ANY miscer live in MANHATTAN?!?!

[VeryStrongOne]

Is it even affordable to live there? place is cool as fuark, 24/7 life, bishes, 5 star restaurants, bars, etc.



would do anyhting to live there srs

[Fit1NYC]

If you have a lot of room mates it's doable yes

[gohima]

sup brah.

pay 1900 for a small ****ty 4th floor walk up studio

[Staberella]

You can live in the outerboroughs for 1/2 the price and 200% more room and enjoy all the ammenities since there are subways everywhere.

[VeryStrongOne]

sup brah.

pay 1900 for a small ****ty 4th floor walk up studio

whats your job brotha?

[Johnnyfalcon731]

If you have a lot of room mates it's doable yes

^^this

[gohima]

You can live in the outerboroughs for 1/2 the price and 200% more room and enjoy all the ammenities since there are subways everywhere.

But at the end of the day, you live in queens

[Staberella]

But at the end of the day, you live in queens

You are so jelly of my 1st floor apt. with a private fenced in backyard with space for a decent veggie garden, my own private parking spot, my access to the world's fair, Citifield, Tennis centers, etc.... and only 20 minutes to Midtown for only $100 more than you pay.

Also Forest Hills comes in at the top 10 safest areas in NYC every year.

[snizzle77]

sup brah.

pay 1900 for a small ****ty 4th floor walk up studio

what job; how much pay?

[gohima]

You are so jelly of my private fenced in backyard, my own private parking spot, my access to the world's fair, Citifield, Tennis centers, etc.... and only 20 minutes to Midtown for only $100 more than you pay.

only jelly of the backyard lol. could care less about a car. just uber or taxi it if personal transportation is needed

what job; how much pay?

dat student flow. but also interning 20 hr/week at about $1k / month.
school is cheap so parents help with the rent

[Staberella]

only jelly of the backyard lol. could care less about a car. just uber or taxi it if personal transportation is needed

We also had no power outages during Sandy.

[scotyg]

340 a person for 4 bedroom house

[gohima]

340 a person for 4 bedroom house

i c wut u did there

[overlordandm]

I couldn't imagine living in Mahatten. I couldn't justify it since I could live in any other borough for half the price, and easily take a 15 minute subway ride to manhatten. I live in uptown Brooklyn, literally two subway stops from manhatten, and its cheaper. But then again, I only go to school here, and even then it's expensive for living.

[Drukqs]

I lived there for years in two studio apartments. The first was a on the West 80's just off of Central Park West for $1,300/month (rent stabilized, I got lucky)... it was small but it had private outdoor space which was amazing in the summer... and the second was in the East 60's off of First Ave. for $1,600 (reduced from $1,950 the previous tenants were paying)... it was huge for a studio, but I'm not a fan of the UES. If you look hard enough and have patience, you can find affordable studios, but it's not easy.

[xerik126x]

Is it even affordable to live there?
would do anyhting to live there srs

No. Need to make over $100,000 to live comfortably in Manhattan.

[Drukqs]

No. Need to make over $100,000 to live comfortably in Manhattan.

Wrong. I made half that when I first moved there and I was fine.

[xzp]

You can live in the outerboroughs for 1/2 the price and 200% more room and enjoy all the ammenities since there are subways everywhere.

Strong this.

Got friends who live in the city, apts ranging sh*tty studios to 3 bedrooms on the upper west side...wayy to expensive. Obviously if your in the UWS and UES you can easily afford it.

Still, lived in Forest Hills, best area in Queens and legit one of the best in NYC. (pretty sure Stab lives there too). brb 30 mins away from midtown, 30-40% less rent, more space, mad chill areas and actual trees.

[xerik126x]

Wrong. I made half that when I first moved there and I was fine.

comfortably

[thefederalist]

You can live in the outerboroughs for 1/2 the price and 200% more room and enjoy all the ammenities since there are subways everywhere.

maybe for a family, but living in the outer boroughs if you're going out till 2-3 am is a pain.

either pay 25 bucks for a cab or spend an hour on the trains

[Staberella]

Strong this.

Got friends who live in the city, apts ranging sh*tty studios to 3 bedrooms on the upper west side...wayy to expensive. Obviously if your in the UWS and UES you can easily afford it.

Still, lived in Forest Hills, best area in Queens and legit one of the best in NYC. (pretty sure Stab lives there too). brb 30 mins away from midtown, 30-40% less rent, more space, mad chill areas and actual trees.

Austin St. ftw. They have restaurants that would put the overpriced Mahattan places to shame. Very safe area, you can walk home at 3am and nobody will bother you. Also the 112th precinct has some of the best response times in NYC.

[VeryStrongOne]

Austin St. ftw. They have restaurants that would put the overpriced Mahattan places to shame. Very safe area, you can walk home at 3am and nobody will bother you. Also the 112th precinct has some of the best response times in NYC.

That doesn't guarantee a 100% safe is it?

[Drukqs]

comfortably

What's your definition of "comfort"? I lived by myself in a studio, went out one or two nights a week to local bars, cooked my own food, rode the subway, had a gym membership, and otherwise lived like I currently live in the suburbs making much more money... I was perfectly comfortable. There wasn't a single aspect of my life that suffered because of my income. If your definition of comfort is paying $30 covers and $15 for a beer at clubs, taking cabs everywhere, joining $200/month gyms, and eating out seven days a week, than yes, $100,000 is probably necessary, but that's the fault of your lifestyle, not NYC's cost of living.

[Staberella]

maybe for a family, but living in the outer boroughs if you're going out till 2-3 am is a pain.

either pay 25 bucks for a cab or spend an hour on the trains

I subleased a place when I was 19 in the W. Village, it was the size of a closet but many good times were had. For single peeps that can deal with living in very small spaces and only need a place to sleep it's not a bad deal.

Many transplants need to know though that the closet sized apartment for $2K a month is avg for Manhattan and the realtor is not trying to rip them off. The midwest transplants crack me up the most because the first words out of their mouths are, "OMG this is it? My bedroom back home is bigger than this!" They get so mad.

[DeathByLight]

You are so jelly of my 1st floor apt. with a private fenced in backyard with space for a decent veggie garden, my own private parking spot, my access to the world's fair, Citifield, Tennis centers, etc.... and only 20 minutes to Midtown for only $100 more than you pay.

Also Forest Hills comes in at the top 10 safest areas in NYC every year.

Hey, it's been a while.. You're still in FH huh.

I moved to Manhattan after I started my new job.. and I missed FH ALOT! Would move back in a instant if I could..

[GIANCARL0]

I live in a studio in midtown right now and moving to bk in june when my lease ends. Its doable as long as youre smart about your finances which is hard when your friends want to go out every night. Do you have a job secured in the city?

[Staberella]

That doesn't guarantee a 100% safe is it?

Of course not. You risk a whole bunch of dangers leaving your house in any area. Actually you risk more chance of injury in your shower than leaving your house in FH.

[PeZzYy]

yup


upper east side

[Staberella]

Hey, it's been a while.. You're still in FH huh.

I moved to Manhattan after I started my new job.. and I missed FH ALOT! Would move back in a instant if I could..

Yep still here. Congrats on new jobbie and enjoy Manhattan living for what it's worth.

[xzp]

Austin St. ftw. They have restaurants that would put the overpriced Mahattan places to shame. Very safe area, you can walk home at 3am and nobody will bother you. Also the 112th precinct has some of the best response times in NYC.

lol I hate the 112. bunch of gimps...but true.

BRB Eating dat dere chipotle chicken at 5 burro, getting hammered at tap house and STILL saving mad $$. Don't get me wrong, I work in the city, live in New Hyde Park..but due too growing up and most close friends living in hills, I'm there almost daily. If I could afford a house there i'd move there forever.