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<p>If by “issues” you mean a place where the neighbors tend to have darker skin tones, that’s not an “issue” in my family. </p>
<p>My d. is in Washington Heights, but Brooklyn & Queens would be fine with her, as she works in Brooklyn. But both her apartment & work are on the A train - so it’s one train – the thing about NY is that she could be geographically much closer to work but end up with a longer commute, depending on proximity to trains & routing. </p>
<p>And I’ve seen photos of her apartment – it looks cozy but nice. There’s a dishwasher in the kitchen, polished hardwood floors throughout. So I think its fine for a youngster with her first job out of college. </p>
<p>As I posted above, my d. earns “under” $40K – well under, though I’m not sure what the salary is worth if the value of the health benefit is tossed in… I did a little research on the cost of health insurance in NY, so I’m thinking that with her benefits package calculated in, then the job would probably be worth somewhat more. In the current market, that’s good money – I was keeping an eye out for listings when she graduated, and I saw a lot of jobs that paid far less. But if a person erects a lot of barriers for themselves by unrealistic expectations, then it is going to be that much harder to find a job and live independently.</p>