NY Williamsburg APT
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- ldww
anyone know of an avail apt in bburg? i am on the hunt, and craigslist is bare. ~1200
need to look at before monday.
move in june 10th (but will sign lease for june 1)
- enobrev0
Go for a walk between the marcy j stop and the water on broadway. I've seen a few available spots around there.
- ********0
not sure if you are in the know about NYC, but ~1200 is average, especially for Williamsburg, Brooklyn. You can pay that much living in some of nicer areas in Manhattan, you just have to dig it up. ;)
- Tara0
have you looked on village voice?
just keep at it, be extremely diligent- you'll find something. although don't completely agree with jazx-if you want to be close to downtown then in williamsburg you will def. get more for your money than in manhattan.
- ********0
whateva Tara, I lived in a few places in the Upper East Side and paid only $1100. Not too shabby for Manhattan and it wasn't too small. On the other hand there is that commute into Brooklyn, which just isn't the same and is not as easy. Although, depends on where you are living and working obviously. :)
- ldww0
i will check out village voice.
i do not think i have time to investigate manhattan, plus i do not know the areas that well.
- ldww0
i work near grand central, so i am hoping to find something on the L so i just take 4 or 5 to L and its just a couple stops
- Tara0
hey Jazx don't whateva me :)
we agree, i said if he wanted to be near downtown then bburg would be cheapa
- Tara0
then maybe upper east side would be good for you too
you can take the 6 to grand central, no?
but bburg is a younger vibe.
- ********0
ok I gotcha' right, that would be convenient for you then. The L. I tended to rely on friend and word of mouth most of the time in an attempt to avoid brokers at all cost.
- mynameisgod0
after looking at craigslist and aprilslist.com, you probably could get a room, sublet, or something while you are looking and give yourself some more time.
- ldww0
what is aprilslist.com ? it did not work for me.
i do not want to find one place then then another place, i am paying to have my stuff moved here and do not want to pay to move it again.
- ldww0
what is aprilslist.com ? it did not work for me.
i do not want to find one place then then another place, i am paying to have my stuff moved here and do not want to pay to move it again.
- ********0
moving to NYC is always a pain in the ass, IMO. Unless of course you have friends you can rely on to help the transition. I've done it twice and even with friends it sucked for me. :)
- fingercore0
Well, if you are working near grand central, you should take a look at astoria.
- ********0
fingercore has a good idea, you could take the G right? or is that the N and R, well that might be backtracking. I can't remember the subway system anymore
- ********0
I lived in Astoria, Queens and it wasn't that bad, a bit on the crowded side, but whatever
- fingercore0
From what I understand, its very happening these days. I, myself, live in the Bronx. I'll prob end up in Astoria, if not the city, one of these days.
The Bronx is far from hip, and it's not a quick commute, but I do live just 2-3 blocks away from both the 2 and 5.
- halfnoise0
williamsburg is lame yo.
i can't leave Greenpoint.. amazing neighborhood. anyway a friend of mine has a year sublet open but he is in Brooklyn Heights. two other friends have rooms open for cheeeap in Carroll Gardens (nice) and Clinton Hill. email me if you want info.
- woodyBatts0
Anyone know about the neighborhood around the Hewes stop on the JMZ?
I'm lookin at a place on sunday.
- ********0
nope, lots of places have hidden gems in them though. I once lived on York and I loved it. Of course I could see the Astoria ghetto. I lived just off of Steinway (28 and 43rd Street).