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Brownstone Brooklyn isn't exactly cheap -- my place is considered a steal here in Park Slope, but it's still an eyebrow raising amount of money. Places like Pr
by mtalantikite 17y ago
Brownstone Brooklyn isn't exactly cheap -- my place is considered a steal here in Park Slope, but it's still an eyebrow raising amount of money.
Places like Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, and Clinton Hill are gentrifying quickly, and rents are getting up near the $2k month for a 1 bedroom mark. It's just not sustainable.
- look_lookatme 17y agoYou'd have to be crazy to live in Crown Heights for 2K a month. I think on of the biggest problems is looking for a reasonable place to live in NYC is a total beat down. It takes time, and diligence and you can become disillusioned very, very quickly. You can also get screwed if you are new and don't know the various neighborhood profiles. And brokers... I don't even want to get started on brokers. I live in a 1BR in Brooklyn (Carroll Gardens), but I work remotely for a startup. I still live here because it's easily on the short list for best city in the world. If I had to take a hit in salary to work at a local startup, I'd probably look at Sunset Park or Bay Ridge. Living in the boonies (by Manhattan standards, they are perfectly nice neighborhoods) is a trade off you have to make to interact with such a great city on a budget.
- jbooth 17y agoBushwick. $1275, 1BR. Booyeah.
- pw0ncakes 17y agoThis shows how far New York has diverged from reality. No one in any other city would consider this "booyeah" worthy. In most cities, you can raise a family in a $1275/month apartment.