I'm looking at places to live in NYC when I move there in June, and from i've been told and have seen a lot of the younger out of college people want to live in Midtown-ish, Murray Hill area. But Ive noticed that you can get a NICE luxury apartment with great amenities in the Financial District for good prices. My office will be in Mid-town East.
People have told me that the commute after a long ass day at work is whats gonna suck. How long is the train ride (to grand central)? They have also said that there no nightlife what so ever. I honestly would like to live in an area where I can just come outside walk down the street to a nice lounge/bar and hang out with people. But looking at those building and prices in FiDi are so tempting.
So whats your opinion?
FiDi isn't that bad... if you're getting a free car home it's definitely not bad, but even if you are taking the train home it's potentially worth the extra cash you would be saving on rent. The downside is the nightlife as there is less going on, but you can always head to midtown/murray hill for that... it's not like it's Siberia and you're right about amenities... your buck goes further there...
Gramercy/murray hill is not that much more expensive and you're still on the green line for an easy commute. I lived in midtown west for a bit. I liked it and I hear hell's kitchen is getting better.
Murray Hill >>>>> J Tree >>>> Your Bed Room >>>>> Repeat
fidi is not that bad to live in. it is quiet at night and on the weekends, but not bad if you're actually looking to relax sometimes. the green and red lines are right here, as well as n and r. the wall st 4/5 takes 15 min to get to grand central. also, no matter where i go out in manhattan it's never a problem getting back home because the major lines pass through here. compared to murray hill and gramercy it is easier to go out in the west/east village, LES and tribeca.
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I lived in FiDi and really liked it. On days you don't want to go out it's a great place to relax. And on days you do, it's a short cab ride anyway and always nice to come back to a beautiful doorman building that's the same price as an older walk-up in midtown.
Good, I think I'm going to lean more towards FiDi now as oppose to Murray Hills. Like everyone said I can always take a train/cab to Murray Hill and other parts of the city to hang out with people. I notice everyone is saying how its relaxing, I know NYC is busy and all but even in your apartment do the street noises still disturb you?
I think the street noises are extremely noticeable when you first get here if you've never lived in a big city before (i.e. people talking loudly, garbage trucks at 2 AM, occasional honking) but once you get used to it, you hardly notice it anymore. This is in the East Village area though; I would expect FiDi to be a bit quieter.
The only time I was ever bothered by street noise, and my window was on Broadway, was when a cab was stuck in the snow and the fucker spent 3 hours spinning his wheels trying to get out.
FiDi is a ghost town at night, weekends included.
I actually wouldn't mind a place that is quite, I actually feel it would probably be better. So whenever I want to party/go out, i can just take a quick train ride somewhere. But I guess it would be nice to just walk down the street from my residence and go to a nice bar.......so there is definetly something to consider.
If you are looking at living in FiDi, you should seriously consider living in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Heights/Cobble Hill/Boerum Hill are all just one extra stop on the 4/5 line (Borough Hall), so it's still only 20 minutes to Grand Central. If you want a place where you can go out to a bar to chill on a weeknight, but can also just relax if you don't feel like going out, northwest Brooklyn is hard to beat.
The buildings in FiDi look nice, but they feel like cheap hotels on the inside and I generally find them extremely impersonal and uninviting. But that's just me.
Northwest Brooklyn won't be that much cheaper than FiDi, but you'll get a lot more room and there is a whole lot more going on (especially in the summer with the Promenade!). Court and Smith streets are two of the best streets for bars/restaurants anywhere in the city.
Thanks ill look into that. But what do you mean feel like cheap hotels?
I guess "cheap hotel" isn't quite the right word, sorry. But certainly mass produced. I personally don't want to feel like I'm living in a Marriott. But some people really like that, so it could be your thing. For me, that ambiance combined with the complete emptiness on nights and weekends makes it seem like no one was supposed to actually live there (which, to be fair, they weren't until very recently). I like having my work feel like and office and my home feel like a home.
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Live in the Lower East Side, or East Village. You can thank me later. Midtown nightlife is pretty lame, a lot of gel and turbo douche up there; also the bars are pretty cheesy.
I used to live in FiDi at 2 gold, the amenities are awesome there but the floor plans are weird since 99% of the buildings used to be office space.
"good price" is a relative term. Please provide some color.
Different neighborhoods fit different personalities. I can describe my personality and interests which are primary reasons for my choice of neighborhood. I really like live music and my breadth is both deep and wide. I love "originality" in other words I like older buildings that have been restored as opposed to brand spanking new high rises. I like being away from all of the tourists as they impede any type of walking I do in Midtown. I am a self-proclaimed foodie and downtown is probably the best area in NYC right now for new restaurants and dynamic ideas in the culinary space. I like young girls, that is a given that more live DT. I like downtown b/c it is not like "disney land" everything is more real than midtown and it has more of a neighborhood vibe. Midtown gets kinda Jersey Shoreish at times and I cannot stand to be around that, DT attracts a lot less of the B&T crowd which is another perk. So basically if you like culture and want to have more of a neighborhood feel then live DT.
Go to west village instead. Could be fun
I would say like $4000 max....for a 3BR. I think I would like love to live in a hotel feel kinda place. When I say hotel I dont mean like a days inn, i mean like a 4star hotel kinda feel (nice lobby, doorman, rooftop lounge w/ great views) other great amenities.
But I think I wouldn't mind a place I w/ nice parks (that have live music festivals, etc.) somewhere I can just walk down the street and enjoy myself. I also want it to be where other young professionals live, I'm 22 so around my age would be nice.
You can prob swing something for $4g/month. I was paying about $2k for my room and had a really nice space as a 2br. Check out Williamsburg Brooklyn also, there are some nice places right on the river that are High Rise/Doorman buildings that you could probably swing for $4K/3br. Wililamsburg is where I live now, I love it! It is a very very eclectic mix of people, pre-dominantly btw ages of 22-28. The food and nightlife in Williamsburg is second to none also...
I would stick to living downtown, mid-town sucks as a place to live and murray hill is just ok. You will be closer to the better neighborhoods if you live in FiDi.
The reason I nixed murray hill is because people were like its like living in college all over again. Its made of recent grads or just young people who want to say this live in manhattan, so its not really classy. I don't know if this is true or not.
The reason I nixed Brooklyn was because since my office is in midtown people said I don't want to have to deal with a long commute especially after a 15hr work day. Also I heard you left out of the "fun" because your so far from the manhattan nightlife.
Murray Hill is ok. Its not a particularly nice neighborhood aesthetically, and its famously fratty. The bars certainly cater to this demographic. But again, that may be what you are looking for. If you go 10-15 blocks south closer to gramercy park and union square there is more to offer in my opinion.
Good call on dinging murray hill; it is trashy and ultra cheesey. Like I said before, I loved living in the Lower East Side and East Village when I was partying a lot.. I understand the commute to and fro BK. However I will tell you this; my commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan Nightlife (i.e Union Sq/Village) is shorter than that of Midtown/UES/UWS to Union Sq. Besides that, we have a ton of stuff going on in Williamsburg so I hardly venture into the city to drink or dine....
I would stay away from the UES and UWS as well.. Check out TriBeCa, Nolita, and SoHo also... Lots of girls and what not going on in those three.
"The downside is the nightlife as there is less going on, but you can always head to midtown/murray hill for that"
I would rather rip my eyes out than go out in midtown or murray hill.
Q4T. I haven't gone out in Midtown by my own desire in years. Joshua Tree is lame, Sutton place is lame, Turtle bay is lame, mcfaddens is lame... need I go on. The amount of gel in those places could hold together a Kia SOrento.
Murray Hill is a "safe" neighborhood for fresh out of college kids who have never lived in the city before and want a neighborhood that they will probably feel comfortable in. This inevitably translates to allot of sports bars and beer pong tables. If that is your scene then by all means, but the douche factor in the neighborhood is pretty high.
Financial District safe to live? (Originally Posted: 05/25/2008)
I know it's dead at night, but social life aside, is it a safe place to live? I think I felt certain places were a bit shady at night, but wanted to hear other people's thoughts. What are usually the safe/unsafe neighborhoods in Manhattan?
a) new york, contrary to popular belief, is actually an incredibly safe place these days - nymag did a great article about the falling murder rate in feb - see here: http://nymag.com/news/features/crime/2008/42603/
b) the financial district is actually super safe - the same issue of nymag had a map of crimes (rape, mugging, murders) by neighborhood http://nymag.com/news/features/crime/2008/42603/
there were o murders in the financial district per 100.000 residents last year, as compared to 5 per 100,000 residents in the UES>
The Fed Reserve has it's own police outside the building at all times. Actually the fin. dist. is extremely safe contrary to what you may think.
NYC is safer than LA and Chicago.
Fin Dist is generally safe
Best, SoulSearching
That does not say much :) I live in Chicago and this city is going to hell. Still love it though.
Living in the Financial District (Originally Posted: 04/23/2007)
I scanned the forum for previous threads and there were some names of buildings thrown out (see below). Are there any other buildings especially worth looking out for?
99 and 100 John 2 Gold 45 Wall
Also, which management companies are more amenable to partitioning living rooms? Or is this just a common practice?
Who's going to stop you from partitioning your living room?
63/67 Wall 100 Maiden Lane The Gateway (across from ML offices at WFC) 333 Rector St
135 william
i can answer any questions you have on 99/100 john and 2 gold. i live in one of them and have plenty of friends in the other builings.
Dont live in financial!!! (unless youre working at Goldman)
why is that?
But that's why it's cheap.
living in financial sucks. shit food, everything is far, basically nothing to do.
but if you must, check out 63 and 45 wall. both great buildings. rockrose has a couple of buildings down there that are nice (2 gold, 99 john, 45 wall) and i believe the mgmnt company for 63 wall is metro lofts or nyc metro lofts. google them.
What's cheap? $2999 per month?
its a lot better than it used to be, and will only continue to get better...people are anticipating the building of the new WTC complex, therefore new restaurants, bars, apartment buildings, etc are popping up on a weekly basis. While it is still far from being a tribeca or a soho, its gaining some traction. Also, there are more and more young people moving down. Also, a lot of firms are bringing their offices back downtown which will bring more life to the area. Still one of the only places you can live in a luxury building and actually be able to afford it as a 1st year.
Does anyone have any comments on these buildings?
I read in New York magazine that the financial district is now 30% Asian, a lot of them young finance professionals. That's one reason why I would never live there.
because you are racist?
I'm Asian myself. I'm just not comfortable around them. It could be the fact that I grew up in the South.
Financial district is the only majority-male neighborhood in Manhattan
Living in FiDi (Originally Posted: 06/06/2009)
The time for my apartment renewal is getting near, and I've been checking out other parts of the city to potentially live. Today I had a look at Battery Park City and FiDi.
I thought BPC was nice; very green, pretty devoid of businesses, but overall pretty livable.
On the other hand, FiDi seemed pretty depressing; no greenery at all, no sun even on a sunny day, a large % of businesses closed on the weekend, etc. Is there a good reason to live here unless you work nearby?
None.
- Bond
Are you serious? Why would you live in that area? Maybe if hours were as bad as they were a few years ago and work was really close by, but now? That place is entirely devoid of any activity past 6pm. Avoid both.
The area sucks and if you want something to eat after 10 pm your fucked. I have a friend that lives down there and is constantly trying to get me to make the trek. Fuck FiDi.
Only if you work down there would it conceivably make sense
How to enjoy NYC FiDi (Originally Posted: 12/19/2013)
Just moved down here. Know it doesnt have the best rep but I figure there has to be some good ways to make the best of it. Any and all suggestions welcome
Stone street is ok, but not what it used to be. The area right around WTC and Battery City is ok. South Street Seaport is nice too, especially in the summer. I like Ohara's because I know the Jersey crowd, but that's definitely not for everyone. For everything else, subway -> midtown/village/chelsea.
FiDi is a ghost town in the evening which isn't the worst thing in my opinion. Other than that Iron Horse is down there.
Great lunch spot on Hanover Square is the Banh Mi Cart (Vietnamese sandwiches). Delicious.
Fraunces Tavern - so fucking good.
Speaking of Fraunces, there's a museum upstairs. Not huge, but it's kind of cool to see where the Revolutionary War was planned from. Next to it is a private fisherman's club, small, but very nice group of people.
2 gold to go swimming broski
I live down here too. As the initial poster said, Stone street is pretty cool but only when it is nice out because everyone crowds on the street. Seaport is also pretty cool, but again, when the weather is like this, it isnt at its best. Beekman Beach Garden is awesome during the summer too. Not sure how old you are, but its usually crowded with young girls looking to make a mistake.
check out Clinton Hall and Beekman's - both chill beer gardens downtown
Food for thought
http://nypost.com/2014/01/23/5-reasons-south-street-seaport-is-the-citys-next-hot-spot/
Food for thought
http://nypost.com/2014/01/23/5-reasons-south-street-seaport-is-the-citys-next-hot-spot/
Will start working in FiDi, need living and gym options (Originally Posted: 02/20/2014)
Hello,
Finalizing my offer next Monday. Going to start looking at condos. I only spent a year in NYC previously, and at that point in my career I didn't have any time to really explore NYC. Now I am taking a VP spot at a fund and have more flexibility. I only have two musts:
1) Be able to walk to work in FiDi. Hate commuting. Don't want to take a train in rush hour or anything like that.
2) There be a 24 hr gym. Most places I have lived, don't really have a nice gym on site. They have a small room with a few treadmills and ellipticals, and then some cables and that's about it. I need a place with some free weights, benches...etc. Also because I will be working 80-90 hrs a week, I need something which is open 24 hrs as I go to the gym at 2 AM.
A few of my friends have told me that FiDi isn't great, because everything shuts down after sunset. I am not a big party guy, and I don't drink much, but I am 28 so if there was an option to have a nice bar/club or two around I wouldn't mind. I will need to make some friends some how.
Thanks
For a gym in NYC I reccomend Equinox. Great facilities, a bit pricy. I only went for a guest pass but I can tell it really is the upper tier/mecca of Gyms. I lived in the FiDi in one summer while interning. It really is quiet at night, don't get me wrong there's a ton of nice restaurants and place to interact with but if you want a nice bar scene check out SoHo or West Village. This is just my limited expereince tho, having only been in NYC for 3 months.
let's get a ban on this guy please i think he's actually starting to affect my already vast intelligence
I'll address the gym issue. I HIGHLY recommend Planet Fitness on Broadway (they call it the Wall Street location). It's $10/mo and it's actually an incredibly nice gym. There's a ton of machines available for use and they just opened this place a couple months ago. Clean, cheap price, very good quality - all for $10/mo. Oh, and it's open 24hrs.
PS: They offer free pizza on the first of every month
lol planet fitnes lmao...all about equinox....
Live in Greenwich Village area. There is a 24 hour Crunch Fitness on Lafayette and is excellent quality (been a member at both Equinox and Crunch). It has 4x bench press, 4x incline, 6x squat rack, 1x bumper plates, 1x squat cage, two sets of dumbbells up to 150 lbs., etc. It is a massive gym with three floors including a boxing ring. It literally has everything you could need. Crunch is only about $90 a month while Equinox is substantially more, most of the Crunch locations are also 24 hours.
And to be truthful, you live in NYC, commuting will happen, you can't just hide down in FiDi forever. Greenwich Village is one/two stops from FiDi on the 4/6 line. It'll take you ~8 minutes
I don't understand why more people don't just do bodyweight exercises. It seems to me that most people at the gym aren't trying to be bodybuilders; they just want to stay in shape and shit. All you need for that is variations of pullups, dips, pushups, maybe some dumbbell lateral raises if you want (shouldn't need more than 25-30lb DBs if you do it after dips and pushups). Throw in some cardio if you're trying to cut a bit or for general health.
I'm gonna get shit on for saying not to train legs, but fuck putting half a ton of pressure on your spine and knees. Seriously, humans weren't made for that shit. You're gonna regret that shit when you're 50. If you ride a bike and play sports and shit now and again, your legs are gonna look fine. And you won't have legs disproportionate to your upper body because what I'm recommending doesn't result in a huge upper body, just a proportionate, moderately-sized and lean one.
Also, I think that running is terrible for your joints. The only time I trained to run was before boot camp. I much prefer biking (road or mountain, although mountain takes more time because I need to drive somewhere). Or just play sports.
A healthy diet is obviously important too. I try not to limit myself, but rather to eat healthy and drink just water like 90% of the time. That way, I can still go out and eat and drink shit now and again and I don't have to be the weirdo ordering carb-free dressing. But you're still eating healthier than the vast majority of people if you can keep it at like 90%.
Also, I drink too much. I keep wanting to cut it down to just socially, but I just like drinking a lot. I'm pretty sure all of the men in my family are and have been functional alcoholics. My grandpa drinks vodka with every meal. But he's also 81 and goes downhill skiing, so maybe I'll be fine. He does have a beer gut though and I wanna be sexy forever. I should probably get my shit together while I'm still young and invincible.
Do you even lift bro?
What is everyone's obsession with equinox? Just a bunch of pricks who spend more time jerking off to themselves in the mirror then actually lifting.
Just find the cheapest 24hr gym you can. At 2am (or past 9pm for that matter) every gym will be pretty empty.
Benefits of living in financial district (Originally Posted: 05/21/2011)
Did a search, there are some good threads on this topic, but they are all from 2007 and 2008. So id like to get another quick thread going as I want to move walking distance to work to save some subway cash.
Anyone actually live in Battery Park City or just anywhere in Financial District in general? I saw a place last weekend on 10 park row that I really liked. But I guess Ive never really went out in the area. I always seemed to stick to east village and what not.
Any experience tales would be great.
Thx. Trailmix8 (a.k.a. the mixa)
curious as well....
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