Moving to NY- Need suggestions

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Spankytoes

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Wife and I have decided to move to New York from Dallas for our careers.

I need a place that I can stay in for 4-6 months by myself while we tie up loose ends here. (Selling/Renting out house, etc.) We are going to secure housing in the burbs and move the rest of the family up later.

My job will be at 54th and Broadway just outside of Times Square. I need to find an area that wouldn't kill on the commute. But, the catch is that I need to keep it in the $1000 range for rent because I will still have to pay for obligations in Dallas. (House payment/insurance, car, utilities, etc.)

1 BR or Studio would be fine. (Prefer not to rent out a shared room/house) Cost and commute are the main concerns.

Any suggestions?
 
I have no idea where to find a $1000 place, anything in Manhattan or Wiliamsburg and your commute will be ok (under 20-30 minutes by train). Maybe Forest Hills QNS, taking the LIRR or E train into midtown.

check out CL, Urban Sanctuary, Metroleases, etc

add 40% to your cost of living right off the bat
 
I work at 50th & Broadway. To get that kind of price, you need to go to queens. I live in Astoria (Upper west corner of Queens) and it takes 30-40 minutes each day into work. Our rent is $1450 for a 700 sq ft 2 bedroom. I just take the N or W in and it drops me off at 49th and 7th. I've seen 1 bedrooms for under 1200 and studios for around 1000.

Craigslist is the best place to look. You should be able to find something fairly quickly. You can use a broker if you want, but I didn't. In Manhattan, they will charge you 15% of the annual rent, in queens, usually one month.

When you are looking for a more permanent place, if you want to stay in Manhattan, again Craigslist is good. If you want to live in a high rise building, try this site www.nybits.com/

It basically lists every high rise apartment/condo building in the city and has links for their websites. Most will have leasing offices and you can go directly to them and save yourself the hassle and expense of dealing with a broker. The downside is that with occupancy rates north of 98%, you may have to contact 20 buildings just to find one with a vacancy in your price range and available in your time frame. To me, it was worth saving the $4k+ that it would have cost to deal with a broker though.
 
I've been told to stay away from Harlem, Queens and the Bronx if I want a "safe" neighborhood. Since I do not veer off the beaten path when I visit New York, it's helpful to see that there are nice areas of each.

I've been scouring all the sites y'all mentioned. The problem is that I don't know what a nice area is. I know of the 5 boroughs but not where the intricacies are. (Ex: Dallas county encompasses Rowlett, Garland, Richardson, etc. but some areas are nicer than others)

Thanks for the help.
 
Parts of all three are really nasty, and parts are really nice. Astoria and Long Island City are pretty safe for the most part.
 
Hellraiser,

I was mistaken. My job will be at 50th and Broadway directly across the street from the theatre that shows Mama Mia. (There is a Famous Famiglia on the opposite side of the street in the corner) The subway station is adjacent to the building steps. I stayed at the Park Central Hotel at 54th and 7th last week so I confused myself with the location.

But, I've only traveled to our HQ on the 1/2/3 lines. So, the lines you mentioned are a short walk from the stop? If so, that could open up a few possibilities in housing. I have a friend that lives in Grenwich and may be willing to split rent with me. Problem is that he is near the orange and yellow lines. (A few blocks from W. 4th St.) Prefer to live alone, since I have never, but that location is more ideal for me besides the basment apartment side of it. I just didn't want to take 3 different trains every morning to get where I need to go.
 
that work location is convenient to all trains.

every train outside of the green line is within five minutes walk from there. and the green line is less than 10 minutes walk.
 
I suggest moving in with your buddy. You'll have no problems with the train but you'll probably find the bus more convenient.
 
bite me midtown, you're just jealous you aren't up here!
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Ray's sucks.
Famous Ray's sucks.
Famous Original Rays pwns (except the one on 84th street for some reason).

The fried chicken pizza is greatness!
 
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