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Living in NYC long term - question
So DH and I have recently been considering staying in nyc for a much longer time (10yrs?). Our original plan was to move to nyc after college for a few years, then save up and buy a house in Rochester, NY where his family is from.
We've kind of been rethinking that plan because we're not sure what kind of job I could get there or even if DH could get a good job there. Also we are absolutely loving our current neighborhood - Park Slope, Brooklyn - good schools(not that we need them yet), great neighbors, restaurants, shops, close to the city.
We are just now really starting to save for a house, save up a substantial downpayment. But even after doing that for a couple years, I'm not really sure what we could afford if we stayed in Park Slope.
I know a lot of you live in the surrounding boroughs - If you could select any place to live where you could still work in NYC, where would you look? It would definitely need to have good schools, nice neighborhood feel, etc
TIA!
Re: Living in NYC long term - question
Yay for staying in NYC!!
I *love* Sunset Park, where DH and i now live. Our exact location is a little lacking in a few things, but it'll explode in the next few years! I know they just built some condo duplexes/townhouse things on 23rd and 7th. But i think that's bordering on Park Slope. And they're kind of expensive. There's also a few houses for sale in my area that i keep drooling over. If only i had the $675K+ for them.
And even though i know nothing about the neighborhood, just under Greenwood Cemetery is Kensington, which i'm starting to really like for the size and price of townhouses. They also have some really nice apartments listed for sale. (i keep checking out corcoran.com)
Long story short, i love Sunset Park. We walk 5 blocks to the N/D/R/M stop at 36th street and i take the express D right to the Rockefeller center basement!! It's about 35mins total!!
This is all just a daydream right now. I really want to travel first before i really start planting my roots.
GL!!
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I've been living on the south shore of Staten Island for over 4 years now and I like it - but it was hell for me commuting into Manhattan, and I've started liking SI more ever since I started working on SI over 2 years ago. SI has good public schools (especially in the early years) and a more suburban feel, which we like.
Other places within NYC proper that I like are neighborhoods in Queens like Bayside, and the eastern Bronx (Pelham Bay, Throgs Neck, and especially City Island even though it's pretty isolated).
<a href="http://www.thenest.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Home Di'm a queens girl all the way. i lived in astoria for 7 years and have lived in forest hills for 2, i love both neighborhoods. neither is too far from the city, there is plenty to do, and i'm pretty sure both areas have good schools. fo hi has some of the best in nyc.
we are actually moving to d.c. nexy year in part because we're ready for a change but also because the real estate prices are horrific even in this sh*te economy.
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We're here until my H retires, if not longer. We are from Syracuse, so I can relate to the difference in housing prices. But, even though housing costs are low there, there are very few job opportunities. I am fairly certain I would have a difficult time finding a job there, even with my experience and background. You really have to have a hook to get a career job in some fields in Upstate NY.
As for neighborhoods, there are so many with nice qualities that would be a great place to make an investment. Forest Hills for us was a nice blend of diversity, conveniences, schools, and other quality of life factors. I am definitely glad we plunked our money down here.
I recently moved from the Greenwood Cementary/4th Ave area of South Slope/Sunset Park to Kensington and love it so much my head wants to pop off.
You know.
If that helps. : )