i found a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, living room, dining room, kitchen apartment in nyc uptown with a good view for about $960 a month, should i take it?

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I am considering moving from San Diego to New York City in a few months. I am looking for a one bedroom apt, and rent budget at about $500-$1000 a month. I am interested in the East Village, Bronx, Harlem, Queens in no particular order. Is that wise to make such a move due to the winter coming? Also, what area has the best transportation lines? I have saved up $3,000 for living expenses to start. Is it enough? I’ve never been to NY, so any insight would be nice!

in manhattan besides above east 93 and west 116. is there any websites that rentals are by owner. i dont want to pay brokers fee. also is there anything out there that can help me pay for my apartment. im a student at school plus i have my parents helpping me out. do you know any websites that will help me out? thank you????

I am considering renting an apartment for my long weekend in New York City. I found a rental that looks pretty nice and it’s located in Little Italy? What type of area is that? How safe is it? Is it close to all the attractions?

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My older sister (Cindy) has asked me repeatedly via text messages in the past 6 months, at least 4 times for favors, ie. donate money to her daughter (Jess), drive them to airport, buy them new linen/furniture. This time, it’s to buy Jess some jeans & a coat. I mean, how pathetic is that, that she can continuously not save $ so that she can afford a $20 pair of jeans for Jess or a $40 coat? It’s so absurd and retarded to me that Cindy can buy new furniture for her recently moved in rental apt, can go to the salon once a week, can spend $ on outside food, and then come to me to buy her daughter “essentials” for the winter.
I mean, she’s always asking for favors, can you “lend” me $100 for etc? And I know I’ll never get the money back. She’s a single mother but come on, she makes in the low 30s and her rent is 800/month. I’ve just had it, and I’m so fed up with her asking me for stuff.
I was asked last month to give money for Jess’ plane tix to see her sister who’s ill with leukemia. Of course, I gave to that, b/c of the sit’n.
And I was asked to drive to Brooklyn (I live in Queens) to pick them up to go to bring them to LaGuardia (in Queens) with gas costs at $4/gallon and my time is valuable (I work 4-5 12-hr shifts/wk).
Mind u, I just bought new bedding for her. And lately, every time I hear from Cindy, it’s a favor.
I called her & told her to stop w/ the favor-asking & to tell Jess she can’t afford the jeans. The conversation didn’t go over well. My sister is straining every relationship in the family asking for favors from me, my mom, my uncle, everyone she can ask!
I can’t believe I helped her since 15 yrs ago (when I was 15 yo), was the 1st time I gave her money for rent from my savings and since then, this has never stopped and it doesn’t look like, it ever will.
Of course, part of me is guilted about the money for the jeans/coat, but what am I to do, support my older sister who didn’t go to college for the rest of her life, as she uses her daughter Jess as leverage?

Good god, apartments are outrageously expensive…

Does anyone know where I can find local listings that aren’t through a broker?

I work in Midtown but am not a financial guru who makes $100k. I make about $55k and according to the NYC rental rule of 40x rent, I can only afford a place (studio or teeny 1 bed)for $1375 tops… no roomies or shares.

Long shot, I know… but hey…

Anyone know of any classified boards with real owner postings besides Craigslist and Backpage? The NY Times and Rent.com, blah blah… they are all through brokers.

I ideally would like to live in Manhattan – even if I have to live in the UES or UWS under the 115′s… I am really trying to avoid Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn, Jersey, etc right now because i KNOW I can afford those places… but for Manhattan, I need to research as much as possible before I take the plunge.

Any ideas? I’ll help you with Boston if you help me with NY!

I’m looking for some good, free sites to find a no fee apartment in New York City. I’m looking for a small studio or one bedroom, preferably Uptown in the area of Washington Heights or Inwood.