New Yorkers, where would you live in NYC for $3k/mo?

[Voltron87]

how has no one even mentioned riverside drive

[La Brujita]

Also depends a little where your office will be. I personally like either Union Square area or 11th-14th streets around 6th-8th aves. Latter has very nice places, beautiful streets, quiet but in the center of the action.

Edit to say after reading other responses living around W 4th street (which I did for a summer) is another idea. The reason I didn't put it on is it is a little louder and dirtier and is a very easy walk from a little north.

[Luv2DriveTT]

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how has no one even mentioned riverside drive

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Cause it's out of the way and inconvenient. But it is very nice up there.

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[turnipmonster]

I personally like a good walk after dinner/drinking, so living somewhere that's within walking distance from both soho/east village would be my choice.

[Voltron87]

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Cause it's out of the way and inconvenient. But it is very nice up there.

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obviously it doesnt fit el ds priorities very well but i think its worth a mention. i lived there with a friend for a month or so i and didnt think it was inconvenient at all. if you go farther up north (90s+) you wont be that far away at all from the 1/9, as opposed to the 70s where its 3 long avenues or whatnot.

[Luv2DriveTT]

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You've got a lot of options open to you. I'd go with a nice doorman bldg in the West Village. Search Craigslist just to get a sense of neighborhoods and what your options are.

Under no circumstances live where TT lives.

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Unless you don't want to live like a King.

My place would be near 10K/month (I'm not kidding... my place is expensive for Jersey City, but super cheep when you compare it to what was available for the same caliber in Manhattan) if I lived in Manhattan proper, instead I'm 4 1/2 minutes away by train to the World Trade Center, and 25 mins total from Soho. Its easier to get to my place to the Soho area than it is to get from JBB's current place.

Funny thing is that if I decide to sell my car I'm moving back to Manhattan. If I get a new car (I'm slobbering over Max Power's new Accura) I'm staying put. The tax and transportation benefits are huge, and the quality of life is far better than if I moved back to Manhattan.

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[fsuplayer]

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You've got a lot of options open to you. I'd go with a nice doorman bldg in the West Village. Search Craigslist just to get a sense of neighborhoods and what your options are.

Under no circumstances live where TT lives.

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Unless you don't want to live like a King.

My place would be near 10K/month (I'm not kidding... my place is expensive for Jersey City, but super cheep when you compare it to what was available for the same caliber in Manhattan) if I lived in Manhattan proper, instead I'm 4 1/2 minutes away by train to the World Trade Center, and 25 mins total from Soho. Its easier to get to my place to the Soho area than it is to get from JBB's current place.

Funny thing is that if I decide to sell my car I'm moving back to Manhattan. If I get a new car (I'm slobbering over Max Power's new Accura) I'm staying put. The tax and transportation benefits are huge, and the quality of life is far better than if I moved back to Manhattan.

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what type of acura?

[TheWorstPlayer]

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SoHo

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[IndieMatty]

www.ardorny.com

gives you a great idea of what the prices and locales are for the money.

[Ulysses]

Thanks for the responses. If I decide to go this route, it's still a ways away. One of my options would involve me working near the WTC, in case that has any bearing on people's suggestions. Most of the suggestions seem to be near lines that go straight there, though.