in a very safe area.

I have my thoughts but don't want to make a bad mistake as it's a pretty big decision. Can anyone give me some ideas?

Thanks in advance,
Polene
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Mid-range for NYC or mid-range for the rest of the world? It makes all the difference! Yorkville is a nice, safe place - lots of modern condos with amenities, good views, if not quite the architectural detail of pre-war. Kips Bay, similarly. I always think the Upper West Side is a particularly nice place to live...
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Polene: Where do you live now? And why do you want to move to NYC? What is the payoff for coming here?
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Yeah, mid - range income in this city is a little different. If you are mid-range New York, then I'd say UWS or certain parts of Chelsea.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@JenMac: Chelsea seems nice. I went through there a couple of times. Not a bad area. I like the Chelsea Piers the best. So much to do there.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Chelsea is nice, @Jenmac, although I certainly wouldn't describe it as "quiet" There's a thriving - gay nightlife scene there - definitely for night owls!
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@ajadeidealist Um, I dunno, I don't think Chelsea is such a wild party area. Maybe it once was, but it has aged a bit by now. It's pretty quiet and the brownstones are pretty.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
I wasn't saying it's quiet so much as one of the safer areas for a young, single girl.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I don't think it's necessarily wild, @uraniumfish, but I would put in a vote for loud, or at least bustling in a good way. I used to go down there a good bit (full disclosure: to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show when I was a teenager) and it was always bustling until 3, 4 am on weekends. Although that's I suppose not an indicator of how it is M-F.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
I don't think Chelsea is what it used to be. It's a lot more commercial than other neighborhoods downtown but I dunno about it being wild, per se, any longer.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@JenMac: I agree with you that Chelsea is more commercialized, but it still is exciting around Chelsea Piers.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Chelsea Piers is a good place to be. I love that whole area - the bike lanes, trees, waterfront, etc.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Adjadedidealist: Too bad you are spoken for. Thought we could hook up and play games at Chelsea Pier. Ha. Ha. :) :) Just kidding. But it would be nice to meet each other there, even if it were a meet and greet type of thing. Know what I mean?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Polene I second ajadedidealist's suggestion about Yorkville it does have some very reasonable tenement buildings though many tenants who live along Second Avenue are having a hard time with the Second Avenue Subway construction but apart from that the area does have some reasonable rentals. Know of a friend who managed to snag a rental in Yorkville last fall for about $1300 a month. A steal when compared to several other areas of NYC.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Also, plenty of Yorkville buildings have gorgeous river views as well as modern fixtures like really nice gyms, public spaces, etc. We considered moving there at one point and found quite a few nice Yorkville apts. The only problem is that the post-war buildings really do lack the architectural detail and "character" of many prewar
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