i go to new york

gershwin is about as cheap as it gets in manhattan; i've placed artists there before
best bet is to always couch crash if you know anyone

I got a price of around $120 for Candlew0od Su1tes on priceline.

am planning a trip to new york next year and have been hunting round cheap places to stay - this one looks p funky/affordable, perhaps locals can tell me o/wise:

www.bedandcoffee.com

I go to new york this week. first time

Asking two days beforehand if anyone is around on a Friday during the Christmas season is probably pretty dumb, huh? Anyway, I go to NYC this weekend.

how long?

Friday and Sat nights. Could probably meet up either night but Friday would be the better bet as I'm not sure what time we'll be done with RS work dinner on Sat which is the whole reason we'll be down. Was actually gonna msg you on FB to see if you were around, D. Will do so later tonight. :)

post here if a drinking plan develops pls.

i move to new york

(in june to do postdoc at columbia)

!

i know right!

!!!!

Awesome. Congrats!

: )

sick congradulations dude

waht

jelz

+congartz

come out to central park and catch a show caek

congrats!

thanks guys, i am very very excited! 3yrs in new york.

if you are my friend then no mentioning on facebook plz btw

:D

i don't understand income tax. about what fraction of my gross will i take home?

is there a website that is not craigslist for apartments?

if youre just talking about federal, then I would guess like 15-25% will be taxed unless scientists make 6 figures

but then there's also state + local tax, like the nyc city tax, payroll tax

so maybe bank on about 60% takehome?

what's wrong with craigslist

people like padmapper but i think craigslist might have hit em with a few dmcas its only really useful if craigslist results are shown

housing shld be p plentiful up around morningside heights + west harlem when I was looking like half the listings were from there

a lot of the time there is gonna be a very flexible definition of 'morningside heights'

iatee is gonna try to convince you to live in queens. dont listen to him

; )

CAEK

everyone who works in midtown should live in queens but getting to the uws from queens is kinda a pain

60% is p conservative btw. it'll prob be more like 70

wow congrats caek

ty. i will be under six figs, yes. i guess i will be in columbia housing at first (via no credit history), just window shopping for now.

thanks! xps

let them meet caek imo

that rule of thumb about rent being no more than 1/3 of your salary. is that net or gross? and is it realistic in nyc?

i would guess net, and it's v realistic if youre willing to put up with roommates, esp cl weirdoes

it depends on what kinda a place you want and whether you'd live w/ roommates

i think tiny studios/1brs are gonna start around 2k in manhattan. if you go through a broker it'll be a bit easier but you'll have to pay a fee (uze 15% of the yearly rental cost of the apt)

ha yes i guess i need to do some thinking/exploring

you can get cheaper than that if you live in harlemey harlem

you might consider inwood too, inwood is nice

roomster.com is a decent way to find a place to live.

congrats caek!

I've been at Columbia since last summer. The Columbia-owned housing is a VERY good deal for the area and worth thinking about if you don't mind a potluck roommate and living in a kind of boring part of town (convenient for being on campus, inconvenient for social life etc.). The NY housing market is bizarre and possibly unique, not only in terms of the kinds of rents you have to get used to paying, but the rigmarole/fees/elaborate credit checks that landlords can put you through, particularly if you are looking to take out a lease rather than move into some already-established place. But if proximity to Brooklyn or downtown night-life isn't a priority you might also look at places further uptown from Columbia - Washington Heights, Inwood...

I've subscribed to the Listings Project (http://www.stephaniediamond.com/listings.html), a weekly email of hand-curated boho/artsy-people apartments. Anyone had any luck with that?

manhattan valley

or hamilton heights

WHO IS BUZZA

just trying to help a bro out ; )

hamilton heights looks surprisingly "cheap" but guessing gentrification hasn't reached critical mass yet

manhattan valley was crack central when i lived there 25 years ago i think it's calmer now