Where to live in NY

[alldayvape]

Hey fellow vapers;

I've received a job offer that will require me moving to NY. The job location will be Manhattan.

I have a one year old daughter, so parks and good child care are on the top of my list. We are probably looking for a 2 bedroom apartment.

We would love to NOT spent over $2,000 a month. Commute is not really a problem. I'd prefer taking the subway as I'm used to doing that, and in most cases it saves time.

Never having lived in NY this task seems quite a challenge.

I hope some of you have lived or live in NYC and could offer some suggestions.

Thanks and God Bless!

 

[Stevew443]

If the commute is not a problem for you, you might want to consider New Jersey as a place to live. Jersey Transit has many trains into the city and then you could pick up the subway from there. I did that commute a few times when I was living up there and it is not too bad at all.

 

[alldayvape]

How long did it take you to get to Manhattan? Also with New Jersey are we talking about Jersey City?
Our budget is really up to $2,500. We don't want to live in a dump lol

 

[starrynight]

Hello, if you move to NJ you could get so much more space, look into the town of Rutherford, they have beautiful parks, great schools/day care and train stations /buses that go right into NYC. The commute to NYC from Northern NJ is relatively easy, and since there are so many people who do it they make it convienent.

 

[alldayvape]

Nice. I will definitely look into this. Do you guys know of the tax differences between NYC and New Jersey?