Or do what my brother did - if the office is in Upper Manhattan, pay 2,500 -

May 21, 2019
10:41:39am

BigD Coug All-American

4,000 for a newer apartment in Long Island City, which is just across the East River. Most apartments have giant windows with breathtaking views overlooking Manhattan, and it's a short subway/train ride to just about anywhere.

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Any CBers work in Manhattan? Thoughts, opinions, comments about working in Manhattan and where to live? TIA

Texas Hammer Luggage Return Specialist

5/21/19 10:08am

Best places to live are crazy expensive. Look into housing and commute times before considering

soupie

5/21/19 10:10am

I used to visit our office regularly, and would leave thinking I’d never live or work there; however, I used to say the

Texas Hammer

5/21/19 10:15am

bro, no Buc-ees in NYC

HoustonCougar

5/21/19 10:29am

That’s a serious consideration

Texas Hammer

5/21/19 1:11pm

I'd definitely live there short-term. Would be a blast even with a family.

cougarnerd

5/21/19 10:11am

I lived there for a summer. Not the biggest fan.

TPcoug

5/21/19 10:15am

I’ve spent a lot of time there, and would love to live there, if only for a few

BigD Coug

5/21/19 10:16am

Once my son leaves on his mission this summer, we’ll be empty-nesters. My choices are Houston, SLC, and now NY.

Texas Hammer

5/21/19 10:19am

I’d do it. Get a small walk up within walking distance of the office. It’d be a

BigD Coug

5/21/19 10:24am

Or do what my brother did - if the office is in Upper Manhattan, pay 2,500 -

BigD Coug

5/21/19 10:41am

a small walkup would also discourage your kids from moving back in with you.

Florwood

5/21/19 10:45am

It is tough with kids but once we are empty nesters my wife and I would love to

Pied Piper

5/21/19 12:44pm

Where would the office be? I am partial to the UES. With the new 2nd Avenue

Pied Piper

5/21/19 10:18am

A couple blocks from the WTC

Texas Hammer

5/21/19 10:20am

That’s where we are and love the new Q line.

soupie

5/21/19 11:18am

I’m moving there this summer. Moving from Texas to NY would be hard.

TCuz

5/21/19 10:18am

Moving from Texas to many places would be hard 😉

Texas Hammer

5/21/19 10:21am

In all seriousness, the housing downshift would be pretty crazy

TCuz

5/21/19 10:27am

We lived in Darien CT. Most our neighbors worked in NYC and took the train. ~1 hr. Darien was awesome!

Ragnar Danneskjold

5/21/19 10:20am

Conneticut. It's not New Jersey. There are semi-affordable places.

CougieMcCougFace

5/21/19 10:24am

I smell a higher salary!

HoustonCougar

5/21/19 10:28am

I grew up in NJ. The entire state transportation system is designed to get peopl

Cougarclaw

5/21/19 10:37am

Worst thing about living in NJ while working in NYC

spinner

5/21/19 12:24pm

Penn Station really is soul crushing. Such a blight on the city. And it used to be so pretty.

TCuz

5/21/19 12:54pm

I did Penn Station for 6 months.

Cougarclaw

5/21/19 1:24pm

Lol, I can honestly say I never once took the subway escalators

spinner

5/21/19 1:39pm

Never taken elevator in subway.

soupie

5/21/19 1:49pm

General NYC rent rule is your annual salary needs to be 40x monthly rent

TCuz

5/21/19 11:01am

Great info. Thanks

Texas Hammer

5/21/19 11:49am

Lived there over 10 years

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