Moving to New York

**raymond** · December 7th, 2005, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by guinessanyone

I have an great opportunity to move to NY. I have spent 6 months in North Carolina, 6 in Atlanta, 6 in St Louis and now i'm coming up on 6 in Jacksonville, Fla. Home is still West palm Beach, Florida. I've ridden out the hurricanes and they dont really panic me. Will a 90+k a year salary work for a mid 30's single guy - no kids. ideally i'd like to bank 24k before expenses. I would need a nice 1 bedroom with washer and dryer in the unit. I cant do the laundra-mat thing. I have a car, would like to keep it in the building.
I would be working in Yonkers.

What do you guys think of Yonkers?

What do NY'ers really think about some maniac and another big 911 type event? or the subway bag searches? that bothers me more than hurricanes.
(my neighbor - of 3 months, in a brand spanking new 2500 sq ft house- ran back to NY/NJ after hurricane jeanne, because of jeanne)

I drove east from yonkers into some older Irish neighborhood - seems kinda nice. After the Atlanta traffic disaster, I would prefer to stay close to work.Yeah its not NYC - Manhattan but I could do that on weekends.

Is the redevelopment of riverside yonkers working?

My dad mentioned Mt Vernon, I'm originally from jersey, my dad dated someone from there 50 yrs ago (yeah alots changed) just wondering.

thanks for any annd all replies.

well i was born in Yonkers dats my hometown Yo i love YOnkers im thinking about moving back up there its 2 miles north of da uptown, I lived next to Oakland Cemetery, theres alot of nice areas in YOnkers, espeically northern and some parts of eastern YOnkers, but its been a minute since i been up there but yea u cant go wrong with NOrthern YOnkers,

**raymond** · December 7th, 2005, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by lofter1

Back then $50 would last you a month.

Nowadays it'll last you about 20 minutes ...

Dont forget Mariah she came from LOng I to live in da city after graduating from high school with another roomate they slept on the floor with matresses.

**SouthernGentNYC** · December 7th, 2005, 11:42 PM

I'm moving to Chelsea: W 20 and 7th Ave. Any tips of best areas for on-street parking in the area? Parking rules? Inexpensive lots?

**ablarc** · December 8th, 2005, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by SouthernGentNYC

I'm moving to Chelsea: W 20 and 7th Ave. Any tips of best areas for on-street parking in the area? Parking rules? Inexpensive lots?

Your best bet: get rid of your car.

Rent a nice new car for that monthly trip out of the city; inside the city you don't need a car.

And more than that you don't need the expenses and the hassles: expensive storage, getting up early to move your car, the dings and scratches, the parking tickets, the high cost of insurance, the time wasted stuck in traffic, the endless trips around the block looking for a space, the occasional broken window left by the homeless guy who spent the night in your car...

**Lisa-artist** · December 9th, 2005, 02:27 PM

Hi there - I've been trawling through this site and looking for info as my partner and I are moving to NY in March next year, we currently live in Chelsea, SW London.

We've just spent a weekend in NY, but still unsure of what area is best for us; so hoping for some advice from local New Yorkers...

My partner has an international business and I'm an artist, age early 30's. My partner travels often, so he needs to be able to get from wherever we live to airports easily. We are looking at probably around $3-$5000 per month and wish list includes: modern, 2 beds, large living, views, outdoor terrace, near to park or safe area for jogging, easy access to subway/trains and airports, possibly a parking space, vibrant area with restaurants/bars in vicinity.

I will also be looking for studio space, preferably shared studios with other artists; or an industrial building in chelsea that I can set up as studios/gallery.

Any help/advice would really be appreciated. Really excited about our move as NY is such a vibrant and exciting city and we met so many fantastic people on our recent trip!

Thanks heaps

**ryan** · December 9th, 2005, 03:05 PM

Lisa-artist, with your budget, you could just live in chelsea. Unless you need a break from the art scene, it meets all of your criteria except access to airports (no place is better than another, unless you want to live in Queens). Shared studio space will be easy to find on craigslist or through networking. Good luck (though I don't think you'll need much with all that budget)

**TonyO** · December 9th, 2005, 03:27 PM

Lisa, I agree with Ryan, Chelsea is a good fit for you. Also, it is right near the A train, which services JFK. Penn Station, which is also on the west side, services Newark airport through NJTransit.

**Lisa-artist** · December 16th, 2005, 07:13 PM

Thanks for your advice, speaking of that general area, someone else had suggested Hoboken, which is of course just across the river from Chelsea. Does anyone have any comments on Hoboken?

**MidtownGuy** · December 17th, 2005, 10:38 AM

no Lisa, forget Hoboken.It may be just across the river, but it is a different world from chelsea.If you want to experience living in New York, it really does have to be IN New York. And don't let any Jersey people tell you different. There is a reason the rent is half over there.

**Scraperfannyc** · December 17th, 2005, 11:49 AM

I lived in Hoboken a couple of years ago. It's definitely NOT NYC. It's a gentrified poor middle class factory town that still has the look of an ugly factory town. It was when I was there like one giant college dorm fraternity, always loud and always drunk on bad beer. Restaurnts generally have bad food and serve bad beer, with few exceptions. The night life, class and culture, everywhere you go is pretty much entirley jersey college kids drunk out of their minds. Mosty Jersey people living there.

**ryan** · December 17th, 2005, 10:33 PM

Lisa, if you're looking outside of Manhattan, given all that you posted above, you would be better off looking to Brooklyn, where you could afford a very nice space in great neighborhoods. Much hipper/stronger art communities than in Jersey. Again, though, with your budget you can pull off Chelsea just fine.

**Lisa-artist** · December 18th, 2005, 09:34 PM

Thanks again for all your input, definately great to hear from people who know NYC. I think we'll have to visit again and check out Chelsea or Brooklyn.

Take care and happy holidays

**BPC** · December 19th, 2005, 12:25 AM

Hoboken ugly? Hoboken is a lovely place, and it has a real small-town feel, yet it is just short ferry or path ride to Manhattan. A lot more accessible to Manhattan than Brooklyn. Now, if aesthetics are not important to you, then Chelsea is the place to be. Chelsea was once a slum, and the architecture still reflects that, but it is convenient to most places. It will be a lot more expensive than Hoboken, however, and not nearly as nice. As for the night-life, the drunken kids conglomerate in both places, so it's a wash.

**ryan** · December 19th, 2005, 03:20 AM

Originally Posted by BPC

It [chelsea] will be a lot more expensive than Hoboken, however, and not nearly as nice. As for the night-life, the drunken kids conglomerate in both places, so it's a wash.

I, uh, respectfully disagree. I don't hate on Hoboken, but to say it's better than chelsea is irrational jersey pride. And, this is about a neighborhood for an artist to live in.

**BPC** · December 19th, 2005, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by ryan

I, uh, respectfully disagree. I don't hate on Hoboken, but to say it's better than chelsea is irrational jersey pride. And, this is about a neighborhood for an artist to live in.

I live in Battery Park City now and I grew up in Illinois, so I am hardly filled with "Jersey pride," irrational or otherwise. I did live in Hoboken for a couple of years after school, however, and found it to be a charming place. That being said, I didn't say Hobken was "better" than Chelsea, I said it was better looking, which I would think to be fairly well beyond dispute.