Tradeoffs: apartment hunting manhattan vs queens, brooklyn etc
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on 11/15/09 at 10:27pm
I received a FT IB offer for NY. For analysts working there, what are the tradeoffs between Manhattan and say Queens, Brooklyn etc? I am looking to save my money and not blow it off extravagantly on rent, but at the same time, some analysts have suggested that the closer they live from work the better (late working hours = they wanna be able to leave work and be home in 15 min and crash) so they strongly advised against living outside of manhattan. Does commuting to Manhattan suck or is it worth the rent savings? Thanks! :)





I internet at a BB over the
I interned at a BB over the summer. Trust me in that you don't want to waste 30 minutes of sleep in commuting; in my personal opinion, it is totally worth the extra bucks to live in Manhattan. You don't wanna be sleeping in the cab everytime you leave for home...
ive lived in manhattan, close
ive lived in manhattan, close queens, far queens commuting with ib analyst hours.
LIVE IN MANHATTAN. just live in the financial district or murray hill
I'd live in Manhattan,
I'd live in Manhattan, overall just a better vibe imo. You will definitely start to appreciate the extra 15-20 minutes more and more the longer you are in the job. Furthermore, I'm not sure how much cheaper Queens and Brooklyn necessarily are. I looked briefly at some apts there and was pretty surprised that the difference wasn't extremely noticeable. Mediocre to sub-par Manhattan > Average Brooklyn.
Depends. How much is your
Depends. How much is your time worth?
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If you are working downtown,
If you are working downtown, live in Brooklyn. If working in Queens, live in Queens (perhaps Astoria.) Also, checkout www.apartacus.com for housing.
Don't live in the boroughs,
Don't live in the boroughs, it absolutely sucks. The areas that are a quick commute will be marginally cheaper than Manhattan and the rest is a nightmare. If you're really intent on living outside Manhattan, parts of NJ are a better choice anyway.