Moving to New York

[Schadenfrau]

If you don't want to live within walking distance of housing projects, I'm pretty sure you can't live anywhere in New York City. Like Lofter said, just use your head.

[progressivegan]

hi, i'm moving to nyc or nyc area this spring and i am interested in co-operative style housing (many housemates living together and sharing household responsiblities, not co-operative owned). if anyone has any information or knows specific co-op houses please help!

[dennisonNYC]

Lofter, I appreciate the inside info. I will keep the area in mind.

And thank you, Schadenfrau, for your fantastic insight.

Merry Christmas to all!

[brianward99]

I'm a 25 year old graduate who wants to move and live in New York for a while. How difficult is it to get a job in sales and marketing set up before I leave, obviously I need this before I can apply for a visa. If this doesn't work out I was planning to come on a tourist visa which has a maximum of 3 months. Is there any way of earning money on this visa, can you work in exchange for free accomodation or anything? Is bar work or security work not available either or will some employers employ you anyway?

Thanks for your help!!

[BrooklynRider]

You can seek out firms in your field of study and imply for internships. You can also just walk over the border, ignore the law, and settle down. You'd be one in 20,000,000.

[4162843]

Hey, I live in England in a reasonably small city and it's always been my dream to move to new york. I'm 16 and i'm now starting to consider this as a possibility.
I was just wondering, what would I need to do to get a visa? And how easy would it be for me to completely uproot from here?

Thanks

[DeeGeeGirl]

I was wondering for some advice on moving to NYC. I've only been twice on vacations, but will be going to look at neighborhoods and such over spring break this year.

When I plan to move (this fall), I will be a recent college grad, female, white, single and 22. (Just giving you an idea of my background!).

I am planning on attending graduate school in a year or two and thought moving to NYC until then would be a great adventure.

I would be looking for a decent apartment to share with one to three roommates, with rent being up to $2000 (per roommate).

I want a safe neighborhood - I've heard several people say most of NYC is safe, but I want the safest recommendations for a single gal to live.

I'd really prefer to live somewhere other 20-somethings live, with lots of energy and things to do. Are there any specific streets or areas mostly young post-grads live in?

Let me know what you guys think! Thanks in advance for any advice! Sorry for the really long post.

[Just_Pat]

...Let me know what you guys think! Thanks in advance for any advice! Sorry for the really long post.

Hi,

First, I want to tell you that you don’t offer $2,000 up front to anyone. Find out the facts, first.

Ok, here’s what I suggest:

People here can find a trust-worthy real estate for you to do business with (which you can always--and should--check out first with the BBB). If you do private renting, like Craig’s List offers, you better do your research, first! Don't be completely trusting of strangers. LOL Didn't your mama teach you that? I'm telling you this for your own safety.

You tell the agent what you want and they’ll tell you what they have and any requirements. In most cases, be prepared to prove your identity and credit. There’s lot’s of college kids sharing apts in NYC and usually your share of the rent would be no where near two thousand bucks a month, unless you really want plush or be taken.

What college do you plan to attend? That would be helpful in finding a real estate and a good neighborhood for you. Let me know, I’ll see what I can find out for you.

Pat

[DeeGeeGirl]

Hi,

What college do you plan to attend? That would be helpful in finding a real estate and a good neighborhood for you. Let me know, I’ll see what I can find out for you.

Pat

Thanks for the quick response! On the $2000 I was just letting you know my max so you could show me into the right neighborhoods, as I know some of them are ridiculously expensive and $2000 won't get much.

I will not (probably not anyway) be going to grad school in New York, just taking a year off to experience the city. I just want to live around people my age and have a good time in the city.

Any more advice? Anything will help.

[schwe]

This has me really concerned. I'm currently in the midst of finding a mover to truck my stuff from Texas to NYC. One mover is charging me upwards of $800 more than other quotes because they guarantee a delivery date. They say that this is important because reserving elevators is difficult and it's best to go with a mover that has a guaranteed delivery day.

Is this true? Do elevators really need to be reserved that far in advance? Are landlords generally flexible if the moving truck ends up not arriving at the exact (time and) date they had specified? Or should I pay the extra $800 for the certified delivery date?

Thanks.

[lofter1]

That ^ entirely depends on the building where you're moving to in NYC.

If you know where you are moving then you should put a call out to the Building Management ASAP and see what needs to be arranged in advance (if anything).

[Just_Pat]

Any more advice? Anything will help.

Hi DGG,

Just search for New York City Real Estates; then New York City Apartment Sharing – for a start. Also, whether or not you’re doing grad school, check out the NYC colleges for their bulletin boards on apt. sharing.

Also, as I mentioned before, you can check with http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/ and go to the “housing” thread. They have apt. sharing and subletting listed. Just--if you go that route--again, pm me and I’ll tell you what I can.

Whatever you decide just make sure you thoroughly check out any people or real estates with search sites (i.e., Intelus.com or USSearch.com) for background information and the BBB or KnowX for business standings.

Hope this helps.

Pat

[Just_Pat]

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Hope this helps.

Also, http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/ is a great tool for finding information and stats on any neighborhood in the US.

[schwe]

That ^ entirely depends on the building where you're moving to in NYC.

If you know where you are moving then you should put a call out to the Building Management ASAP and see what needs to be arranged in advance (if anything).

Unfortunately I have to book my mover before I actually locate my apartment. I was just wondering if overall building management or landlords are flexible in terms of elevator reservation.

[Schadenfrau]

Again, it really depends on the building. Are you even sure that you're going to be moving into a building with an elevator?