Moving to New York City?

Question

Hi all. I need some advice myself & two mates are moving from Ireland to New York in the next couple of months. Does anyone know any nice & safe areas to live in? We are looking for somewhere maybe with an Irish community in any of the boroughs. Thanks

Answer 1

for starters, most of the answers you've received are flip and completely inaccurate. New York is an expensive place to live but with two other roommates you'll be fine.
The city is not filthy and garbage is not stacked two stories high. The rent is not several thousand dollars per month. I noticed one of the answers is coming from a Californian who probably watches Law and Order and thinks he knows the city.
Without a doubt, you should check out Sunnyside, which is in Queens. The area continues to have a large Irish presence, is convenient to Manhattan (15 minutes by subway), has a nice suburban feel to it and is relatively safe. (relative meaning no place is safe anymore, but definitely on the low end of risk)
The average rent for a nice 2 bedroom is around $1400-$1500. Go to the New York Times website, click on Classifieds, then Real Estate, then Rentals...go to Queens and select Sunnyside. Good luck!

Answer 2

Used to be the northern end of Manhattan Island, called Dyker Heights, that was highly Irish. I used to go to dance halls there, but once a fight broke out.

Areas change in New York City...very rapidly.

Not many Irish communities remaining.

Once there were mostly Italian and irish sections, today viturally every area is mixed except for certain pockets, sometimes as little as three blocks square, which is dominated by one ethnic group.

Chinatown in Lower Mnahattan is an example.

Hasidic Jews on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, another example.

But Irish...I think they're gone.

Good luck.

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

Try New Yor City. It is a great area, and there is alot of cool things you can do. Such as broadway, and New York City is the shopping capital of the World. What ever you do don't move to the Bronx or Queens, it is a very dangerous area's to live in. And they dont have much to do there. I would know because i lived in new york city, bronx, and queens, and new york city is by far the nicest.

Answer 5

There's a large Irish community in the Bronx.

Answer 6

so u are planning to move to one of the worst cesspools the world has to offer. there is no safe place. the cost of living is the highest in the u.s.a place to live will cost u several thousand $ a month. the rats in that city are as big as small dogs.[wharf rats]u are better off staying where u are. 30% of the city the garbage collectors refuse to go to in order to collect. the garbage is piled 2story's high. the police refuse to go as well.

Answer 7

How about Park Slope Brooklyn? Its very trendy, diverse and safe.

Answer 8

Nice & Safe? Good luck!

Answer 9

where do you want to work in?

Answer 10

SoHo? Upstate?
Brooklyn...uhh I donno sorry