My GF and I need an apt to live in the NYC area. We've looked in Manhattan but it's just way out of our budget so we're thinking of other options such as the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens. She works for a company that requires her to go back and forth between the Bronx and Manhattan so I want us to have a place that's accessible to those places.

Any kind of constructive inputs is much appreciated. Thanks.

 

wow....well honestly, I would stay away from Manhattan all together. There is no parking whatsoever. If so, you will need to move your car at like 8am due to alternate side of the street parking.
The bronx, is nice. You might wanna try looking at Pelham Bay for an apartment or so. Thats about the only nicest , non-ghetto place in the bronx....
As for Queens, I live in woodhaven. Very nice quiet neighborhood. Homes are priced 600k+, rent your looking at about maybe 1300- 1600 monthly.
Queens may be the best place for you. Closest comparision to Garland Texas.
Let me know when your up here home hunting and Ill help ya out.
My little sister does real estate.
If you want shoot me an email and let me know how much your willing to spend monthly on rent.
Felipe__d2003@hotmail.com
and Ill have my sister do a search for you in the nicest peaceful neighborhoods.

In queens, you wanna stay away from
Jamaica, the rockaways, Elmhurst, Corona.
Forest hills, Kew gardens, rego park,jamaica estates, is nice.

let me know and Ill help you out. I know what it feels like looking for a place being from another state and not knowing

 

Thanks Buddy, I've sent ya an email!

 

agree
except for the bronxs
they are doing alot of apt to condo conversesion in Riverdale , Fieldston,Marble Hill, Parkchester, hell even in castle hill (yes i know im reaching with the last one)
also in harlem.....
these neighborhoods or really doing a 180... alot of NYPD are moving to theses areas
Don't listen to the news or t.v go see these neihborhoods....
but queens (especially jamaica estates) Manhattan, and some parts of Brooklyn or out if the question unless you got money...

 

My friend lives in Brooklyn. I went to see her two weeks ago. It was nice and her rent isn't too bad.

 

yea some parts of Brooklyn are nice and still afforable
but some spots are getting really expensive, cause of all the manhattanites
moving to brooklyn and Harlem........

 

try jersey city, bayonne, hoboken, union city, north bergen, weehawken, edgewater, etc. these are cities and towns along the hudson river on the nj side across the river from manhattan. commute is comparable to the other boroughs, accessible by train, bus, ferry, car (not recommended).

 

Hoboken and Jersey City both have really decent places to live and are just a Path ride away from Manhatten

 

brooklyn has some spots. manhatten, lol if you want to pay 1k plus for a hole in the wall. honoken and jersey city are expensive too. but i havent been to JC in yeas (since i was 4/5, now im 24) honoken went to 2 years ago, it was nice but expensive too. anywhere in that area is pretty expensive tell you the truth.

 

I've been told to check out Brooklyn but then there's so many places to look at. One area in Brooklyn I was told to look at is Williamsberg. Info like that would be much more useful.