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Originally posted by blenderx I think moving to jersey by yourself not knowing anyone around would kinda suck. If you can find a cheap place in the city, go for it. Better yet, maybe you can try to search for a roommate. also, try to stay in manhattan. brooklyn/bronx/queens are all great places to get robbed or murdered.

Are you serious? those are all lies, please don't listen to him!!


North Jersey (Jersey City, Hoboken, etc.) are great places to live and most people that live there work in NYC and it has much cheaper rents.

Manhattan is very expensive and for the same amount in Queens, Brooklyn, SI and the Bronx you can get more space, nicer places and they are VERY safe, for the most part. Try and stay close to the city but not in the city unless you have the money for that.

Good Luck!

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Yeah you def cant say ANYTHING about entire boroughs....its more about neighborhoods. The weird thing that I learned QUICKLY when I moved here is that NYC is sooo strange when it comes to neighborhoods. one street will be loaded with wealthy people and you turn the corner and there is projects. (think: upper east side, midtown west, harlem). Even my neighborhood is nice but you go 5 blks to the subway and you are in the heart of harlem. Same with brooklyn, there are som e really nice areas and places you dont even wanna go during the day.

Just keep asking questions aboutr neighborhoods, its all you can do.

and def try to find a roomate. its wayyyy cheaper to get a 2 bedroom divided my 2 people than a one bedroom by yourself. You usually can save a couple hundered a month.

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Originally posted by blenderx brooklyn/bronx/queens are all great places to get robbed or murdered.

I'm so sure the dude is gonna look for a place in Queens Bridge, East NY, or the South Bronx.

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Moved to Astoria about a month ago and love it. Found my apartment on Craigslist actually...saw about 7 places before it from brokers, cant believe the nicest aptment i found was from Craigslist...hit or miss i guess with that site.

Anyways, Astoria is pretty affordable and very close to the the middle of Manhattan. Just a suggestion.

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Originally posted by DJslantzz Moved to Astoria about a month ago and love it. Found my apartment on Craigslist actually...saw about 7 places before it from brokers, cant believe the nicest aptment i found was from Craigslist...hit or miss i guess with that site. Anyways, Astoria is pretty affordable and very close to the the middle of Manhattan. Just a suggestion.

I ma thinking of moving there in a few months. Believe it or not, Harlem is just getting too expensive with all these condos going up. Our rent keeps going up 25% when we renew our contract. It sucks because we can afford it, but cant afford to save anything really.

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I love being able to work in the city but it's alot nicer to live in Brooklyn or in any of it's outer parts.

I can drive around.. live life like where I used to live [minus the NO PARKING ANYWHERE FACTOR].

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I scrolled down after i saw most of the responses was what i was going to suggest. It's not for everyone. visit here for a while no harm in doing that don't just get up and move its going to be a major shock from what you're used to and you dont want to invest money in something that might fall apart. but good luck bro this place is amazing if you can swing it.

i def agree wtih the comment above about North Jersey.

i LOVED living in Jersey City esp. around Exchange Place a few years back. I lived right across from the Hudson and Battery Park City (esp near the PATH trains and almost a direct connection RIGHT into New York whether downtown or midtown, they are SOO convenient for going into the city) in a 750sq foot one bedroom on a 4th floor walkup for $1000/month. It's def more expensive now but I'll bet it still does not match the priciness and crazy traffic that comes with NYC, you still get a better deal than a top NYC apartment. Hoboken is a tad expensive though but its still about a 15-20 min commute TOPS on the PATH train into 33street/Manhattan mall.

Any of the areas near the Lincoln Tunnel (Weehawken and i think Edgewater etc) will most likely be accessible 20 minutes by NJ Transit Rail and Xpress Buses. There are soo many other great areas in New Jersey that are affordable and within a 20 minute commute but Im not really all that familar with Jersey just naming the absolutely SAFE and proven neighborhoods that I've experienced.

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Originally posted by blenderx I think moving to jersey by yourself not knowing anyone around would kinda suck. If you can find a cheap place in the city, go for it. Better yet, maybe you can try to search for a roommate. also, try to stay in manhattan. brooklyn/bronx/queens are all great places to get robbed or murdered.

Yes Manhattan is much safer where people crash airplanes into buildings [/Sarcasm]

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find a cheap place in queens so you'll have the ability to move around in 6 months. How important is it to you to be close to the city? Long Island might be more your match if you dont mind being an hours train ride from the city. Definately more suburban, much less likely to deal with crime.

If you pick the right neighborhood, you'll be fine. Brooklyn and Queens have some good areas, and some bad areas, like every place. Forest Hills, Rego Park, Flushing, some parts of Ridgewood and Glendale are some of the nicer places in queens. Brooklyn I can't really speak for, but I know bensonhurst and Park slope are nice areas. Williamsburg is apparently up and coming, but I wouldn't want to move there until it is came already.


Good luck. Don't let these guys scare you. The culture shock will probably be the toughest to deal with. I still hate dealing with most of these ***holes around here (I live in Queens)

Personally, I hate jersey, because the entire state does not believe in the ability to make U-turns. Laugh or smirk if you will, but you won't be once you're lost and trying to find your way back home just because you couldn't make a damned U turn

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Originally posted by euphoria Yes Manhattan is much safer where people crash airplanes into buildings [/Sarcasm]

manhattan is safer obviously, and im kinda confused cause your sarcasm serves no point.

anyway, i'm not knocking on north jersey, it fuckin rocks. i, however, grew up here and know a shit load of people already obviously. moving to a suburb when you don't know anyone is not the best way to meet people. hoboken is kind of expensive, nothing wrong with jersey city. i'm just saying living in the city is preferable.

queens, brooklyn, and the bronx are kind dull and dirty. if you want the city experience live in manhattan.

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Originally posted by Fibonacci Personally, I hate jersey, because the entire state does not believe in the ability to make U-turns. Laugh or smirk if you will, but you won't be once you're lost and trying to find your way back home just because you couldn't make a damned U turn

if that's the worst thing about jersey then i'd say the state is doing pretty well.