Where to live in NYC?

mousegray
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:19:50 +0000

Unless your D is planning to buy an apartment, she will probably move again once she gets to know people and finds her favorite neighborhoods. Most young people move around a lot. In terms of ease of commute, the 80’s on the west side would be the most convenient: she can hop on subway up to TC, and she can take a 86th or 79th st. crosstown buss to get to work. She could even walk across the park for work. The upper west side IS very family oriented, but there is also a pretty active night life along Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues. Actually, there is a nightlife in almost every neighborhood, but like every thing else in NYC, it’s very specialized. So, depending on her tastes and crowd, she might like the upper west side scene (kind of fratty), or the upper west side (fratty, but more preppy), Lower East Side and Williamsburg (hipster with lots of everyone else from every other neighborhood, including NJ and LI). In terms of affordability, the neighborhood around TC (Morningside Heights) is one of the most affordable in Manhattan.