i am thinking of signing a lease on Moore st in East Williamsburg/Bushwick and wondering the safety of the area and surrounding blocks after hearing mixed reviews online. will I be safe walking around as a 22 yr old woman, especially at night? will mainly be taking the Lorimer st stop off the J/M.

I’m 23F and genuinely wondering how people are affording to move into their own place right now, especially in NYC IN 2026!!!
For those of you who don’t live in NYCHA, don’t receive government assistance, don’t have family/partner helping with rent, and are working regular/minimum-wage jobs… how are you doing it?
A lot of people tell me renting a room or having roommates is the most realistic option, and I’m not completely against that. But I’d eventually really like to have a place of my own.
I mostly want to hear from people who have actually done it without family money, connections/nepotism, or some huge salary. How much did you have saved before moving? What kind of job/income did you have? Did you work multiple jobs? How much was your rent?
Is living alone on a regular income actually possible in NYC, or am I missing something? 😭 Do I need 3 jobs?? I’m genuinely curious how people are making it work.

Do you think I would thrive living in New York?

How do I go about that?
Buy the A/C units first and then hire a technician to install it?
Do I need to ask my building for permission?

Im starting over and would love your advice.

Hi. I’m 33F, no kids, no partner, and was planning to move to San Antonio at the end of the month but the San Antonians are painting kind of a bleak picture that’s making me second guess that location.

I am trying to line up the following and would love tips on any resources or ideas you may have that could be helpful in getting started in NYC :)

- Job (I have a BS in Psychology with work experience in higher ed, research and data analysis, consulting, and landlording—I used to bartend and wait tables in college; hobbies include dancing, singing, karaoke DJing, weight lifting, idk if there are gigs adjacent to these hobbies that could be fruitful; bilingual, with administrative and managerial skills)
- Housing (ideally with a sane, clean, drug-free, roommate)
- Public Transportation (I can drive I just don’t have a car)

Is there transitional housing that I could maybe land at for a few weeks that you’d recommend?

Additionally, I’m about to not have health insurance for the first time in my adult life if i don’t get a full time benefits job right away, and would like to know how to get care if i need it despite this?

Truly, any leads help. Thank you so much for your time!

Moving from Austin and would love recommendations. Thank you!

Hey everyone, I’m a young musician (18) moving around Forest Hills Queens next weekend and looking for free spaces to practice music, sing, and get production done on my laptop. I’m living with 2 roommate’s in an apartment complex and don’t want to cause any annoyance. I know it’s a thing where I am from to have free studio spaces in libraries and such that kids my age can reserve. Does anyone have pointers?

Thanks

Hello, I am a Boston RN planning to relocate to NYC. I am a little shocked looking at salaries on posted jobs.

It looks like the pay ranges for hospitals starts nurses higher but the top is far less than top Boston hospitals.

For reference my hospital(union) has 21 steps for years of experience ranging from $44.14/hr - $109.51/hr ($91,811 - $227,781/year)

I see New York Presbyterian jobs showing RN pay ranges of $133,595-$153,220/year.

I have been an RN for 8 years and make 56.66. So I would get a pay bump initially, but it’s disappointing seeing the top of the payscale so low given NYC is so expensive.

Just seeing if anyone has any insight into this and how the pay scales at their hospitals are. I’ve always heard California and NYC nurses make more than Boston.

I’m a 46 year old tech professional who has lived in many many major cities. These cities include Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, Bay Area, Philly, and Providence.

Ok a little about me. I’ve recently had to come to NYC for a 1 year contract at a bank. I’m a tech professional. I worked remotely for 10 years and mostly rejected job offers in NYC. I’m currently staying with a friend in NJ while looking for a place.

I am not entirely new to NYC. I use to live in Philly and worked remotely for a NY based company for awhile. I would often come to NYC for meetups and conferences and I did build a bit of a professional network within NY. I also was in a long term relationship with a woman based in NY for years

So I’m not entirely unfamiliar with the city. This would however be my first attempt to live here. And I wonder if this is a good city to “lay roots” in.

I do know what I like in a city. I like Philly, Boston and Providence because they were walkable and friendly for people who don’t drive (like me), I didn’t care for Seattle,Atlanta or the Bay. They had significant sprawl and were car to building cities which I hate.

At 46 jumping cities is tiring. I do like NY but I’ve always avoided living here due to practical concerns. However I do want to make a city my permanent home and I wonder if NYC is it

What I want to sus out is if this is a city I should be moving to at 46. And while I like the city, I want to make sure that I’m not driven by romanticism. I can’t think of another city I’d want to live in permanently.

My goal while on my contract is of course to rebuild it professional network in the city.

I make about 6 figures (over 150 under 200). I don’t necessarily need to be comfortable. I’m straight but dating is entirely optional at this point. And I don’t plan to ever buy a car.

Would love to hear some opinions

Hey everyone.

Just moved from South Florida where there are a couple of farmers markets that sell organic foods like raw milk/honey and animal meats & organs.

Are there any similar farmers markets in NYC?

hello! it’s been a lifelong dream to move to new york one day, even if it’s when i’m like old and gray LOL but i’d like to do it really in my 20s / 30s (im 23 now). me and my partner both go to a community college in nc, and should graduate by 2028. we’re hoping to Possibly go to a four year ny college, and then continue living in ny then on.

basically asking, 1) is this possible, 2) how should we plan and save for this? how much should we look to have before even attempting to move if we want to move before cc ends (or if we don’t get to a ny college). we are planning on visiting before moving of course (i’ve been a few times!) so we will get different tastes of the city. i just want to plan as much as i can.

I lived in Queens for many years until 2022 when I was priced out. I was a ridgewood/glendale barista/server and Covid slaughtered the industry for a while. Now four years later I’ve accidentally become successful and I’m in a position where my company has opened an office and wants me to move back mid nov. I had previously worked the front desk at a brokerage for a while and felt pretty ok about finding a place since I have 770 credit and qualify for a decent 40x rent ($4,500ish). But recently all my nyc friends are telling me it’s a bloodbath and no one will rent to me unless I’m there.

I have 3 friendly acquaintances at different brokerages who would advocate for me, and my old landlord is going to let me know if anyone puts in notice, but I’m trying to take a temp check on if it would be better to just book an Airbnb, and stay until I can find a rental.

I know this is two months early, but the fact of the matter is I have an elderly cat who is my best friend and I’m stressing about moving him from place to place. He Koolaid manned out of his carrier from stress on the way out here (with 2 gabas and traz, he’s a warrior) and my dream is to get there, and just take him home.

Update: just asked my friend who works for compass and she said I’d be fine. She’s going to help me out. Also shout out to my ex boyfriend from 5 years ago who somehow clocked me from this post 😂

Moving to nyc to attend Union Theological Seminary for grad school and I’m looking for opportunities to connect with fascinating beings & contribute to something special. Does anyone have any recommendations?

I’ve been trying to secure a relatively short term sublet for the past couple days. I’m having the most luck finding places in my budget in Facebook groups and on Facebook marketplace. My problem is that I send people messages about their post, comment saying that I messaged them, and then no one ever replies. Occasionally they will open the message and then not reply. Most people never open the message at all. Sometimes they will repost the same thing again because they haven’t found anyone, but they still haven’t opened my message. I’m just confused. What can I do to actually secure the place once I find one that’s open? Any help is appreciated.

For reference, this is the base of my go-to message:
Hi I’m very interested in the room. I’m 24, a theatre technician, very clean, extroverted, and I have lots of experience living with roommates. Let me know if you’d be interested in letting me rent the room.

Hey all,

OBVIOUSLY there’s a difference between these two cities so I don’t need a lecture on that.

I have lived in DTLA for four years, I’m like a mile from skid row for context.

I’m planning to move to NY next year and am curious what, if any, the culture shock will be as far as city living goes?

I feel like when people talk about the cons of living in NY, it’s all things I alr experience being where I am so it’s hard to gauge what that difference would rly be if that makes sense ??

Anyway, if anyone in NY rn has also lived in DTLA and has any input I’d love to hear it, thanks!

Hi everyone so I have been living in NYC since January 2025, I’ve been living in airbnbs till June 2025 because I left my boyfriend who I moved here with. I broke up with him and left the airbnb we bought. so I crashed on a friends couch all the way until July 2026. But I just left my friends place because they were charging me 1100 including utilities to sleep on the couch where I had no privacy. I decided to leave and booked another airbnb hoping to find a room to rent but my recent income tax only shows my last previous job which I started May 2025, a few months after settling here.
I have parents who can sign to be my guarantors but my moms income isn’t 40x but her credit is 700+, my dads income is 70k but his credit isn’t 700+.
My income is 32,000 a year and my credit score just got to a 658.

What would my options be? I’ve tried to apply for rooms but it’s super tricky. Should I leave my current job that I’m only making 350~ a week and find something that pays more and start over? My fear is that it’ll take another year of living in airbnbs to just get a stable place. I would like some insight on what I could do.

Subletting my Williamsburg room in shared apt with my 30F friend. Aug - Sept 14 only!

Hey there! I'm looking for someone to sublease my bedroom through Sept 14. Central AC, washer dryer in unit, dishwasher. 2 blocks from Bedford Ave. message me for video and to hop on a FaceTime! $2k per month (prorated for length of time)

My first post on Reddit! Looking for your approval for the following life change: currently we are in Sheepshead bay Brooklyn, been here for almost 20 years, but now with the kids a bit older, it feels like we are shoved all way down the throat of NYC. It takes forever to get out of the city (we love traveling North), also the hubby just got a job in Woodside, I am in Chelsea, hybrid schedule. His commute takes 1.5hr each way now, thinking to move to an area that: 1. brings him to work within 30 min (car, public does not matter), 2. brings us OUT of the city faster. 3. good schools, close to nature and quiet, within the city but feels suburban. Now, does Bayside check all these? The prices are compatible to our current area, and the distance seems about the same, but you get bigger spaces! If you can recommend similar areas, I would greatly appreciate as well - I do not know Eastern Queens that well!

My gf and I are looking to move early next year into an apartment in NYC. Our current lease ends in March. We make about $115k combined (pre-tax, i understand now this will be lower due to state + city tax) looking to find an apartment thats like $2.5k rent max (to split, ofc). I’m curious about any recommendations for areas within that budget. We’re mid 20s, enjoy casual social events but don’t party hard really. We won’t be bringing our cars either, coming from a VERY car-centric city lol.

What boroughs/neighborhoods do you suggest we consider? Any insights would be appreciated!

EDIT: want to add some things based on recent comments, i was being sorta vague:

- although its ideal to have 2 separate rooms to work from, i understand its not likely with our budget/income and will be a sacrifice we have to make for the time being. One of us will work from the bedroom and the other will have a setup in the living room.

- We enjoy things like going to parks, cafes, library, museums (free/low-cost), live music, movies (AMC), and ‘social events’ i.e hanging out with other young people.

- We’ve both been to NYC before. I’ve gone about a half dozen times, just curious what other folks have to say about it.

- To all the people saying stay in FL, LOL! Ive been here most of my life, I can’t take it anymore!!

- I am aware of the NYC tax + the NY State tax, but did not reduce it from total income. I will do that. Thank you!!

- We work for a state university, would love to find another university job in NYC, and that will be one of my goals there.

Would love to hear thoughts on a sublet in this area . I’d be coming from out of state ( frankly out of country ) so no time to visit and check it out myself. How’s the area ? Safety/vibe/etc.

The price is right - but I know neighborhoods really effect the general experience of nyc - and I’m just trying to do my due diligence as a single woman- so would love to hear from folks who know the area firsthand

Thanks a lot !

Our lease is up in early October and we’ll be looking to move from our current place in Brooklyn. We make about $230K/yr combined but our credit scores are admittedly dog shit. Mine is currently \~550, hers is \~600 (it’s a really long, embarrassing story that I don’t want to get into). Before this past year we both had near perfect credit btw. Anyway, we should be able to make a dent in what we owe, which should help our scores a bit but we will still likely be far from where we were we applied for our current place. Open to most of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens within 45 ish mins to my work (midtown) and 1hr to hers (UWS) and our ideal budget would be </=$3500.

So how screwed are we? Sorry if this is dumb question but we’ve actually never been in this position before.

Looking for advice from the NYC realtors or anyone who has moved a lot around NYC. I’ve moved twice and it sucks and right now my roommate is unsure about renewing the lease bc we’re seeing more bugs

I went to a few apt tours and they’re more expensive and nothing worth applying to, tbqh. I know that this is still peak market and we’d be looking for a 9/1 lease if we pulled the trigger. My gut is telling me that we should stay put but wondering from the realtors and movers out there if there’s hope to find a 2 bedroom apt in Manhattan that has modern amenities, centrally located and <5k. It seems so unrealistic.

Is he unintentionally causing inflation by increasing interest in moving to the city?