New York??

Question

Where are some good places to live in state of New York

Answer 1

New York City!!

Answer 2

Actually, if you want to live in New York expect to pay an arm and a leg for an apartment the size of a hotel room or a bathroom. I am a New Yorker but I recently moved to Charlotte, North Carolina for real estate and job opportunities. I was paying so much in bills that it was stressing me out. If you really want to live in NY and survive you should research different boroughs and cities. There are so many people in NY who cannot afford to live but they still choose to stay and pay for places that they may never own. Why pay $1100 for a small apartment when in some cities you can get a home and pay around the same amount in mortgage. Good Luck in your search.

Answer 3

I love NYC! Here are some ideas of what you can do while in NYC. First, get a good tour map. Then I recommend you take the BIG APPLE double decker tour bus for an overview of the city. There are several different neighborhoods so I'll highlight these and what to see:
Upper East Side: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim, Whitney Museum. Walk up and down Madison Avenue for awesome shops and boutiques 96th - 57th st. Walk Park Avenue for architecture all the way to Grand Central Terminal and see the treasures located within. Walk along 5th Avenue to see/go in and out of Central Park - go for a run, go to the Central Park Zoo, go to the Carousel, go for a gondola ride at the boat house.
UPPER WEST SIDE:
Museum of Natural History -a must! on Central Park West,
Walk along Columbus Avenue. Visit the West side of Central Park and pay respects to John Lennon's Strawberry Fields.
MIDTOWN:
Shopping - 57th St (Chanel and the gang), Fifth Avenue - must see Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks and FAO Schwartz - many other fun stores.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Museum of Modern Art
Sony Bldg
Rockefeller Center
Go west to awesome new Time Warner center and visit the new Mandarin Hotel bar/restaurant for awesome view and treats!
Oh, Bloomingdale's is on 59th St and Lexington.
Empire State Bldg.
The Intrepid Aircraft Museum is fascinating and on the West side...worth the visit even if you have no kids.

CHELSEA:
Walk around the blooming area sprouting awesome restaurants and shops. Chelsea Pier is fun.

WALL ST:
Pay respects to the 9/11 victims and heroes at the WTC site., Walk Wall St., visit the Chase Hdqtrs, Federal Reserve. Seaport area is great to see.

THE VILLAGE:
Funky shops in the West Village. Walk through the NYU Washington Square Park. The East Village has some shops from new artists and designers

SOHO:
Great galleries and shops on n off West Broadway. Walk thru to Little Italy for awesome meals and desserts...walk through Chinatown. CANAL STREET has stall after stall of Designer "copies"...bring cash and bargain and watch your purse!

These should put an awesome smile on your face. Bring your camera and takes lots of photos to remember your trip. You'll have a blast! OH...BUY this weekly magazine: TIMEOUT NEW YORK on any newstand to see what's going on each week/day. :)

Answer 4

Define good. How close to NYC do you want to be? How expensive are you thinking?

For perspective: I live in Orange County, about an hour north of NYC, and the average rent is $1100 amonth for a one bedroom, condos are $200K and up and many houses are $400K and up.

Answer 5

From Great Neck Long Island, a hip town outside of Queens. Plenty of living, shops , eateries, LIRR, goes through.

Answer 6

Manhattan, expensive but worth it!

Answer 7

UPSTATE LIKE PUGHKEEPSIE OR DA BRONX WE RUN **** *****! BUT IF U WANT A QUITE PLACE UPSTATE LIKE I SAID

Answer 8

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