<p>I got the admission from Weill Cornell, located on the upper east side of Manhattan. I’ve no idea about the living expense in NYC. How much would be enough in a month? Thanks for any ideas~~</p>
<p>New York is expensive. I live in Washington Heights in Manhattan, which is north of the Upper East Side - way far up in the 170s. (Actually, some of Weill Cornell’s facilities are up here at NewYork Presbyterian - I go to Columbia University’s Medical Center.)</p>
<p>Your expenses will vary based on what you do and where you live. The Upper East Side is one of the most expensive neighborhoods in New York City, period. Weill Cornell has housing facilities, but I’m looking at the pricing page and yep, it’s expensive:</p>
<p>[Weill</a> Cornell Housing Department](<a href=“http://www.med.cornell.edu/housing/building/rent.html?name1=Monthly+Housing+Fees&type1=2Active]Weill”>http://www.med.cornell.edu/housing/building/rent.html?name1=Monthly+Housing+Fees&type1=2Active)</p>
<p>Olin Hall is the cheapest at $640 a month, but that’s because it’s dormitory style. The apartment-style buildings for single students starts at $1400 for a studio at $1700 for a one-bedroom, which is expensive even for New York.</p>
<p>The beauty of New York is the public transit system meaning you can live pretty much anywhere and get to school in a decent amount of time. Washington Heights is one of the least expensive neighborhoods in NYC and our student housing is pretty cheap if you can get it, but a lot of CUMC students live in Harlem (which is even cheaper), Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens and commute to CUMC. If you’re willing to commute you can save some money on your rent. Like you could move like 30 blocks north of Weill Cornell in East Harlem and pay a whoooooole lot less per month, and getting to school would probably take you like 20 minutes on the subway.</p>
<p>Like me and my roommate’s rent for our good-sized 2-bedroom apartment is $1800/month. You can find apartments for comparable rates in the other areas I mentioned, sometimes even a little less. Brooklyn’s really becoming a popular place to live for students because it’s less expensive in rent and has its own funky little culture. The East Side green lines (4 and 5) also run into Brooklyn, as do a bunch of other trains that connect to them easily. And Queens is right over the East River and also accessible by subway - it’s closer than Brooklyn in most cases. Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Ravenswood, those are right over river from the Upper East Side.</p>
<p>Anyway, in Washington Heights I live pretty comfortably on about $2280/month after taxes.</p>
<p>Check out Craigslist to get an idea of what rents look like in the different areas of NYC.</p>