Moving to NYC in March, What Do I Need To Know?
Hi friends, what tips, advice, suggestions, etc. do you give me? I am moving to NYC and living alone, is it too early to start the apartment search, what neighborhoods should I live in if my office is in Midtown, near Times Square? How is COVID impacting everything right now? Thanks in advance :)
Murray Hill is usually where younger people live since it's less expensive, but you get what you pay for. Also be ready to have your vaccine card with you because you can't do shit without it in New York these days. If you don't get a washer or dryer in your unit, try to make a friend who does. Using more public washers and dryers is kinda nasty in my opinion. Also aim to own as little as possible. It makes moving much easier if you own less stuff.
Also use streeteasy. Thats where most of my friends found their apartments. Just set your move in date to March and it'll show you what's available
+1. Also, if you find an apartment you like just tell them you want to sign on the spot. Good places don’t stay on the market more than 24 hours.
East village is fun and prob good for 1st yr
+1 great advice
Don’t put your D in crazy
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COVID isn't impacting anything. Look for a place in LES. IMO it's the best place you could live out of college. It's a bit pricier than Murray Hill/UES etc but the vibe is awesome and you end up meeting a pretty eclectic mix of people. The essex st station provides solid access to midtown and the new essex market etc are awesome. I haven't lived there for a number of years but it was awesome when I did.
COVID is only impacting rent in that prices are the highest they've ever been - think $3k for a decent studio, close to $4k+ for a one bedroom. It's a good time to start looking because there is next to no inventory and it could take you a bit to find something. I'd visit in person, videos can hide some real sins. Have all your docs ready (offer letter, previous paystubs if applicable, printed credit report, rental history) and in a folder you bring with you to showings. If you see something you like, get an application going before you leave the building. NYC is wildly competitive right now and things will rent in a day.
You probably can't afford a W/D in unit, look for something with laundry in building at least. Public laundromats are a nightmare to deal with especially with banking hours.
I wouldn't live in Times Square, not a good area and very loud, with little in the way of local restaurants, coffee shops, etc. Look at the Transit map and see where you can get to easily.
Anywhere along the 7 line is easy (so horizontally across Manhattan from Times Square to Grand Central) - Murray Hill is good, just stay west enough you're not like a 10 block walk to the subway. Hells Kitchen/Lincoln Center is also very convenient, again don't go too far towards the river because it's far away from subways. Midtown is also an obvious choice, I'd stay away from Times Square as mentioned, Bryant Park isn't great right now either, but the rest is fair game. Just check the commute to make sure you're not straying too far from a good subway station. Will throw FiDi in the mix since that's another easy train and the deals are good right now, but that area is a bit desolate on weekends. East Village/LES are going to be a harder commute to get to the west side.
Best thing to do is start on StreetEasy and then go on google maps, plug in apt address to work address, and hit transit. I'd try to avoid transfers if you work in IB, and keep commute to around ~25 minutes at most. I also don't like to walk more than like 7-8 minutes to the subway since the winters are cold and icy. Today for example is a blizzard and a 10-15 minute walk to the subway would suck on the way to work.
This process has been insanely bad, every single realtor or whatever I reach out to does not return my calls or even respond? I'm not even getting the chance to look at apartments because they won't book a showing with me nor appointment. What do I do? Great advice by the way man, mind if I PM you to further talk about this? I'm a bit frustrated right now with this whole process.
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