BEST neighborhood in NYC
I've searched the threads for this topic and found vague recommendations for which neighborhood to live in and what to stay way from. I'd like to know your opinion on which neighborhood is the BEST one to live in. Which neighborhood has it all? To avoid redundancy, instead of giving a few vague suggestions, please pick one neighborhood and tell me why you love it. It's time to throw down for your block.
And for those who haven't already seen it:
Edit: I'm speaking of manhattan only. It'd be ridiculous to live in another borough and do banking.
Jay-Z seems to dig Tribecca. If this isn't reason enough I don't know what is.
bullmarket1. NYC is New York City..... It is comprised of five boroughs: Manhattan, Queens, Staten island, Brooklyn and the bronx. I would guess you are talking about Manhattan. Manhattan is amazing. There isn't a "bad neighborhood" in Manhattan. Personally my favorite area is any where from east 14th union square and below. Remember any street below 14th street is not labeled by typical grid system streets such as 15, 16, 17, 18 th street. There are names for each street. Any street below 14th has no formal grid system because it is the oldest part of Manhattan. I semi grew up in manhattan because my aunt and uncle live their, so I am pretty familiar with the area, but whatever thats now what you were asking. My opinion for someone young that wants to be around young people surrounded by a great amount of clubs/bars/nightlife and a shit load of girls, I would stay more in the more downtown area. You have restaurants/bars/clubs.. very close to the financial district, literally 5 minutes subway... So pretty much look in the union square area and anywhere below 14th street. If you have any other questions go for it.. Hope this was helpful and sorry I typed so much
Don't go anywhere north of 90th street.
haha Vermont_Pride ... U mean harlem ?
For the record there IS a "bad neighborhood", and it is called "The Hood" aka Harlem. The best neighborhood, hands down, is the Upper East Side. It has the best of everything you could ever want, or for that matter... need. Fewer hippies than downtown, exept for the occasional rebel, and is in my opinion the best place to grow up, live, and eventually, raise your own family.
Union Square 14 St area Or the village/soho/Houston Area is what I would personally prefer.... Harlem doesnt start until 125th street.. and its honestly not bad..I lived in ny my whole life...including college and post.. mostly personal taste..
Side note, it doesnt get all names south of 14th street... theres a pretty major subway stop called 8th street?
PS Columbia University goes up to 125 nix the medical school and that area is very nice.. Look up Morning Side Heights.. could be somewhat cheaper to, except the commute would be longer..
To GeneralThade:100 % agree Upper East Side is very nice to raise a family, but extremely boring. Depends on where you mean by Upper East Side 70 and up is very quiet. And to Dekal: I didn't literally mean numbers.. I meant grid system by the way.. No matter if your on 125th or rector street. Point being. Manhattan rent/food/living/etc is expensive as fuck.
what's wrong with the other boroughs? would ppl really look down on you for living in brooklyn or queens? manhattan is too expensive for me, as i've a huge student loan to pay back...
^^I've heard the commute is too hard for an analyst. thanks to everyone for the advice. keep it coming.
Honestly for commuting I think being north or south of where you are is not as bad as being east or west of where you want to be. If you live near the 4 or 5 even if you are way downtown and have to commute to near grand central its faster than living closer but needing to transfer to the L to go crosstown or needing to walk for 20 minutes across the island to get to the right subway.
@General I grew up on the UES, and everything you said is accurate... But I don't think it's where you want to live as an analyst. By the time you are 30 absolutely, it's the nicest neighborhood in the city... But out of college it's a bit slow for my taste. I will be moving to the city FT again next yr out of school and have ruled out the UES.
Well Staten island if you are traveling is far from Manhattan and is a pain in the ass. Brooklyn is really nice, depends on which area and is totally doable commuting to Manhattan. The Bronx isn't that great, depends on area. Queens is kinda far. I mean honestly if your coming from another state to come stay in NY for SA analyst 10 weeks. I recommend Manhattan ideally Brooklyn if you have to, just based on commute.
To dairyman_crick: people will not look down on you for living in another borough, and if they do...then those people need to grow up and stop being so judgmental and immature. Do what ya gotta do man, live where you want to. Me personally: I live right outside of NYC.
Another point: if you are not from NYC or the surrounding NYC area and are coming from another state for SA position, really really try hard and try to stay in Manhattan if you can. Most likely the firm will be in Manhattan and if you are in Manhattan you could possibly get to wherever you want in Manhattan whithin minutes and it is good to learn the subway system.
I live in morningside heights. I wouldn't recommend this area. It is cheap but extremely boring
The area around NYU has a very cool scene
^^ thanks. i will be working midtown so i figure queens might be a shorter commute if i take the express train from astoria. i understand the neighborhood won't be as nice as manhattan, but i really want my own studio/1br instead of sharing with other ppl, and i can get a nice studio in queens for the same price as a shitty shared apt in manhattan.
I can imagine how the bar convo something like this: Q1: What do you do? A1: Oh, well I'm an investment banker....Q2: So where do you live? (shes ready to leave) A2: Ummm Queens??
Try fucking a girl while you live in queens hahaha...your going to have to send her home in a car in the AM.
I'll be working midtown as well. I'm still up in the air on my decision of living in midtown (Murray Hill/Midtown East area) in a relative shanty or downtown in a great place with a solid 20-30 minute commute...
Any thoughts on this trade-off?
I'm deciding between whether to live near work vs. nice area myself.
Currently leaning towards living near work-- I can always go to the "fun" place with a short commute (be it cab or subway) when I have time for it, but when I don't have time, I want the time elapsed between "work" and "my bed" to be as short as possible.
I worked in midtown in the summer and commuted from one of the "cooler" areas further downtown..it was really a bitch and I barely got to enjoy my area anyway.
she_monkey,
where did you live over the summer and what trains did you use?
This seems like it's implying that Brooklyn is in Manhattan. Which it isn't - but you prob didn't mean to say that anyways. Just clearing it up for others.For you guys that don't live in Manhattan, do you commute to midtown or financial district? How long does it take you? I'll be working in midtown and asked a friend if Williamsburg would would work cause I want to be around the arts and culture. He acted like I was crazy. I think if I worked in financial district, it would be easy cause of the JMZ train.
Upper-east side 65-87 St are fun if you are young and like to go out and do things....Upper-west if you are heading into your 30's. Manhattan is what you make of it and your buds vs having that perfect spot to live in since most of the time is spent outside of your pad anyway.
Williamsburg to Midtown commute is about 25-30 mins depending on how close you are to the L and which stop your on. The commute from the closer areas of Queens to Midtown is really easy and quick, just depends on whether or not you have a major prefernece for being in the city. UES may be a "great place" to raise a family, but is pretty boring (that being said, it has a good deal of the same type of bars). Murray Hill has a lot of young people, and more variation for night life due to the fact that it is easy to make the trip both uptown and downtown. (Though it's pretty easy to get anywhere in the city, especially if you live near the 4,5)
My vote's for Union Square too, I really like the area... not that I was able to afford it though. UES was alright, but to those new to manhattan, just make sure you're closer to the subway line. A 10-15 min walk to the subway walk from york or 1st may not seem like a lot, but when you work 80+ hrs, extra couple mins of sleep and convenience goes a long way... Same applies for UWS, gotta be close to a line if you're so far north.
UES and UWS. are boring as hell. Great for families but not for young people, in my opinion.
West Village
East Village - basically anywhere downtown (and by downtown I do not mean financial district) is the place to live for early - mid 20's. You will pay alot. You will live in a closet. Any other place is trade off to avoid those two things. Keep in mid the downtown area is a little edgier - if you are looking for a less edgy crowd but still relatively fun areas then go to (in relative order) murray hill, midtown east, and upper east side. If you do not care about nightlife/food, the best place with a combination of good rent, good subway location, and nice place is Financial District- however, it is dead as a doorknob at night. Def agree with comment about north vs south and east and west.
^^ haha was actually thinking the same thing myself, but others have different priorities and horri-awful student loans to pay off. looking at a map the queens-midtown commute doesn't look bad. I think I'm going to focus on East Village, SoHo, NoHo, and Tribeca. Thanks again to everyone for the great advice.
Live below 14th street if you can, doesnt matter if west or east side, just find something relatively cheap your first year, assuming you're working banking hours. You will be able to go out, but I would just save a bit on rent since you will be working so much more.
I live in Tribeca in a 1BR convert, I pay just under $1400 a month in a pretty nice area (not a lot of night life, but quiet and accessible to subways).
If you're in the sub-14th area, you can get home from the LES, WV, Meatpacking, etc pretty quickly, and not have to convince a girl to trek it to Queens with you.
I live in Murray Hill and although its cool, I'm kinda bored of it, thinking of moving to the LES.
^^
1) Investment banker is not the pickup line you think it is ... all of you misguided 1st year / analysts ... 2) Send her home in a car? lol .... do you cuddle afterwards as well?
Best NYC Neighborhoods? (Originally Posted: 04/20/2014)
I have several friends who are starting FT BB jobs in the fall. What are some of the best areas to live in NYC for young professionals? Any areas that you would stay away from?
Thoughts monkeys?
There are many previous posts about this, use the search function.
East New York. Keep it real bruh.
West/Greenwich Village, live with the Rich, not the trash.
There is a lot of trash in Greenwich Village.
It really depends what you're looking for. Murray Hill is really popular for business professionals, but it's not very lively. The East Village is probably the coolest place to live right now (tons of young people, tons of bars, and tons of noise). However, you can never go wrong with the West Village (very similar but more upscale and family oriented, so less fun).
IDK, there are so many neighborhoods. It so depends what you'd like. I would suggest the East Village, though, because it's awesome.
west is best.
Murray Hill or MIdtown East is your best bet. If youre just coming out of school chances are you just tryign to live a more "Brolo" (Bros only live once) style and thats where youre gonna get it. Probably half of your happy hours will be over there and its generally near just about anything you could want to do. Once you start to figure your life out i would say move North, West, or any combo of the two. No sense in burning money to live in a tiny shit hole in the west village just so you can say you live there.
West Village. Period. (if you can afford a decent place). There are a lot of crappy, expensive apartments there.
Before I moved to NYC I was ready to take others words on neighborhoods. You really need to visit the different neighborhoods and see for yourself. I personally love fidi because its one of the cleanest areas in NYC and one of the few places that gets truly quiet in the evenings. I currently live on the UWS, which I personally prefer to living in the village as there are less people everywhere on a day to day basis. Plus, I live in a townhouse with a private patio and with two dogs (one being a 60lb hound mix), that's really nice. You have to find the right balance between neighborhoods you like and the type of apartment you want to live in.
The one neighborhood I would stay away from at all costs would be the LES. Its the most inconvenient place to get to/from in NYC with regards to subways. Also pretty much all of midtown is awful unless you like walking in bumper to to bumper people traffic.
^LES is okay if you're working in midtown.
@DBCooper @"thelittlemushrooms" Exactly +1
Financial district bro. I grill filet mignon on the balcony of my 41st floor Manhattan high-rise and have two bathrooms for AM and PM dumps.
My boy pays more than me in the W Village and his shower is in his kitchen - figure that one out.
Alphabet City and LES; (but don't go past Ave B, preferably)
Don't do upper anything
East village, the commute is easy since you can just walk to union square and they have trains going everywhere. Coming back is inconsequential since most of the time you are just taking a cab/black car on the company's dime. Food, people and nightlife are amazing in the area.
Right neighborhood in NYC (Originally Posted: 10/22/2011)
Hi, we are looking into moving to the city from CT. We have 2 young kids, 6 and 2. I and my husband grew up in a city and miss city life , so decided to go live in NYC for a few years. My husband got a job in the financial district. Here are the things we think we would want (it's been a few years since we lived in the city and 2 kids since.So we we are not entirely sure we know what we want): 1) Best public schools(coming from CT, we are pretty uncomfortable with the idea of paying for a private school) 2) Safety 3) Condo, for easy bail out incase we change our minds about living in NYC in a year 4) City look and feel on the streets - some shops and restaurants/takeouts at walkable distance 5) Affordability
Is financial district a good choice? I hear a lot about upper west and east for family living? Which one will be a better fit for us?
Check out Nabewise.com
Its a site for people interested in different neighborhoods. You can filter for family, schools, apartment prices, etc. I think you will definitely find it useful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/realestate/22cov.html?pagewanted=all
If you can afford it, West Village, hands down. Upper East/West are pretty good for families as well. Greenwich Village is good, but not really for families I don't think. Financial District is very city, but pretty much sucks if you have kids. Really depends how much you would want to spend, but you are moving from Greenwich so I'm assuming you can afford a little bit at least.
Hope you find something that works for you.
@ OP, youve gotta be kidding me, right? you have 2 kids, that are 6 and 2 and youre trying to move back into the city? no , no lemme guess, for the great public schools!.... Did you really just ask if the fidi would be a good area to raise your kids?!
this is why america is fucked up, and the youth are even more fucked.........
@mofste1 its fucked up because people like you think you are fucking superior and that NYC is some shit place to live. its perfectly fine to raise kids in the city. stop being an entitled elitist suburban asshat
try battery park city. north end has some nice condos, husband can probably walk to work, actually has some parks, etc. for kids. the public school there is in a really nice building, though cant comment on quality of teachers, plus Stuyvesant is nearby
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