Could you share your experience living in either of the areas of NY? I've visited both areas, and I'm leaning more toward FH, but I want to be sure I'm making the right decision. I'm looking to rent, not purchase. Thank you in advance for your insights.
Any long distance reputable movers for a 1bd apartment from DC to NYC? Looking for someone who can book within the next week because our other company we booked with is a scam!
Please leave me cost / size of place moved and the company name! Thank you!!
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I just moved to the Upper East Side (Carnegie Hill). I’m a female physician currently completing a one-year fellowship. I’ve only been here for two weeks, and I’m already loving it. I’m originally from Puerto Rico.
My current salary is $115k a year, but if I stay in New York as an attending physician next year, I could earn somewhere between $250k and $400k annually. My partner, who worked in Puerto Rico, was making less than $25k a year with no benefits. Here, she already has a job paying $75k plus benefits, with the potential to earn $90–100k in the future.
I genuinely feel like we’re enjoying our life in the city. I love the academic environment I’m in, the opportunities for professional growth, and all the things there are to do here.
The only thing that truly keeps pulling at my heart is my mom back in Puerto Rico. I know she’s happy if I’m happy, and if I decide to stay here, I would make it a priority to visit her often.
I guess I’m just writing down my thoughts. For the longest time, I was convinced I would never leave Puerto Rico. Yet here I am, and life has taken me somewhere I never expected.
My husband and I (both 31) are looking to relocate from OC, CA to NYC - specifically looking at Brooklyn/Queens. We make around $230-$250k combined. Is this enough to rent a decent place and live comfortably in the city? We would have no debts and are child free, but we have a dog. We want to experience what it’s like living in a city where we can walk to places to go eat, go to a bar, or grocery shop, etc. What neighborhoods would you suggest we look at? Places we had in mind were Astoria, Williamsburg, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, and Downtown Brooklyn. I may need to occasionally commute to Midtown Manhattan for work, so not being too far commute-wise would be ideal.
Also, we’d like a cozy lively neighborhood. Nightlife is not super important to us. We enjoy going on runs, going to the gym, trying to new restaurants (any type of food) or getting coffee, going out to bars/breweries and going to concerts. We’d like a neighborhood that is also dog friendly.
We’d be open to a 1bd but would like 2bd as we’d both be working remotely more than half of the time.
For context, I would be moving to NYC from Houston, TX for a Big 4 job ($123K). Office is in Midtown. Can I get yalls thoughts on where to live? Is it worth paying the premium to live in Manhattan to be close to work and live in the city?
I’ve been struggling with the moving process to Brooklyn, NY for a few months now. Here’s the situation. I just graduated college and have a full time job offer for $80k in the city, and my credit score is 671. I’ve been getting rejected from places I’ve been applying to with 2 other roommates because I’m under 700 score (which I didn’t know was required for NYC leases).
I’m now having to apartment search on my own, looking to sublet a room in the meantime so I can build my credit. However, the sublets/lease takeovers I’ve inquired about through Facebook, etc. still require a formal application process. I haven’t been able to find any sublets that don’t require me to provide my credit score. I’ve been looking through other Reddit posts and people have talked about using a 3rd party guarantor to help if you have under a 700 score, but do you think that would help my case? I don’t have any personal guarantees who make 80x the full rent. I would only be paying under $1500 for my portion of the rent (for context). I was also unsure if there’s a way I don’t have to submit my score and can show on time rent payments instead. I just need some solutions.
I’m very stressed because I need to move to start my job next month and would appreciate any advice or help you have! Literally anything will help me, I’m super new to this NYC leasing process.
Hi there!
I’m planning to move to the NYC next year for my studies, I’m looking to get an associate degree at first in BMCC or any other community college (also FIT is included in my list). I’m working currently as self-employed artist, looking for degree to became more academically oriented, to gain new multicultural experience and push the boundaries, and as the result- build my own business, curate art projects, galleries, and also work as a teacher. My sphere of interests— arts, craft, creative direction, entrepreneurship, visual arts.
I’m from Northern Europe, never been in USA, will visit this September for the first time.
Currently I’ve submitted the application at BMCC Studio art: digital image.
Are there any other good colleges and programs that you could recommend?
(I’m 26 y.o. btw)
Thank you in advance!!
I (26F) have done 7 trips to NYC in the past year and love it. I love the energy, the sense of community, talking to strangers, the spontaneity, not knowing who you’ll meet or where you’ll end up when you walk out the door, etc.
Here’s the thing: I don’t drink, don’t really party, I don’t like spending much money shopping or eating out. I have a horrible sense of style. I don’t have a musical talent or act. Im not an artist. I will say that i am extroverted and make friends easily. — at the end of the day, Im just a regular person who loves big cities, human connection, being a part of a community and walkability. My company is based in NYC. I am fully WFH with the option to work in office a few days a week if I move if I want.
As you all know, it’s a very expensive city. I have an apartment option lined up that they’re just waiting for me to sign for. The rent is at the top of my budget.
I’m just wondering, in your opinion, is living in NYC and paying NYC prices worth it if you don’t really do any of the above?
Born and raised Long Island and work in western Nassau County, but just bought a place in Queens. How much of a dent will NYC income tax put into my take home pay? I’m seeing conflicting information.
Hey folks. I hired a moving company to help a move from Brooklyn to Queens. The moving company damaged my TV and lost my bed frame's support leg (and so I have to scrap the whole thing). It was my first time booking movers so when they asked my permission to move forward with the contract, I just clicked "Yes" without reading that my stuff would be insured at $0.60/lb if I didn't purchase additional coverage.
Normally I would consider this just a learning experience and take it on the chin. But I have two reasons I've been pushing back.
I contacted a NYC small claims court representative and they pretty much said it's impossible to know what a human judge might decide, and that the process is likely to take 7-10 months because everything is so backed up right now.
I'm looking for anyone that's had experience with bringing a moving company to small claims court. Also looking for opinions - $200 is certainly a good amount of money and maybe it's not worth pushing harder on this.
Hi all,
I’m a 29 M in a decently sized Midwest city. Dating is brutal here. Due to life, I got a later start and began dating at 25, but catching up has been difficult. Am dating a former friend, but am realizing that they might not be the most sane person I’ve met. I’m 28 now, and am wondering if I need to move to a new city if I want to meet people and have a family. My current city has the same people you meet over and over again.
I’m a single guy who likes to run and strength train. I enjoy reading at a library and work remote. What areas of town do you recommend I move to? I’m a 6’4 white dude with a little bit of a dad bod, but I run marathons and am focusing on strength to build a physique. I make 105k. Ideally I would be next to a body builder gym or men’s clinic as I use TRT with HCG and a large run club for socialization. I’d like a library for reading. Someday, I’d like the chance at a family but I need a life change to make it happen.
Let me know what you recommend!
EDIT: I want to add, would like spots you recommend moving to.
It’s about an 18 minute walk to the projects. I’ll be moving there in 10 days, the place is in crown heights but in the edge of Brownsville, like a 15 minute walk and close to the east New York lirr station. I’ve already signed the lease, but haven’t moved yet and I was wondering if the neighborhood is safe to live since I’d be commuting a few times a week and would have to take the train later at night.
I grew up always wanting to live in nyc but had never visited it until this year. It was hot and such but I just love the energy and being in ahh at everything. Does that feeling go away or is worth a move? I’m 31 and already own a home and have a good job and good amount of saving. But I live in a small town that is boring a shi*t. I feel like going there to visit makes me want to move even more. I’ve always hated driving too. I currently am able to walk to my job but I would say it’s still a small city with mostly driving oriented life.
I am relocating to Ny and actively for places between around East 101 - East 104 st and first Ave ( more affordable and spacious than Yorkville) and like to know how would you describe living there especially in terms of safety at night
Just moved here, and can find very little about the area online. I'm looking for less "party" and more "woah cool historical building" type of things to do. All I know so far are Hamilton Grange and the Grant memorial but looking for actual activities, thanks!
Hi there,
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As the title says- my partner and I have been talking very seriously about moving to New York. Our lease is up in just over a month, our recurring debts/expenses are small, and we both have paid-off cars worth a decent chunk of money (30k plus per car).
We were thinking of selling one of the cars, using the proceeds to fund a sublease for 4 to 6 months, and using that period not as a fun vacation, but as a hard deadline to obtain gainful employment that at least breaks us even on our expenses so we don’t have to live from savings.
For some additional context- we have enough for a house down payment right now, and were looking to buy in our area where we both have good jobs, but neither of us like those jobs, and neither of us plan to live in the area long term.
Moving to NYC isn’t an ‘if’ but a ‘when’ for us, and we’re squarely at a fork in the road right now, and it seems like we could take the chance and still land on our feet if it doesn’t work out.
Thoughts?
Hi there, my husband and I will find ourselves in NY on a work assignment for 2 months in NY. We are working in queens, but want to stay in the city or brooklyn. We were thinking UES, LES, or Murray hill? Someone told us greenpoint too? Would love any guidance 🫶 thank you
i’m likely overthinking this.
24f, lived in the dc area my whole life. i work remotely for a company whose headquarters are in nyc. i am considering relocating there.
always wanted to move to a new city, dc has too many ghosts and i dont fit the culture here. i visit nyc often for work and have a lot of close friends that are natives. they talk a lot about gentrification and too many transplants. they encourage me to move but i cant help but think i would be contributing to the problem.
i also dont think nyc is the city it once was. i watch so many movies and make film with a friend on the side. i always thought it would be easier to do that in nyc because of like minded people, but it seems more often than not nowadays the people in nyc went there to seek a personality and have diluted the actual personality in the process, if that makes sense. this is just from hearsay and my own observation during visits over the years, can someone attest to this?
is it worth me pursuing this move, or do i not have a good reason to? i don’t want to take space away from natives.