Housing in NYC
So I'm gonna be working in NYC after I graduate and clearly housing is an issue with the high costs of living and what not. Anyone have any good places that you could go?
-Rob
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Depends on where you'll be
Depends on where you'll be working. If you're going to work in the Financial District, you'll probably want to try finding housing in Brooklyn. Good places there are Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Cobble Hill. If you're going to be working near Midtown, you might wanna try Queens - good places there are Astoria and Woodside. But as long as you're near an express train in Queens you should be fine...so that opens up Forest Hills and Jackson Heights too.
What about the possibility
What about the possibility of living in Jersey and commuting into the city? Any idea on costs of travel or if companies give some sort of reimbursement?
Jersey City is a plausible
Jersey City is a plausible option and several companies have offices there as well as in Manhattan so if you end up working in a Jersey City office, that might not be a bad idea. However, if you aren't working in Jersey City, you will also need to factor in the extra transportation cost and time of taking the PATH train or the Ferry from Jersey to Manhattan. There are several PATH train stops in Jersey City that'll take you to 33rd Street or the World Trade Center PATH stations and 30day unlimited pass for the PATH is about $55. The ferry is generally more expensive per month. PATH or ferry takes about 15mins.
Some companies will actually reimburse you (full or partial) for your daily travel expenses but that's rare. Some have something called transportation spending accounts that will let you put in pre-tax dollars into it and you can use these to pay for stuff like subway passes, taxi fares, and parking. Most companies don't do either but if you're lucky maybe you'll find a company that does!
It's personal preference.
It's personal preference. But I am going to pick my location almost strictly by subway lines. Needing to transfer lines could cost you 10-20 minutes depending on the transfer. And I would rather spend that time sleeping...
That is true... there's a
That is true... there's a place that looks really nice but it's all the way out in Kew Gardens. It's about a one hour subway ride but on the plus side I don't think I need to do any (or maybe just one) transfers. I think the trains that service this area are the E and the F trains which are really fast. I've heard that the 7 train is extremely slow because of the number of stops and because the train itself moves really slow.