I want to move to nyc. Advice?

[sheistbugz]

It's definitely worth it bro.
NYC IS the greatest city in the world. May not be the best place to live (for some). May not be the best place to raise a family. May be dirty and rodent infested, constant noise 24/7. Might have some of the craziest people outside of a psych ward. May be ridiculously expensive (even living in the ghetto isn't cheap). But IT IS the greatest city in the world. Hands down.

Basically, it's worth trying. Worst that happens is you don't make it and move back to Florida

 

[3am scholar]

Anything above 90th dangerous.
Chinatown, Little Italy, and Lower East Side is okay but sketchy.
Top 5 most expensive:
-Tribeca
-Upper East
-Upper West
-Chelsea
-Midtown

Moderate:
Village
SoHo
NoHo
Financial District
Lower East Midtown

Regardless NYC is expensive even including the hood areas that can go upwards of 1500 to 2000.
Studios range from 1200+

 

[handullz]

Greeeeat diagram up there famb...

I feel you op ... its just that your thought process is stupid.

Why go somewhere to struggle? That makes no sense.

I did the same thing. Put everything in the whip and dipped out.. but I waited till I had a job, a spot, some yambs, and school on lock before I just jumped out there.

Even folks from new York are telling you to stay..

SN: I wanna move to Chicago or Los Angeles after the big d... if I did the east coast thing. Prolly Philly or the DMV...

 

[heshua]

nyc is only worth living in if you're rich and have a bigass penthouse across the street from central park. and then its probably the best place on earth. 
i'm cool with having to ride buses n trains everywhere like a peasant. 

Yup. Good luck OP, but take heed to the NTers from NYC giving you advice.

 

[je ne sais quoi]

If you want, I can give you a connect to my cousin, Rene.
He'll pay you, all you have to do is hawk some Jamaican energy drinks around the city.
If you need a room, you could stay in my abuela's apartment since I finally moved out and bought a fancy stove.

So cold blooded, repped

You can't say repped and not rep.
You remind of this guy named, Yosi, promising the world to me and my friend, Ben, and nothing but rape on our deal.

 

[lil black jean jacket]

tha map fambs

 

[the nomad]

Anything is possible here, but not everyone is strong enough to survive. Youll need atleast 10k to get situated.
Go for it OP.

 

[ill steelo]

Moving to one of the most expensive states in the US before finishing college & without a job lined up?

Sounds like a horrific idea. Joe Johnson, the 4th highest paid active player in the NBA, was just complaining about how expensive NY is.

Give yourself the best chance of staying in NY & finish your degree & attempt to line a job up prior to moving.

Or you could move down there now & scramble to find a job in addition to potentially having to deal with some of your credit hours not transferring over.

 

[pepperjackchees]

is NYC more expensive than SoCal?

bro SF is more expensive than Socal. It really depends on what part ur talking about. I don't think anything in the US touches Manhatten prices, and Brooklyn is expensive too

 

[acemaster193]

Don't.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

move to LA

 

[Nike Jordan]

Why is New York so damn expensive anyway?

 

[lil black jean jacket]

my homie told me it was twelve bucks for newports? damb, you buy like three e&j brandys for that in LA

 

[dasonofceo]

Bro I have lived here in Downtown Manhattan my whole life, and went to school (grade, high school, and college) here. The poster with the "NYC feasts upon people like you" is correct. People move up here thinking the grass is going to be greener here. Little do they realize, one it's hard to find a job now with no degree, and if you do find one, you're not making a lot of cash, two, stuff here is RIDICULOUSLY expensive. For instance, I pay 510 a month to park my vehicle. Where else in the US (besides LA) do you pay that much to park? You'll also be paying a lot in rent. You're money doesnt go as far here. Anyways, I suggest you finish your degree and then come up here looking for a job. At least you would have that in your hand. Don't do it before that. Also as someone else stated, most likely quite a bit of your credits wont transfer so then you will be making that up. Like I said, finish up then come to the jungle.

y u got a car in nyc? Your doing it wrong

 

[air spider 777]

y u got a car in nyc? Your doing it wrong

Because the MTA sucks and I rather sit in traffic in my cool air conditioned (in the summer) or heated (in the winter) car than on a crowded subway or bus that smells like piss.

 

[handullz]

Because the MTA sucks and I rather sit in traffic in my cool air conditioned (in the summer) or heated (in the winter) car than on a crowded subway or bus that smells like piss.

public transportation.

 

[air spider 777]

public transportation.

 

[chuxndunx]

I'm in a similar state of mind. I'm not still in school and I have my degree with an eye on moving to NYC coming from FL.
I was born on LI and I still have family out there and every time I go to the city the desire to stay only grew stronger. I couldn't make the move without a job lined up, though.... And I'd need to do more research on the better places to live for cheap in the outer boroughs. I'm definitely not underestimating the challenges of making the move and living there.. But I'm looking forward to it.

Thumbs up.

OP, I understand you're going through "I don't care I'm only 20" phase but trust us on this. Grind it out for couple more years and get that degree first.

 

[GTA 809]

The city is a pity half of y'all won't make it.

This ain't just lyrics brah.

 

[Extrait de Minimalisme]

That map, hilarious..

I thought gentrification was going down in Harlem, making it less "hood"..

Yo, NYCers, coming from Detroit, how far can $1500/month for rent go in uptown?

 

[dasonofceo]

Because the MTA sucks and I rather sit in traffic in my cool air conditioned (in the summer) or heated (in the winter) car than on a crowded subway or bus that smells like piss.

So your better than homeless people and rich ppl?

 

[wawawowee]

You and the rest of the country.

Seriously though, come over. If it doesn't work it doesn't work and most of all, you'll see that NYC is only "the best" for those that have lots of discretionary income aka a real reason to be in NYC aka a great job in a well paying career. 

If I was you I'd be looking to move to other growing urban centers which aren't as cutthroat and government dependent as NYC such as Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Charlotte, etc. Then from there I'd look to get top NYC if you're still interested. 

The truth of the matter is that there really is no middle ground in NYC in terms of jobs apart from some types of City jobs. Either people are working ****** paying service sector jobs or well paying white collar professional/ blue collar union (mainly commerical construction) jobs. 

I've seen people come and go from all over the US (CA, OH, GA, etc.) and the only mitigating factor was their earnings. If you come here without some valuable skills or a valuable career then you'll be disappointed. Of course you can be one of the few who gets lucky and stumbles on something or all you may care about is having enough to pay the rent and party on the weekends then NYC may work out for you. 

 

[mk25tolife]

I would finish the degree first. I moved here at 23 from the DMV and have been living on my own and paying for everything on my own for almost eight years. I live in the East Village. Like everyone said though, don't come here without a plan and without money saved up. Don't come here if you don't know how to grind and network, you'll get left in the dust. I think the smart thing to do would be to graduate and stay down there and save up for a year or two, shlt is real out here and the economy isn't getting better anytime soon.

 

[air spider 777]

So your better than homeless people and rich ppl?

Dude seriously what are you getting at? I choose not to use the MTA for the reasons I stated.

 

[pr0phecy718]

lol...i gotta agree about the MTA tho...it can be a great thing when everything is going smoothly but it can be a big nuisance to the point where its actually better to just have a car. Especially with the train fare increasing again and service being cut at the same time