i go to new york

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

manhattan valley doesn't feel particularly different from the rest of the uws these days, just a little more projecty, I don't think it's really 'cheap' at least not in the same realm as hamilton heights or inwood

this is the apt i lived in circa 1990!
looks exactly the same except for the bathroom
it was a mouse-infested shithole then

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/rental/883643-multi-949-columbus-avenue-manhattan-valley-new-york

what was the rent

1125/3br
i guess 2850 23-4 years later isn't really that bad.

thanks all. glad columbia accommodation sounds relatively cheap and tolerable. i'm sure it will do for a few months (although if anyone has any leads then bear me in mind!). listings project signed up for, thanks! ultimately i guess i want to end up near the 2/3 in brooklyn (sorry iatee) because i have friends there, but i can cross that bridge when i come to it (ha).

I don't think columbia types end up in Brooklyn too often cause of the commute.

sweet ride dawg

and yeah brooklyn is so far from columbia, if you actually have to like be at school a lot you do not want to live in brooklyn

otoh its a p short commute if u have a 'copter

or if you can do super sick ollies

smith grind into 360 switch ollie all the way from 125th to green point awww yeah

i was going to use a longboard.

the people doing my job already are apparently ok with the commute, which is like 40-50m door-to-door? i can live with that. who knows though. maybe i will find love in the bronx.

these people are clearly lying abt being cool w it and the duration

i commuted 50m for 18 months in munich. i read books. it was relaxing. i guess the u-bahn is nicer though.

dont be this kid buddy http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/05/new-york-teen-found-to-have-one-longest-commutes-to-school-in-world/

fwiw atlantic ave to 116th st (change at 96) is apparently 33m according to the mta

that is ludicrous

you are

33min w a transfer, i will eat my metrocard!

you will eat whatever nuts and berries you can find in whatever rural environment you live in at the moment.

haha

where are you these days by the way?

vermont, it is terrible here but at least i dont have to take the subway

ha actually it is v nice i take it all back

the subway is gross tho

i mean its a great system just a lil gross to be inside

yeah i phoned my dad to tell him and his reaction was to tell me about the time he was scared riding the subway and the bus to JFK in 1972

hah

thanks dad!

dont worry no bus necessary now theres the airtrain

which somehow costs five dollars to ride for three stops

well done, caek. i really want to move to nyc but it seems to be impossible visa-wise. a three month holiday (that's how long you can stay, i think) is something i'm considering next year.

i'm really exciting about writing cheques!

i'm really exciting!

thanks xxp. yeah 3 months. irish people are eligible for the green card lottery fwiw. also if you arrive on st patrick's day they let you be the vice president.

fwiw atlantic ave to 116th st (change at 96) is apparently 33m according to the mta

― caek, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 8:05 AM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

see this is misleading because you won't live on top of the train station in atlantic avenue or even particularly close, and you will have to wait for the trains, and there will be delays. like the actual train trip might be 33m.

tho I know a columbia grad student who commutes from staten island

try not to do that at least