It sounds like I'm gonna have to wait for the West Side edition...
I live in Greenwich/West Village (depends on who you talk to, because my street is right on the line) in a 1BR with seperate LR and Kitchen. Fourth floor walk up. The lifestyle is awesome, bars and nice restaurants everywhere, my gym 10 blocks away, laundry pickup and drop off. Also, similar distance to all other parts of Manhattan so its pretty centralized.
And I don't fall under the category of the kid who lives in SoHo, after all I only work in middle office :)
Hopefully I can relate to the "West Side Edition" coming soon!
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Idk why, but I always thought of Stuy-town as a Co-op City on Manhattan. No, actually I do know why- because it looks just like it. I first figured I was wrong when I looked up what rents were in there, lol. "The world's biggest post-college dorm". Sounds good to me.
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Midtown East ... about a 5 minute walk to work. Def a double edge sword. Nothing beats the short commute to work, but I never really feel like I leave because spend 95% of my life in the same 5 block radius.
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Midtown East ... about a 5 minute walk to work. Def a double edge sword. Nothing beats the short commute to work, but I never really feel like I leave because spend 95% of my life in the same 5 block radius.
You try Tudor City. Feels like little separation there. I like Midtown East a lot.
Might trade down my Gramercy apt and move to Stuy Town (picture looks like the projects, seriously.) if what you say is true. I think I'll break even after 3 months based on the incremental savings + lease-break fee. But first, I need to get over my fears of being stabbed at night... for those late office nights (read: every night).
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Might trade down my Gramercy apt and move to Stuy Town (picture looks like the projects, seriously.) if what you say is true. I think I'll break even after 3 months based on the incremental savings + lease-break fee. But first, I need to get over my fears of being stabbed at night... for those late office nights (read: every night).
I laugh any time anyone mentions fear of being stabbed/mugged/murdered/whatever ANYWHERE in Manhattan...
I used to live in a city with over twice NYC's (the WHOLE city) murder/violent crime rate and I was fine... And I'm a scrawny 5 foot 8 white kid. Get a f*cking grip.
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akim89sp:
Might trade down my Gramercy apt and move to Stuy Town (picture looks like the projects, seriously.) if what you say is true. I think I'll break even after 3 months based on the incremental savings + lease-break fee. But first, I need to get over my fears of being stabbed at night... for those late office nights (read: every night).
Stuy town is filled with octogenarians. They aren't too aggressive
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Unless you're making $200K+, NYC is a miserable city to live in.
TheLastCall:
Unless you're making $200K+, NYC is a miserable city to live in.
Well I think many will disagree with this statement. Yes maybe you cant club every night or eat $100 steak dinners and sushi, but you can clearly still have fun and enjoy it.
TheLastCall:
Unless you're making $200K+, NYC is a miserable city to live in.
I suppose in Manhattan and the places listed, but as a native New Yorker I'll have to disagree. It's most certainly true for some people, but unless you know them personally you'll most likely just see the people whom stand out the most such as the panhandlers on the subway if you take the subway, which might certainly lead you to think the way you do.
One place people can check out is prospect park and its outlying neighborhood. That is if they don't mind an extra 15-25 minute commute. That said, there are a lot more non-New Yorkers/non-immigrants in Brooklyn as of late, particularly in that area. Hell, I've noticed that a lot of those same non-NY/non-immigrants are preferring to live right at the border of neighborhoods with immigrant Asian communities in Brooklyn and Queens (NOT Manhattan unless you're from NYU or something) simply b/c of the relatively low crime rate despite the low rent.
EDIT: Though this is irrelevant to the banker discussion. Nice place if you want to be different and hipster I guess, heh.
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Or you could lever up. That's what banker are best at, right?
Love this post!
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I go running through Stuy Town sometimes. Don't knock it. Place is really well maintained and has an outdoorsy feel with all the open space and grass. The basketball and roller hockey courts all have nets on the hoops and goals. The grounds are well maintained with farmer's markets on the weekends. They have coffee shops and restaurants. I havent been in any units but I hear they're huge.
The only problem is that after it was taken over the rents skyrocketed to market value and of course you're a 10-15 minute walk to the closest train, unless you take the westbound L from 14th and 1st which is very close.
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The only problem is that after it was taken over the rents skyrocketed to market value
Problem? Nothing wrong with a little gentrification, lol. Besides, if I'm not mistaken- the fact that that DIDN'T happen is what caused the project (no pun intended) to go ass up.
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Stuytown? This was always seen as the last haven for middle class and fixed imncome folks who could never live in Manhattan without the rent control.Now it is a 20 something hot spot. Goo figure.
I lived in Turtle Bay/Sutton Place when I first moved here.That whole bar scene over there is tad too broish for me. Nice area with the consulates and such.
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Damn Burr.
Has anyone ever attempted living at the office? Great way to save 20-30k/year.
You've got your bathrooms, high ceilings, lounge area, home office, maid + house guest (2-in-one), unsurpassed security, seamless for food, and free internet/tv.
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BTbanker:
Has anyone ever attempted living at the office? Great way to save 20-30k/year.
You've got your bathrooms, high ceilings, lounge area, home office, maid + house guest (2-in-one), unsurpassed security, seamless for food, and free internet/tv.
are u serious?
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BTbanker:
Has anyone ever attempted living at the office? Great way to save 20-30k/year.
You've got your bathrooms, high ceilings, lounge area, home office, maid + house guest (2-in-one), unsurpassed security, seamless for food, and free internet/tv.
are u serious?
.....are you?
Don't know how quick you'll end up in a disciplinary meeting...or as a real homeless..lol
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Wait, what about midtown as a neighborhood for analysts? I thought most junior bankers lived there b/c, according to other threads on WSO, you absolutely have to live within walking distance of the office as an IB analyst.
I'm in the UWS and would never, absolutely never, move to the giant dorms you mentioned. UWS is somewhat affordable, with grocery stores and quiet!
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I'm in the UWS and would never, absolutely never, move to the giant dorms you mentioned. UWS is somewhat affordable, with grocery stores and quiet!
I don't live in NYC, but have visited a lot and want to echo these sentiments: UWS is awesome. Really great atmosphere, nice people, all the goods are within walking distance of most (cheaper) apartments. Far from work for a lot of people, but definitely a sweet place...I would hands down live on the UWS if I moved to NYC.
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I don't live in NYC, but have visited a lot and want to echo these sentiments: UWS is awesome. Really great atmosphere, nice people, all the goods are within walking distance of most (cheaper) apartments. Far from work for a lot of people, but definitely a sweet place...I would hands down live on the UWS if I moved to NYC.nonos:
I'm in the UWS and would never, absolutely never, move to the giant dorms you mentioned. UWS is somewhat affordable, with grocery stores and quiet!
The UWS is a pretty awesome neighborhood if you're a 75-year-old Jewish grandmother.
Anyway, here are the best neighborhoods for a young-but-not-brand-new (i.e. post-analyst yet pre-family) banker (in no particular order except for the fact that the West Village is the best place to live in all of NYC):
-- West Village-- Nolita-- Soho-- Noho-- Greenwich Village (might as well rename the neighborhood NYU)-- Certain parts of the EV/LES
EDIT: I've always thought that Tribeca is horribly overrated.
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love the post Burr...curious to hear your thoughts on the West side. I've lived at 50th and 8th, 55th and 8th, 46th and Lex and 38th and Park. (from 2002 - 2008)
All midtown, because I always wanted to be able to walk to work.
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I live on the Upper East Side, and the OP nailed it. I live with two friends in an awesome apartment, but it's quiet and there are tons of families up by me. Bars are good though.
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SoHo is not really on the east side. Neither is the financial district for that matter. The island of Manhattan gets narrower as you go further south and the whole east side vs west side distinction becomes increasingly less pronounced until it almost converges together at battery park where my building is located.
From a subway standpoint, in the financial district (I hate the neologism FiDi with a passion) the 2 and 3 line stations are actually to the east of the 456.
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I think it makes sense to do 3 editions: east side, west side and lower Manhattan/downtown, the last one would comprise of neighborhoods below Houston st where the streets are not numbered, such as SoHo, TriBeca, Financial district, BPC, the LES etc.
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I think it makes sense to do 3 editions: east side, west side and lower Manhattan/downtown, the last one would comprise of neighborhoods below Houston st where the streets are not numbered, such as SoHo, TriBeca, Financial district, BPC, the LES etc.
So you hate the neologism FiDi, but you're fine with SoHo and TriBeca? That doesn't really make any sense...
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brandon st randy:
I think it makes sense to do 3 editions: east side, west side and lower Manhattan/downtown, the last one would comprise of neighborhoods below Houston st where the streets are not numbered, such as SoHo, TriBeca, Financial district, BPC, the LES etc.So you hate the neologism FiDi, but you're fine with SoHo and TriBeca? That doesn't really make any sense...
The etymology of SoHo and Tribeca date back to the early 70s while FiDi is a much more recent invention.Also the areas comprising what is nowadays SoHo and Tribeca used to consist only of abandoned industrial lofts until artists started moving into the areas in the 70s . These neighborhoods did not exist before so they are justified to give them new names. The Financial District has been around forever.
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I'm trying to move to east village.. more specifically avenue C & 13th. can't wait.
SamuelClemens:
I'm trying to move to east village.. more specifically avenue C & 13th. can't wait.
Are you sure about this? 13th and C is really just East River Station (Con Ed) and projects.
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SamuelClemens:
I'm trying to move to east village.. more specifically avenue C & 13th. can't wait.Are you sure about this? 13th and C is really just East River Station (Con Ed) and projects.
I know it's not the greatest part of the east village but it's certainly affordable. I've been around the area quite a bit and it's perfectly fine. Avenues A - D have a bad reputation in general but that area has been quite gentrified in my opinion. I'm not worried at all, especially since the studio I'm wanting is in pristine condition.
edit: also it's a bit south of the east river station so it's barely visable from the building. I don't want to give out the exact location :P
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I'm trying to move to east village.. more specifically avenue C & 13th. can't wait.
That is in alphabet city. Do you work in Midtown? If you take the subway to Midtown you would first have to walk like 15 minutes just to get to the station.
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Someone should write a London version of this...
This is so right it's scary
Made the FiDi mistake in 2009. Never again.
Jesus Christ I miss NYC.
Writers, artists, families and working/middle class are now replaced by the "Bro" and the "Like Yah" millennium transplant Frat crowd. And the saddest thing about this is that you all think you're cool. Even Bud Fox would hate your guts.
What about Harlem?
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What about Harlem?
That's the sweetspot.
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This post is awesome. Burr, you sure have a way of bringing back the past (NYC, IBD analyst days...) nice work man
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Meatpackers? lol
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A shot at the Chicago version of these neighborhoods...
- The Murray Hill Bro-Shak = Wrigleyville
- The Stuy-Town Single = Lincoln Park
- The East Villager = Wicker Park
- The SoHo Sophisticate = Gold Coast
- But I have a balcony! (FiDi) = Loop
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A shot at the Chicago version of these neighborhoods...
- The Murray Hill Bro-Shak = Wrigleyville
- The Stuy-Town Single = Lincoln Park
- The East Villager = Wicker Park
- The SoHo Sophisticate = Gold Coast
- But I have a balcony! (FiDi) = Loop
Wicker Park is definitely the Williamsburg/Bushwick of Chicago. I would consider Lincoln Park and Lakeview the Chi-Town equivalent of Murray Hill/UES. The Gold Coast is more like UES west of Madison Avenue, where the old money of Chicago historically resides.Agreed with the Loop being like the Financial District.
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I would consider Lincoln Park
i would consider them effing bro-tastic too bro!!! FUQ YEAAAAHHH!!!!
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livingthedream86:
A shot at the Chicago version of these neighborhoods...
- The Murray Hill Bro-Shak = Wrigleyville
- The Stuy-Town Single = Lincoln Park
- The East Villager = Wicker Park
- The SoHo Sophisticate = Gold Coast
- But I have a balcony! (FiDi) = Loop
Wicker Park is definitely the Williamsburg/Bushwick of Chicago. I would consider Lincoln Park and Lakeview the Chi-Town equivalent of Murray Hill/UES. The Gold Coast is more like UES west of Madison Avenue, where the old money of Chicago historically resides.Agreed with the Loop being like the Financial District.
IDK man, Logan Square battles hard for the Williamsburg/Bushwick of the Chi. Humboldt Park too.
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Humboldt park is more like bushwick in the sense that both used to be very humble neighborhoods and are now magnets for hipsters and the alternative crowd.
Also when I typed that the gold coast is like the ues west of Madison, I really meant park avenue obviously. Don't know how to edit my post on mobile.
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Wow, very accurate
I've been living in New York for more than ten years and have never heard anyone say FiDi. I wouldn't even know how to pronounce it: Fih-dee? Fye-dye?
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Once you bank a couple bonus checks and get tired of living in a frat house (I did spend a year of my life in the infamous Windsor Court for all you NYC'rs) the West Village is where it's at. If you can afford to live there you can afford to take cabs if you want to have a divey night in Murray Hill, LES, etc. but walking distance to meat packing, tons of restaurants, tons of good bars, and it actually feels like a neighborhood more than anywhere else in the city. sh*t I have bushes and trees in front of my apt and walk out my door and have a view of the Hudson. Gym is across the street, running on the water, wouldn't want to really live anywhere else.
Billy Ray Valentine:
Once you bank a couple bonus checks and get tired of living in a frat house (I did spend a year of my life in the infamous Windsor Court for all you NYC'rs) the West Village is where it's at. If you can afford to live there you can afford to take cabs if you want to have a divey night in Murray Hill, LES, etc. but walking distance to meat packing, tons of restaurants, tons of good bars, and it actually feels like a neighborhood more than anywhere else in the city. sh*t I have bushes and trees in front of my apt and walk out my door and have a view of the Hudson. Gym is across the street, running on the water, wouldn't want to really live anywhere else.
Unfortunately the west village is becoming like murray hill for 27 year olds instead of 22 year olds as evidenced by the above. I have lived there for about 5 years now and even in that short-time it has become way more douche-tastic. It still is a great neighborhood but its not what it used to be or even close.
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Billy Ray Valentine:
Once you bank a couple bonus checks and get tired of living in a frat house (I did spend a year of my life in the infamous Windsor Court for all you NYC'rs) the West Village is where it's at. If you can afford to live there you can afford to take cabs if you want to have a divey night in Murray Hill, LES, etc. but walking distance to meat packing, tons of restaurants, tons of good bars, and it actually feels like a neighborhood more than anywhere else in the city. sh*t I have bushes and trees in front of my apt and walk out my door and have a view of the Hudson. Gym is across the street, running on the water, wouldn't want to really live anywhere else.
Unfortunately the west village is becoming like murray hill for 27 year olds instead of 22 year olds as evidenced by the above. I have lived there for about 5 years now and even in that short-time it has become way more douche-tastic. It still is a great neighborhood but its not what it used to be or even close.
New York will never really be what it once was.
That said, there really isn't a nicer neighborhood in Manhattan these days. (And I'd say it's more a Murray Hill for 30-something-year-olds, as few 27-year-olds can afford a grown-up place in the West Village.)
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I generally like to live within 10-15 minutes of where i work. Preferably 10 minutes. As a single guy, all other criteria are secondary to this imo.
This post was great. I am one of those dudes who lives in the East Village and "feels like I sell out" as I walk to the subway in the morning.
That being said, it's a great place if you can get near a subway line. Weekend pregames are easy and you can walk to and from any number of bars, including those in the LES.
Personally think West Village is a little too posh/hollywood. Sure it's beautiful and quiet, but it's super expensive and near impossible to have a real pad living there.
Murray Hill is unquestionably the stereotypical 'young banker' neighborhood in NYC. Very untrendy, and popular with the frat-bro, still pretend I am in college, i cant believe how much rent costs kids. It is a fine, clean neighborhood but women will not be impressed. Big plus is easy commutes on the 456 line up to work in midtown.
Tribeca is where you go when you are 40, married to a model, and have $25 million to spend on a place. You order take out from Nobu and have an interior designer on call. You enjoy the wide, clear sidewalks and the nanny dresses your kid in $400 outfits for his Mandarin lessons.
Soho is so hip, you signed the lease sight-unseen before moving to the US. You have never seen as many tourists in your entire life and the sidewalks are five deep, shoulder to shoulder with morons holding maps and walking so slow you never want to leave your apartment. You feel like you are in the middle of everything, but your next apartment will be somewhere else, for sure.
The Upper East Side is for rich guys, right? Maybe that was true 30 years ago, or maybe you live in the very crappy, dead at night, everyone thinks you are a loser side of the neighborhood? Because even if you could afford to live near the park, no single guy in his right mind under 75 would want to live here. You are saving lots of loot vs living downtown. But you spend half your life in a cab heading downtown to meet friends.
Fidi is where you go when you want to get a little more for your money. And you say things like 'it is getting SO much better than in years past.' You say things like this all the time and no one believes you. And they won't visit. You order Fresh Direct because restaurants are not great and the bodega closes on the weekend.
Chicks love the West Village. Small streets every restaurant is overflowing with beautiful people. You go running along the West Side path and enjoy saying you live in the west village despite spending $6k each month for a sh*t hole walkup.
I could go on.
As long as it's 15 minutes from Katz
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I'm goind to be moving to NYC this summer. What's wrong with FiDi?
It's a barren, desolate wasteland during non-work hours.
I prefer the Greenwich Village area, but hey, that's just me.
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I'm just curious, where would a summer analyst stay for the summer?
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Noob to WSO, but native New Yorker, who lives abroad and hasn't lived in NYC for a decade or so. I can assure you that nobody ever said "FiDi" in the 20th century. (How do you pronounce it? "Fiddy"?)
Making abbreviations by using the first syllable in each word makes me think of communism and fascism: Comintern = Communist International; Gestapo = Geheime Staats Polizei. We're capitalists, people! We don't do it that way. What ever happened toinitialisms and acronyms? UES, UWS, that kind of thing.
(That said, the ludicrous acronym DUMBO is one of the silliest things I've ever heard and I'd refuse to live there as long as people were calling it that. If Brooklyn Heights ever gets called BroHi, I shall live in exile from my former home until its proper name comes back.)
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Noob to WSO, but native New Yorker, who lives abroad and hasn't lived in NYC for a decade or so. I can assure you that nobody ever said "FiDi" in the 20th century. (How do you pronounce it? "Fiddy"?)Making abbreviations by using the first syllable in each word makes me think of communism and fascism: Comintern = Communist International; Gestapo = Geheime Staats Polizei. We're capitalists, people! We don't do it that way. What ever happened toinitialisms and acronyms? UES, UWS, that kind of thing.
(That said, the ludicrous acronym DUMBO is one of the silliest things I've ever heard and I'd refuse to live there as long as people were calling it that. If Brooklyn Heights ever gets called BroHi, I shall live in exile from my former home until its proper name comes back.)
There was even a movement to rename the Financial District "SoMa" as in South Manhattan.Thankfully that attempt quickly fizzled, presumably after San Francisco threatened them with copyright infringement lawsuit.There have been other instances of backlashes against hideous neo-acronyms, e.g. SpaHa, SoBro, LoHo etc.
The name Dumbo was actually dreamed up by the local hippies back in the 70s in an attempt to make the neighborhood look less appealing to developers. That attempt didn't work however as Dumbo is now among the most expensive neighborhoods in all of NYC, in terms of both residential and commercial rental costs. In hindsight perhaps they should have saved the O in the end and called it "Dumb" instead.
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I'm going to go ahead and second brandon, FiDi is the dumbest and most unnecessary acronym I've ever heard in my life and I refuse to ever say that out loud. Sure I can tolerate it in a real estate broker ad, but if I was ever having a face-to-face conversation with someone and they told me they lived in "fye-dye", I'd smack the living sh*t out of them.
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The UWS is a pretty awesome neighborhood if you're a 75-year-old Jewish grandmother.
this made me lol. so true, don't know why the hell a single dude in his early 20s would want to live in the UWS or UES. going downtown is a pain in the ass
Great post.
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I'm moving to UES in July (80th), just wondering what people's thoughts are about that area? Thanks!
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
streetwannabe:
I'm moving to UES in July (80th), just wondering what people's thoughts are about that area? Thanks!
Expensive but you can tell people you live in the same neighborhood as Don Draper
funny how I said I was going to be moving to 13th st in this thread like 9 months ago. I ended up getting a place in Kips Bay, basically in between east village and murray hill. It's a pretty nice area and there are lots of bars and stuff.
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streetwannabe:
I'm moving to UES in July (80th), just wondering what people's thoughts are about that area? Thanks!
Expensive but you can tell people you live in the same neighborhood as Don Draper
funny how I said I was going to be moving to 13th st in this thread like 9 months ago. I ended up getting a place in Kips Bay, basically in between east village and murray hill. It's a pretty nice area and there are lots of bars and stuff.
He's very likely talking about Yorkville, which is one of the most inexpensive white neighborhoods in Manhattan.
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streetwannabe:
I'm moving to UES in July (80th), just wondering what people's thoughts are about that area? Thanks!Expensive but you can tell people you live in the same neighborhood as Don Draper
funny how I said I was going to be moving to 13th st in this thread like 9 months ago. I ended up getting a place in Kips Bay, basically in between east village and murray hill. It's a pretty nice area and there are lots of bars and stuff.He's very likely talking about Yorkville, which is one of the most inexpensive white neighborhoods in Manhattan.
Yeah, I guess it is in Yorkville (very bottom corner), but it will be inexpensive just because of the way we arranged it. Regardless, how is that general area?
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streetwannabe:
I'm moving to UES in July (80th), just wondering what people's thoughts are about that area? Thanks!
Expensive but you can tell people you live in the same neighborhood as Don Draper
funny how I said I was going to be moving to 13th st in this thread like 9 months ago. I ended up getting a place in Kips Bay, basically in between east village and murray hill. It's a pretty nice area and there are lots of bars and stuff.He's very likely talking about Yorkville, which is one of the most inexpensive white neighborhoods in Manhattan.
Yeah, I guess it is in Yorkville (very bottom corner), but it will be inexpensive just because of the way we arranged it. Regardless, how is that general area?
It's not too bad. It's obviously not the most happening place in the world, but there are enough bars and restaurants in the neighborhood to prevent you from killing yourself. You'll find your places.
How far are you from Lex? If you're far, you might end up taking the bus more often than you might have thought.
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streetwannabe:
I'm moving to UES in July (80th), just wondering what people's thoughts are about that area? Thanks!
Expensive but you can tell people you live in the same neighborhood as Don Draper
funny how I said I was going to be moving to 13th st in this thread like 9 months ago. I ended up getting a place in Kips Bay, basically in between east village and murray hill. It's a pretty nice area and there are lots of bars and stuff.
He's very likely talking about Yorkville, which is one of the most inexpensive white neighborhoods in Manhattan.Yeah, I guess it is in Yorkville (very bottom corner), but it will be inexpensive just because of the way we arranged it. Regardless, how is that general area?
It's not too bad. It's obviously not the most happening place in the world, but there are enough bars and restaurants in the neighborhood to prevent you from killing yourself. You'll find your places.
How far are you from Lex? If you're far, you might end up taking the bus more often than you might have thought.
2nd ave and 80th so it's not too far from the subway (the 77th and 3rd or whatever). And yeah, not the most agreeable neighborhood, but its cheap and I'm sure it'll be fine.
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- brandon st randy
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streetwannabe:
I'm moving to UES in July (80th), just wondering what people's thoughts are about that area? Thanks!
Two of my favorite joints are in that area. Brandy's Piano Bar is on 83rd between 2nd and 3rd. And Dorian's is a few blocks away at 84th and 2nd. Dorian has a bad reputation among some but I have always had good time there plus the staff there are always been nice to me.
There may still be disruptions due to constructions of the 2nd Avenue Subway line but other than that the area is nice, with many amenities including a Fairway on the 86th and proximity to both Central and Carl Schurz parks.
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Why would anyone live in Stuy Town when they could go one stop further and have a 2x bigger place in a 4x nicer building for the same price in Williamsburg?
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- streetwannabe
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@samuelclemens: Yeah, I know it is generally nice but just seems a bit quite from when I've been there. And I'm getting a place with my friends so it'll be around >1k per month which will be nice.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
Bankers miss out on Brooklyn. There's some serious arbitrage over there right now. Don't live there myself, but I kick myself every time I visit my friends' places in Williamsburg / DUMBO. One stop further than a ton of very popular areas, but with much newer buildings.
"For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment we can savor, and an impetus to cherish the forces of civilization and enlightenment that made it possible."
NorthSider:
Bankers miss out on Brooklyn. There's some serious arbitrage over there right now. Don't live there myself, but I kick myself every time I visit my friends' places in Williamsburg / DUMBO. One stop further than a ton of very popular areas, but with much newer buildings.
The commute. Great when you get the comped ride home, obnoxious in the mornings. Endured it once coming back from a girl's place. Did not enjoy.
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NorthSider:
Bankers miss out on Brooklyn. There's some serious arbitrage over there right now. Don't live there myself, but I kick myself every time I visit my friends' places in Williamsburg / DUMBO. One stop further than a ton of very popular areas, but with much newer buildings.
The commute. Great when you get the comped ride home, obnoxious in the mornings. Endured it once coming back from a girl's place. Did not enjoy.
See, that's what everyone says. But boat loads of bankers make the commute from Stuy Town on the L from 1st Ave. If you lived on the Bedford stop on Williamsburg, you'd be one stop further than Stuy Town. Am I missing something?
"For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment we can savor, and an impetus to cherish the forces of civilization and enlightenment that made it possible."
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NorthSider:
Bankers miss out on Brooklyn. There's some serious arbitrage over there right now. Don't live there myself, but I kick myself every time I visit my friends' places in Williamsburg / DUMBO. One stop further than a ton of very popular areas, but with much newer buildings.
Williamsburg and DUMBO are just as expensive as Manhattan's nicest neighborhood's these days, though.
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NorthSider:
Bankers miss out on Brooklyn. There's some serious arbitrage over there right now. Don't live there myself, but I kick myself every time I visit my friends' places in Williamsburg / DUMBO. One stop further than a ton of very popular areas, but with much newer buildings.
Williamsburg and DUMBO are just as expensive as Manhattan's nicest neighborhood's these days, though.
I wouldn't go that far. You get much more for your money out in W / D (nicer, bigger place). But they are definitely way more expensive than the rest of Brooklyn.
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Never Brooklyn.
Bourbon all day.
Gimme East Village, for Generation Records alone....
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NorthSider:
Bankers miss out on Brooklyn. There's some serious arbitrage over there right now. Don't live there myself, but I kick myself every time I visit my friends' places in Williamsburg / DUMBO. One stop further than a ton of very popular areas, but with much newer buildings.
Williamsburg and DUMBO are just as expensive as Manhattan's nicest neighborhood's these days, though.
If that were true who would want to live in Brooklyn? I think the P/R ratios of Lower & Midtown Manhattan show the difference in perceived value.
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Alexander Hamilton:
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NorthSider:
Bankers miss out on Brooklyn. There's some serious arbitrage over there right now. Don't live there myself, but I kick myself every time I visit my friends' places in Williamsburg / DUMBO. One stop further than a ton of very popular areas, but with much newer buildings.
Williamsburg and DUMBO are just as expensive as Manhattan's nicest neighborhood's these days, though.
If that were true who would want to live in Brooklyn? I think the P/R ratios of Lower & Midtown Manhattan show the difference in perceived value.
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has anyone made one of these for san francisco?
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banker neighborhoods? holy sh*t this is laughable. it isnt 2006 anymore
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