Agreed, but despite all this NJ love, I would recommend against living there if you're goal is to live it up and party in NY. Yes, Jersey City is pretty cool and has come a long way...but it's not MUCH cheaper then Queens or Brooklyn, while it is MUCH less cool and much less convenient.
― dan selzer, Monday, 18 May 2009 19:49 (fifteen years ago) link
otm
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Monday, 18 May 2009 19:51 (fifteen years ago) link
totally better options for getting across the East river then the Hudson. especially late night
― carne asada, Monday, 18 May 2009 19:58 (fifteen years ago) link
and cheaper options...
for now.
― dan selzer, Monday, 18 May 2009 20:00 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.pixelcase.com.au/vr/2009/newyork/
ooooh!
― DavidM, Monday, 18 May 2009 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Michael Robinson checks out an alleged bedroom in Manhattan. He is still looking.
i could probably make it work, but yeah, forget about a "bed"
― elliot easton ellis (get bent), Monday, 18 May 2009 21:07 (fifteen years ago) link
I work in the public sector for a comparatively low to middling salary and share a two-bedroom in Queens for a very reasonable rent. (That makes me sound so boring!) I'm not really pinched financially, though I would be more so if I had my own apartment, which I would like to have, someday. You could find a studio in Queens for around $1,000, so that wouldn't be much different than your Portland rent, though it would be surely lesser in space and amenities. I don't have a car--not having to drive (or own a car) is for me, one of the most convenient aspects of NYC living. There's a large middle class in Queens--not so much in Manhattan anymore.
― Virginia Plain, Wednesday, 20 May 2009 00:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Thanks Virginia Plain! I wouldn't be opposed to having a roommate, assuming it wasn't a psycho (I had some pretty nutty roomies in college). I have about 9 more months until my lease is up to figure it out.
― musicfanatic, Wednesday, 20 May 2009 17:47 (fifteen years ago) link
did the pollen etc kill anybody today? i thought first it was my acid reflux, but since noon I've been coughing myself to tears.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 22 May 2009 01:55 (fifteen years ago) link
i can't tell if i'm dry and scratchy bc of pollen or because i shredded documents for like 4 hours and have kicked up a lot of dust in my packing.
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Friday, 22 May 2009 02:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Having lived in Jersey City I would maybe recommend it over the further parts of Queens, although even then there's just something about New York that feels like New York, and something about Jersey City that feels like imitation New York.
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Friday, 22 May 2009 02:27 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm not even comparing Jersey City to the further parts of queens (college point? flushing?)
Astoria/Sunnyside/Woodside/Jackson Heights should be considered more nearer then further.
― dan selzer, Friday, 22 May 2009 02:44 (fifteen years ago) link
i just sold my dresser to a hipster dude with an asian girlfriend and i just... felt so right about my decision to move.
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Friday, 22 May 2009 02:57 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm not even comparing Jersey City to the further parts of queens (college point? flushing?)
― dan selzer, Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:44 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark
For someone who works long hours in downtown manhattan and cares a lot about convenience, Jersey City is probably a better lifestyle than Jackson Heights, Astoria etc. That said, no one works in downtown manhattan anymore and I never knew many of the kind of people who fit my description.
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Friday, 22 May 2009 03:04 (fifteen years ago) link
― ricardos montalban (tehresa), Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:57 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark
Tipping point?
how much did they get you for?
― μ-Fish (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 22 May 2009 03:43 (fifteen years ago) link
in re: rents and real estate, i have no idea how representative this is, but we just knocked $250/month off our rent in negotiating a renewal, without even trying hard. our landlord is one of those big asshole companies that own lots of buildings, so obviously they have access to all sorts of info on rent trends and whatnot, which means it's probably a good renters' market. (or we were just overpaying by so much that they felt bad for us. or they just really like us. but neither of those seems awfully likely to me.)
― would you ask tom petty that? (tipsy mothra), Friday, 22 May 2009 04:14 (fifteen years ago) link
somehow I don't think joblessness is gonna get my rent-stabilized hike of 4-1/2% waived next month.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 22 May 2009 07:07 (fifteen years ago) link
need hotel. doesn't matter where too much, needs to not be gross, prefer cheap.
?
― admrl, Saturday, 27 June 2009 00:36 (fourteen years ago) link
i got a couch which will run you one six-pack per night + the cost of food delivery.
― ian, Sunday, 28 June 2009 19:02 (fourteen years ago) link
for serious? I there for Boadrum...
― admrl, Monday, 29 June 2009 03:31 (fourteen years ago) link
i would be open to lettin u stay on couch for sure, adamrl. e-mail a bro.
― ian, Monday, 29 June 2009 03:37 (fourteen years ago) link
OK
― admrl, Monday, 29 June 2009 04:01 (fourteen years ago) link
BROOKLYN tell me abt the hood around DEAN and NOSTRAND
― ice cr?m, Friday, 14 August 2009 13:00 (fourteen years ago) link
does anyone know of any large coffee houses in new york?
― calstars, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 21:07 (thirteen years ago) link
How large?
― there are 6 different girls who are all 1 Megan Fox in this movie (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 15 June 2010 21:10 (thirteen years ago) link
larger than your usual diner or starbucks. I'm thinking there aren't any...
― calstars, Tuesday, 15 June 2010 21:45 (thirteen years ago) link
the starbucks at astor place is pretty big
― Earning your Masters in Library and Information Science is beautiful (schlump), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:13 (thirteen years ago) link
i would have said Lotus on the lower east side but it's closed :(
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:38 (thirteen years ago) link
did anyone else just hear that big scary missile/thunder sound?
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 13 September 2010 22:07 (thirteen years ago) link
ah, it's raining.
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 13 September 2010 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Anything happening between the 7th and 11th? i'm going! very excited about it, never having been to America before!
― piscesx, Saturday, 2 October 2010 20:27 (thirteen years ago) link
open house new york lets you go see some cool buildings and sites. check it outhttp://www.ohny.org/
― mizzell, Saturday, 2 October 2010 21:53 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks!
― piscesx, Sunday, 3 October 2010 01:27 (thirteen years ago) link
hey guys i am going to be in nyc this wknd. uh webmail me or something if you wanna say "hi" or buy "e" a birthday lager or premium ale. i am gonna try to go to friend's bar in brooklyn or heck, "Scratcher" (my favorite bar ever) or just camp out at my friend's house in queens. but i need to get out of here. okay, goodbye forever. click on my name if you read this, and call me or txt me. ok, bye.
yeah, i need to get out of town./././././.
― pluperfect (del), Saturday, 27 November 2010 00:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I have Saturday night, Sun/Mon, and Tuesday morning in Manhattan.
I know I at least want to hit MOMA, but I'm really clueless as to what else should go on the itinerary.
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Saturday, 29 January 2011 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link
going to be in NYC for first time in apr. stoked
― cozen, Saturday, 29 January 2011 21:06 (thirteen years ago) link
there's an african jazz night at st nicks pub (189th st iirc?), every saturday night starting midnight. fun to go loosen up at if you're just arriving in town. you get to take the a train!
― schlump, Saturday, 29 January 2011 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Heading to NYC tomorrow pm - Mon am with my bf. Staying in the East Village (air b&b apartment). 1. It's going to rain all weekend; 2. bf has done his back in and can't walk very far or for very long.
Any East Village activity suggestions based on these two facts, other than chilling out and eating and drinking?
― ljubljana, Thursday, 21 April 2011 12:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Put me in the pool of people who are going. Huge university trip in two weeks.
― Leopard on the Cheetos Bag (MintIce), Thursday, 21 April 2011 12:35 (thirteen years ago) link
cocaine...
― Elegant Bitch (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 21 April 2011 14:48 (thirteen years ago) link
sooo want to be in dat city right now
― Summer Slam! (Ste), Monday, 7 November 2011 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
Arriving Friday, leaving Monday... partly wandering around on my own, partly hanging out with a friend and her kids... late notice, but let me know if any fapinterest.
― ljubljana, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 02:49 (twelve years ago) link
there's gonna be something saturday: i go to new york
― iatee, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 02:52 (twelve years ago) link
Arriving Wednesday, leaving Thursday! I think for the week we can call it New ILX, yes?
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 13:07 (twelve years ago) link
er of next week. I'm just excited!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 13:08 (twelve years ago) link
working in new york for a week from saturday, staying meat packing district but up for some exploration and really want to be told about some kind of amazing record store where mint conditon disco records go for a dolllar. Anyone any wonderful local treasures they want to let me know about or does that involve a time machine to the 90s?
― straightola, Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
just a random recommendation for dumbo. one of the only neighborhoods left with cobblestone streets.
― calstars, Friday, 15 February 2013 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h94000/h94785.jpg
― calstars, Thursday, 6 June 2013 13:04 (eleven years ago) link
― straightola, Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:43 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 6 June 2013 14:28 (eleven years ago) link