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Lots of people decide to just pick up and move to NY, but I myself wanted to have a job in hand first. Maybe it isn't true in tech, but I know lots of folks who

by memset 14y ago

Lots of people decide to just pick up and move to NY, but I myself wanted to have a job in hand first. Maybe it isn't true in tech, but I know lots of folks who "just moved to NY," worked at a restaurant for a couple of years, and ended up moving back home. All depends on your risk tolerance and confidence in being able to find gainful employment! I was so eager to leave my previous gig that I stayed at a youth hostel for the first two weeks while working and finding an apartment. It was hard, but not completely unmanageable. The biggest blocker for me were price expectations; I had a 600 ft^2 1br for $650/month in NC, whereas I'm paying $850/month for a 4br share in Harlem. If you decide to live in Williamsburg (or a 'nice' part of Brooklyn) then you'll pay a lot more; $1500-$2000 per month in rent is fairly common for a newly-minted young professional who's decided that they want to live in a shoebox in midtown.

prophetjohn 14y ago
Yeah, the rent is definitely (too damn) high. I've also considered western Queens (LIC, Astoria, Sunnyside). But I don't think I could share an apartment several people I don't know, so I'm preparing myself to pay something in the $1500 range. I think my best idea so far is to just find a 1-month arrangement on AirBnB where I can get settled to find a job and apartment.
- gigawatt 14y ago
  Sunnyside is beautiful and green and convenient (my in-laws live there), but it is more family-oriented. LIC is very pricey these days, but is much more hip. Astoria is right between the other two in terms of price and atmosphere.
Michiel 14y ago
I live in Europe and I pay €250 in rent. So I can't relate to this at all. How much of your salary goes into rent if you pay $1500 and you're a senior web developer in NYC?
- _delirium 14y ago
  I'm going to guess you don't live in Paris/London/Copenhagen/Rome then! I live in Europe and there aren't any €250 rents that I know of near me. About 35% of my after-tax salary goes to rent.
- pimeys 14y ago
  I live in Berlin and pay 750 euros for a two-floor 90 m^2 (~970 ft^2) apartment with a nice view. It's nothing compared to the salaries a senior web programmer gets.

by memset 14y ago

prophetjohn 14y ago

Yeah, the rent is definitely (too damn) high. I've also considered western Queens (LIC, Astoria, Sunnyside). But I don't think I could share an apartment several people I don't know, so I'm preparing myself to pay something in the $1500 range. I think my best idea so far is to just find a 1-month arrangement on AirBnB where I can get settled to find a job and apartment.

gigawatt 14y ago
Sunnyside is beautiful and green and convenient (my in-laws live there), but it is more family-oriented. LIC is very pricey these days, but is much more hip. Astoria is right between the other two in terms of price and atmosphere.

Michiel 14y ago

I live in Europe and I pay €250 in rent. So I can't relate to this at all. How much of your salary goes into rent if you pay $1500 and you're a senior web developer in NYC?

_delirium 14y ago
I'm going to guess you don't live in Paris/London/Copenhagen/Rome then! I live in Europe and there aren't any €250 rents that I know of near me. About 35% of my after-tax salary goes to rent.
pimeys 14y ago
I live in Berlin and pay 750 euros for a two-floor 90 m^2 (~970 ft^2) apartment with a nice view. It's nothing compared to the salaries a senior web programmer gets.