where to live in new york? and how to find a place?

[rockstar1999]

Hey guys,

im going to be starting rotaions soon - havent gotten my scores yet ... but i assume ill be going to new york for my rotations

just wondering where's a good place to live thats pretty central to all the hospitals ... and also how to go about finding a place ...

thanks for the help!

[Dru]

My kid used Craigslist and ended up near Park Slope. This was convenient to the subway and allowed access to all affiliating hospitals.

[WannaBdoc25]

Park slope is nice but its going to be expensive, depending if its the artsy part or the closer to sunset park part. bay ridge and bensonhurst are safe and right next to trains. It only depends on how much money you have to spend on an apartment.

[DrVinsk]

What? You mean your mommy and daddy aren't setting you up with a BMW, manhattan apartment and 'spending money'. Man, those kids have no idea. Craigslist is good...do not...I repeat....do not use a broker. They will charge you an enourmous amount of money..just find places on your own and arrange to see them. Queens has some good areas...Middle Village is near the M train as well as St. John's hospital.Caritas. You can get a rather spacious 2-3br apt. there for less than 1600/month. Park Slope is very expensive....most of NYC is...definitely the most overrated city I've ever lived in. Unless you're willing to ghetto it....Brooklyn Heights,Park Slope,anywhere in Manhattan below 110st, Middle Village, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens...all good places. Or you can just be like Ms. Ross and have your daddy take care of everything. Either way...good luck to you...you'll be fine.

[Dru]

The other option to Craigslist is to find an inhabited apartment of an upperclassman. If they are near to graduation and you are near to the start of your clinical rotations, you can "slide in". Landlords appreciate not having to bother to advertise or hunt for a new tennant. Keep an eye on the Ross Classified Subforum, because every once in a while I see near-graduation students trying to find tennants to slide into their apartments when they graduate.

You might also want to know that if you are looking for a Brooklyn apartment, landlords will offer a significant decrease in rent if they know you are looking for a longer-term lease. In other words, my kid got an apartment studio for 2/3 the cost because she was willing to sign a 2-year lease.

Dr. V's right...avoid brokers and do the leg work yourself. You'll save a bundle and probably get a nicer place. Make sure it's near the transit, buy a monthly pass, and you can get just about anywhere. Don't even think about taking a car there.

[rockstar1999]

thanks for the list of places ... i'll def look on craigslist for them ...

not really into ghettoing it - and def not an illigitimate child of mr. and mrs. ross lol, so pretty much something in the middle of the two extremes would do

[brob311]

What? You mean your mommy and daddy aren't setting you up with a BMW, manhattan apartment and 'spending money'. Man, those kids have no idea.

It was amazing to me to see the cars that students drove after we all left Dumpinica and started 5th semester. I mean seeing students show up to rotations with cars nicer than the physician's, wow. I am sure they feel for these struggling med students whose mommies and daddies buy them a brand new BMW for not failing out Ross...:roll:

[thethom]

What are you guys, jealous? I mean I have a cheap 10 year old car myself, but still, for the ones that are from wealth, I'm happy for them...

[Thespian666]

My 2 cents = Williamsburg (in Brooklyn.)

It's full of dirty-hipsters but worth the extra coin and super central to everything as it's one stop from Manhattan on the "L."

[rockstar1999]

haha .. where did you live in new york thethom?

[Gator98MD]

I lived in hoboken, NJ when I was there and absolutely loved it. It was young, hip, and not too expensive.

[thethom]

haha .. where did you live in new york thethom?

Hey Rock,

I lived for a year in Midwood, Brooklyn...nearest stop was Brooklyn College/Flatbush Ave on the 2/5 trains...was just fine, never worried about the area being unsafe, and apartment rent wasn't too high...

You can also check sublet.com, nyhabitat.com, citi-habitats.com, liveinny.net, studenthousing.org ....to name a few.

[gellerf]

I lived in forest hills and it was moderately priced for the area. The best part was that there was plenty of parking (free) and the apartment was very nice. My ex roomate still needs another roomate to replace me. THe place was a 2-bedroom 2 bathroom loft-like apartment. E-mail me at fgeller@aol.com if you are interested.

[MDgirl]

Whatever you do, do not stay in manhattan. Its not worth it! Opt for the other boroughs.