It depends on how much money you have. If you can afford it, you should live in lower Manhattan. And by this I mean anywhere below 14th street... but even below

It depends on how much money you have. If you can afford it, you should live in lower Manhattan. And by this I mean anywhere below 14th street... but even below 23rd street is fine. This is contrary to other people's advice, but I've found that the subway quickly loses it's novelty appeal. Most jobs/meetups/startup activities are in Lower Manhattan, and taking an hour to get from Queens or deep Brooklyn to work becomes a headache, fast. On the other hand, most people are on a budget so you gotta do what you gotta do. Anywhere convenient is going to be expensive. I will say that the pricing in Brooklyn is kooky now... Apartments in Williamsburg or Park Slope cost as much as they do in Manhattan. Shares are similar. I am about to move from East Williamsburg to the Lower East Side because I got a better deal in the LES. Of course you get more space in the boroughs but if it's space you seek NYC is not the right place to go...