Where to live in NYC?

blossom
Mon, 17 May 2010 14:15:26 +0000

I have a niece and a nephew living on the Lower East Side (one in grad school at Columbia and one a new public school teacher) and neither could afford Murray Hill, even with multiple roommates. With the right budget any neighborhood in the five boroughs will work- with the wrong budget, you need to choose carefully. Most of the apartments in Murray Hill were traditional 2 bedrooms meant for two unrelated people. Both Upper West Side and downtown have big prewar apartments where 4-5 unrelated people can manage even in a “technical” 2 bedroom. (temporary wall in the living room making two bedrooms). But I don’t know Quest’s kid housing budget.