NYU Students with families: Where to live?

[coreyb]

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Hello NYU students out there.

It's looking more and more like I'll be attending NYU this fall.

Do you have any advice on where to live? I am married and have 4 boys.

I've been doing some online searching, but I know exactly NOTHING about NYC.

The condo's I've found that are somewhat affordable are in or around an area called Parkchester Bronx?

We've also considered buying a small home WAY out of town (like eastern PA or upstate NY) and renting a room in the city and having me take a train/bus out for weekends.

Any advice?

 

[3rdMolarRoller]

Hello NYU students out there.

It's looking more and more like I'll be attending NYU this fall.

Do you have any advice on where to live? I am married and have 4 boys.

I've been doing some online searching, but I know exactly NOTHING about NYC.

The condo's I've found that are somewhat affordable are in or around an area called Parkchester Bronx?

We've also considered buying a small home WAY out of town (like eastern PA or upstate NY) and renting a room in the city and having me take a train/bus out for weekends.

Any advice?

Look in NJ because there are more comutting options

 

[coreyb]

Any particular area in NJ?

Found some neat old homes in Newark, but I've been told by a few people that used to live on the east coast that Newark is not a good place to live (no idea if that's true or not??).

 

[konovsi]

consider park slope in brooklyn, or for a more suburbian life and cheap rent staten island may suit you if you dont mind commuting by express bus. The bus is $5 each way and stops a block from the school.

 

[3rdMolarRoller]

Any particular area in NJ?

Found some neat old homes in Newark, but I've been told by a few people that used to live on the east coast that Newark is not a good place to live (no idea if that's true or not??).

Newark is a $hit hole to say the least. Tons of rapes, murders, crime...not a family place.

Jersey City is more affordable, but you have to see the place before you buy. Jersey city has its very high class areas and low class. I live on the hudson in Jersey city and it is very very family friendly but also very pricey to live here. I just got lucky and found an old lady (selling for sale by owner) not knowing the value of her property and bought it $200k under market value. Otherwise I could not afford to live where I am.

Hoboken is another option as is weehawken, seacacus (sp?)...just look at a map of areas along the NJ hudson river.

By moving to NJ, you have Trains, ferries, and busses that run to NYC on a very regular baisis meaning every 10 min or so. If you move upstate NY, you would be lucky if the train ran every 45min to an hour during rush hour. So if you missed the train, next one wouldn't be around for an hour or so.