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Discussion: Living in New York
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I want to move to New York in 2016 when I turn 21 from London for a year, as like a gap year, to do a social-ish job like work in a bar before I go back to the UK and get a proper full time job when I turn 22. What is it like living in NYC? Where are the good places to live that are affordable?
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Member Since: 11/23/2011
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Depends on what you're willing to spend and the type of scene you're into.
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Member Since: 1/13/2010
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Originally posted by heavymetal0verr
Where are the good places to live that are affordable? |
Good luck trying to get both. Maybe you should just move in with a family in Queens that's renting out one of their rooms, it'll be cheap and they'll show you their favorite pizza place, too.
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Originally posted by EdgeOfAddiction
Depends on what you're willing to spend and the type of scene you're into. |
I pretty much go with the flow and am down for anything. I like drinking/bars/clubs etc. I'd wanna be like a bartender or something.
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Something that you should know is that NYC is extremely similar to London, in terms of what it is like to live there (I have lived at both briefly). London is more culturally diverse though, and IMO much more interesting. It is such a hassle to move to the US anyway, especially for a year. I'm not trying to bring your hopes down, I am just being realistic. It is also very hard to make friends in NYC, I found.
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Originally posted by Dephira
Good luck trying to get both. Maybe you should just move in with a family in Queens that's renting out one of their rooms, it'll be cheap and they'll show you their favorite pizza place, too.
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I wouldn't wanna live with a family  I was talking to some kid that did it and he lived in the Bronx.
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Member Since: 5/1/2012
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you have the same plan as me
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Member Since: 5/1/2012
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i also live in london too
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Member Since: 1/1/2012
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Originally posted by brndksk
Something that you should know is that NYC is extremely similar to London, in terms of what it is like to live there (I have lived at both briefly). London is more culturally diverse though, and IMO much more interesting. It is such a hassle to move to the US anyway, especially for a year. I'm not trying to bring your hopes down, I am just being realistic. It is also very hard to make friends in NYC, I found.
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When I went to NY last year I noticed that it was really similar to London. How long did you live there for? 
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Member Since: 6/7/2011
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The US sucks, stay where you are.
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Originally posted by LilMonsterKills
you have the same plan as me
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it's a good plan 
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Originally posted by KoreanDream
The US sucks, stay where you are.
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i'm bored of the UK 
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NY is hell for out of towners. I've had some friends from the west move here and it spit them out within a few years.
Mostly it's the expenses, difficulty of finding (and keeping) a job that can over the expenses, and tolerating the decreased quality of living (unless you're a millionaire). It's like a high quality brand to some- you pay so much for so little, if only to say you stuck it out a bit, but beneath the animated glamor of the city is some really great things. If you get into the nightlife, maybe you'll find it there. As mentioned in earlier posts, it gets a bit easier to find a place in the outer boroughs, just don't expect it to be pretty.
For bartending, it's an overstuffed field because of the popularity of the nightlife (unlike most states, bars in NY are open to 4am), so I would recommend getting a bartending license before you even get here, then trying to work as a barback in whichever bar it is you want to work in. It's sort of like interning at a bar.
Best of luck preparing for the gauntlet! I've lived here all my life and there's no other place like it. Then again, 3 years is a pretty long time.
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Member Since: 6/22/2011
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It's amazing here,Definitely one of the best places to live.
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Member Since: 6/28/2010
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Originally posted by heavymetal0verr
When I went to NY last year I noticed that it was really similar to London. How long did you live there for? |
Four months in both. And NYC was harder to settle down in. We all get bored of our surroundings sometimes, so if you want a change why not go to Asia for gap year or something. 
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Member Since: 6/15/2011
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Originally posted by heavymetal0verr
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There's no such thing as a good place that's affordable to live in NYC.
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Originally posted by Arking
NY is hell for out of towners. I've had some friends from the west move here and it spit them out within a few years.
Mostly it's the expenses, difficulty of finding (and keeping) a job that can over the expenses, and tolerating the decreased quality of living (unless you're a millionaire). It's like a high quality brand to some- you pay so much for so little, if only to say you' stuck it out a bit, but beneath the animated glamor of the city is some really great things. If you get into the nightlife, maybe you'll find it there. As mentioned in earlier posts, it gets a bit easier to find a place in the outer boroughs, just don't expect it to be pretty.
For bartending, it's an overstuffed field because of the popularity of the nightlife (unlike most states, bars in NY are open to 4am), so I would recommend getting a bartending license before you even get here, then trying to work as a barback in whichever bar it is you want to work in. It's sort of like interning at a bar.
Best of luck preparing for the gauntlet! I've lived here all my life and there's no other place like it. Then again, 3 years is a pretty long time.
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I did bar work when I was 16 and liked it, so I guess I have some experience. I guess it's good that London and NY are so similar because maybe it'll help me settle in easier.
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Originally posted by Moonage Daydream
There's no such thing as a good place that's affordable to live in NYC.
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I don't mind going somewhere rough really tbh lol. London has one of the highest homicide/crime rates in Europe so i'm pretty street wise.
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Member Since: 6/15/2011
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Originally posted by brndksk
Something that you should know is that NYC is extremely similar to London, in terms of what it is like to live there (I have lived at both briefly). London is more culturally diverse though, and IMO much more interesting. It is such a hassle to move to the US anyway, especially for a year. I'm not trying to bring your hopes down, I am just being realistic. It is also very hard to make friends in NYC, I found.
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Exactly how much of NYC did you explore? I've never been to London (or anywhere near Europe for that matter) so I can't compare it to New York, but I can tell you that it's a very diverse city. It's pretty much like nearly the whole world stuffed into one city.
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Member Since: 10/29/2010
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Originally posted by heavymetal0verr
I don't mind going somewhere rough really tbh lol
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You can get an apartment in a safe place in Brooklyn for about $1,500/month. Plus Manhattan is really accessible from BK.
Avoid the Bronx 
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