How Torturous Would It Be If...

How torturous would it be if I chose to commute to the Financial District (as a first-year analyst) from Queens, New York?

Here's my estimated commute time: 10 min [from my house to the station] + 40 min [train commute] + 5 min [from station to office] = 55 min

Is it really worth to commute nearly an hour every morning as a first-year or should I rent a one-bedroom downtown (I expect to have a lot of college loans to pay off)? How much would it cost to do so?

If so, ideally, I would be looking for a loft (>1500 sqft) in TriBeca for $1000/month.

...If you believed that, you must be a fool.

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A 55 min commute would be the end of you. I strongly recommend you don't do it.

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Live close to the Lorimer St. stop and you can be in Union Square in just a few minutes. With the express trains you can be in the financial district really quickly. In the morning you will probably have a half hour door to door commute. If you are an ibanker and you stay late they pay for a cab or give you car service home. You will save lots of money even with the $76 metro card. If you have student loans and want to save you should consider it.

 

i have an hour commute from home to my internship in Chicago... and it works out fine. then again i have to be there by 9, not sure what time work starts for you...

 
h4zini have an hour commute from home to my internship in Chicago... and it works out fine. then again i have to be there by 9, not sure what time work starts for you...
he/she is ibanking analyst not morningstar lol
 

1,5 hour commute owns my day. Just an intern at a boutique though.

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Bad idea. When the subways experience massive failures (like they did yesterday) a commute that's an hour on the best of days will really be a nightmare.

 

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