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underdog

03-10-2007, 08:09 AM

My wife wants to move from Boston to NYC and we have several apartments available to us. However, I know nothing about NYC, location wise. Is there a "bad" area to Manhattan? Some of the places we're looking at are West End Ave, West 52nd St., 6th Ave, and East 40th St. Are any of these areas better than the others? Are any in "bad" areas? I figure there's a lot of New Yorkers here, and you might be able to actually help me make a decision. Thanks.

TooLowBrow

03-10-2007, 11:03 AM

'bad' like michael jackson's 'bad'?

Sheeplovr

03-10-2007, 11:42 AM

underdog423 wrote:  Some of the places we're looking at are West End Ave, West 52nd St., 6th Ave, and East 40th St.  52nd and 6th? if you move there lets have a listening party at your place youll be up the street from the station

Joe Fleazy

03-10-2007, 11:42 AM

stay below the triple digits and you'll be fine

sailor

03-10-2007, 11:53 AM

Sheeplovr wrote: underdog423 wrote: Some of the places we're looking at are West End Ave, West 52nd St., 6th Ave, and East 40th St. 52nd and 6th? if you move there lets have a listening party at your place youll be up the street from the station  i think he was listing them as 4 separate locations, not 2 intersections.  :)

underdog

03-10-2007, 12:05 PM

sailor wrote: Sheeplovr wrote: underdog423 wrote: Some of the places we're looking at are West End Ave, West 52nd St., 6th Ave, and East 40th St. 52nd and 6th? if you move there lets have a listening party at your place youll be up the street from the station i think he was listing them as 4 separate locations, not 2 intersections. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smile.gif" border="0" />  Yeah, I wrote that confusingly.  The #1 place on my list is 510 W. 52nd.  Would that be 52nd and 5th? I'm not used to streets making sense, as I live in Boston and its basically just a bunch of paved cow paths with no rhyme or reason to them.

Fat_Sunny

03-10-2007, 12:11 PM

Unless You Are Independently Wealthy, Work Out A Serious Budget.  Although Living In Boston Can Be Pricey, Manhattan Is In A Whole Separate League.  The Cost Of Just Parking A Car For A Month Can Be More Than A Month's Rent In Peoria!  Don't Go Into This Without Your Eyes Wide Open!

underdog

03-10-2007, 12:43 PM

Fat_Sunny wrote: Unless You Are Independently Wealthy, Work Out A Serious Budget. Although Living In Boston Can Be Pricey, Manhattan Is In A Whole Separate League. The Cost Of Just Parking A Car For A Month Can Be More Than A Month's Rent In Peoria! Don't Go Into This Without Your Eyes Wide Open! I know NY is in a different level, but living in Boston, specifically downtown Boston, has me used to paying ridiculous prices for everything. Plus, my wife's salary will probably double when we move, so that will help a lot. I was against moving to NYC for so long, but I'm so sick of Boston at this point. I think living in NYC will be a great experience, hopefully.

sailor

03-11-2007, 08:15 AM

underdog423 wrote: Fat_Sunny wrote: Unless You Are Independently Wealthy, Work Out A Serious Budget. Although Living In Boston Can Be Pricey, Manhattan Is In A Whole Separate League. The Cost Of Just Parking A Car For A Month Can Be More Than A Month's Rent In Peoria! Don't Go Into This Without Your Eyes Wide Open! I know NY is in a different level, but living in Boston, specifically downtown Boston, has me used to paying ridiculous prices for everything. Plus, my wife's salary will probably double when we move, so that will help a lot. I was against moving to NYC for so long, but I'm so sick of Boston at this point. I think living in NYC will be a great experience, hopefully. it's an ok neighborhood. a little dicey, but within moments from the real heart of the city. bonus, it's 2 and-a-half blocks from <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?daddr=807+9th+Ave,+New+York,+NY+10019+(Bar+9+ Inc)+%4040.765650,-73.987372&saddr=510+w+52nd+st,+10019&f=d&hl=en&dq= bar+9+loc:+New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&sll=40.7665 67,-73.990549&sspn=0.006021,0.010042&z=17&ll=40.76642,-73.989154&spn=0.006021,0.010042&om=1" target="_blank">bar 9</a>. 

This message was edited by sailor on 3-11-07 @ 12:19 PM

underdog

03-11-2007, 08:40 AM

sailor wrote:it's an ok neighborhood. a little dicey, but within moments from the real heart of the city. bonus, it's 2 and-a-half blocks from <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?daddr=807+9th+Ave,+New+York,+NY+10019+(Bar+9+ Inc)+%4040.765650,-73.987372&saddr=510+w+52nd+st,+10019&f=d&hl=en&dq= bar+9+loc:+New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&sll=40.7665 67,-73.990549&sspn=0.006021,0.010042&z=17&ll=40.76642,-73.989154&spn=0.006021,0.010042&om=1" target="_blank">bar 9</a>. This message was edited by sailor on 3-11-07 @ 12:19 PM What area is the real heart of the city? I like being able to basically walk out my door and have everything right there.

Bulldogcakes

03-11-2007, 09:15 AM

underdog423 wrote: sailor wrote: Sheeplovr wrote: underdog423 wrote: Some of the places we're looking at are West End Ave, West 52nd St., 6th Ave, and East 40th St. 52nd and 6th? if you move there lets have a listening party at your place youll be up the street from the station i think he was listing them as 4 separate locations, not 2 intersections. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smile.gif" border="0" /> Yeah, I wrote that confusingly. The #1 place on my list is 510 W. 52nd. Would that be 52nd and 5th? I'm not used to streets making sense, as I live in Boston and its basically just a bunch of paved cow paths with no rhyme or reason to them. Thats the Hells Kitchen neighborhood, one of the few areas left in Manhattan that gets a little sketchy in parts, but if its one of the new developments near the water (which it sounds like) it'll be very nice. Only trouble over there is its all pretty new, and there's not many places to shop. West End ave is all very nice, the other 2 I'll need more details about. Here's how the #'s work in Manhattan. 5th ave runs thru the middle of much of Manhattan, so the #s start at zero there, going east and west. So if you have an address of 15 East 35th street, its very close to 5th av. If you have 510 52nd, you're all the way down toward the hudson river. #s dont go much higher than 500.    Capisce?

underdog

03-11-2007, 09:20 AM

Bulldogcakes wrote:Thats the Hells Kitchen neighborhood, one of the few areas left in Manhattan that gets a little sketchy in parts, but if its one of the new developments near the water (which it sounds like) it'll be very nice. Only trouble over there is its all pretty new, and there's not many places to shop. West End ave is all very nice, the other 2 I'll need more details about. Here's how the #'s work in Manhattan. 5th ave runs thru the middle of much of Manhattan, so the #s start at zero there, going east and west. So if you have an address of 15 East 35th street, its very close to 5th av. If you have 510 52nd, you're all the way down toward the hudson river. #s dont go much higher than 500. Capisce?   That funny, because I live in Boston's Combat Zone now, which really isn't much of anything anymore. Just more new construction. And thanks for the info on the streets. It will be nice having streets that actually make some sort of sense.

Bulldogcakes

03-11-2007, 09:21 AM

underdog423 wrote: sailor wrote:it's an ok neighborhood. a little dicey, but within moments from the real heart of the city. bonus, it's 2 and-a-half blocks from <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?daddr=807+9th+Ave,+New+York,+NY+10019+(Bar+9+ Inc)+%4040.765650,-73.987372&saddr=510+w+52nd+st,+10019&f=d&hl=en&dq= bar+9+loc:+New+York,+NY&layer=&ie=UTF8&sll=40.7665 67,-73.990549&sspn=0.006021,0.010042&z=17&ll=40.76642,-73.989154&spn=0.006021,0.010042&om=1" target="_blank">bar 9</a>. This message was edited by sailor on 3-11-07 @ 12:19 PM What area is the real heart of the city? I like being able to basically walk out my door and have everything right there. Stay near 1st av, 2nd av, 3rd av on the eastside. Stay near Broadway, 6th av, 7th av, 8th av on the westside. Upper west side include Columbus and Amsterdam. Stay away from Park av, there are little to no stores around there.

Bulldogcakes

03-11-2007, 09:22 AM

There's no stores on West End ave either.   

This message was edited by Bulldogcakes on 3-11-07 @ 1:23 PM

badorties

03-11-2007, 08:03 PM

underdog423 wrote: My wife wants to move from Boston to NYC and we have several apartments available to us. However, I know nothing about NYC, location wise. Is there a "bad" area to Manhattan? Some of the places we're looking at are West End Ave, West 52nd St., 6th Ave, and East 40th St. Are any of these areas better than the others? Are any in "bad" areas? I figure there's a lot of New Yorkers here, and you might be able to actually help me make a decision. Thanks. you'd be better served moving to either brooklyn or queens along the east river (astoria to park slope) ... more bang/space for the buck, and better amenitiesmahattan living is a bit overrated, and with a 24 hour MTA system -- you're always near something

ralphbxny

03-11-2007, 09:48 PM

Move to the outer boros !! There is more character and characters!!!

underdog

03-12-2007, 05:00 AM

badorties wrote:you'd be better served moving to either brooklyn or queens along the east river (astoria to park slope) ... more bang/space for the buck, and better amenitiesmahattan living is a bit overrated, and with a 24 hour MTA system -- you're always near something By living in Manhattan, I can live in very new construction, and with the rent discount we get because of my wife's job, its almost cheaper to live in Manhattan than elsewhere. Plus, the only reason she wants to move to NYC is to actually live in Manhattan.

badorties

03-12-2007, 05:08 AM

the discount's a different deal ... welcome