Brooklyn, NY: moving advice/realtors

it's not even for you, though

frankly cutty if u live in bed stuy thats all i need to know <3 <3 <3

Those neighborhoods, at those prices.. why not live in Bridgeport and make origami out of all the leftover money each month?

bridgeport, CT?

Yes.

gtfo with this bridgeport

tracer this is like the time you were all "why are you guys spending $100 on jeans? why not just buy them at the thrift store?"

Depart: 8:14AM
Arrive: 9:26AM
Travel Time: 72 min.
Through train: Y

Ha Max it kind of is. I would never live in Bridgeport though I don't think.

i live in princeton and commute like 2 hrs each way so im not unsympathetic

to the idea that it makes more sense to live outside of the city, i mean--the commute kind of sucks tho

i just don't understand the "those neighborhoods at those prices!" when the money i would probably be paying slightly less rent but $200/month more and an extra hour each way on the metro north and living in fucking fairfield county, instead of in walking distance of great restaurants, parks and museums.

well, i am commuting w/in the 5 boroughs for at least an hour each way anyway, so it can't be that much worse and i'm sure you have lots more space!

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i commute an hour each way as well, but commuting from CT would be 2 hours each way.

i cant complain about my living situation esp. since my job pays for my transpo but this is one of those things where everyone has a difft set of needs for where they live--my girlfriend for example does not want to live in new jersey with my parents or in bridgeport, ct by herself

also i have a somewhat irrational hatred of connecticut :)

proximity to friends is pretty important and youd lose that living in bridgeport

Sorry I really was being devil's advocate, I hate Connecticut too.

I've spent some time in Bed Stuy though and I don't recall the great restaurants, parks and museums.

my old boss used to commute from LIC to hartford, ct. he said it was really nice. i can imagine a metro north ride might be less stressful than my 3 trains and transfers, especially if you are going north when everyone else is going south.

Also, completely agreed about friend proximity.

yeah i was talking about crown heights specifically there i guess though you could easily walk or bike to these places from crown heights and there are some awesome restaurants in bed-stuy

you need amtrak for hartford

sorry that made no sense.
should read: you could easily walk or bike to these places from crown heights bed-stuy

sorry i don't know why i said hartford i meant new haven.

major gripe with metro north and nj transit is that they don't run all night.

where i live in CH (a large 1 bedroom for $1200/month) i am 3 blocks from the brooklyn museum & botanical gardens. i saw cheaper apts in the neighborhood (1 bedrooms from $850 up) but i picked this place because it had a lot of space, high ceilings and 6 windows. it is two blocks from the 4 express train which does take me 1 hour to get to work, but i don't have to transfer trains. i love it and i don't feel like i am paying too much at all.

what kind of place is your gf looking for? a share or her own studio/1br?

shes looking for a studio/1br but probably open to roommates

she can move into my room

jpegs plz

major gripe with metro north and nj transit is that they don't run all night.

NJ transit just needs one ne corridor train at like 3AM and theyd have all their bases covered

hey look another shitty thread about nyc with opinions!

or you could just bring a book!
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well yeah

metro-north to new haven is ~1:45 and the seats aren't amtrak-quality. i wouldn't want to do it every day.

that kid who got shot in crown heights on monday probably isn't too big on the place right now

There's definitely been an uptick in crime in Brooklyn this year. I wonder what's up with that.

http://www.bls.gov/ro2/chart1.gif

haha otm

Good times.

definitely that, and i wouldn't put a little bit past La Nina (which is the answer to everything)

Hahahahahah -- Tracer, you are so infuriating. Do you do it on purpose?

tacer are you still in london? why not move to ipswitch or something

The making-origami part was clever, though. Or maybe just "clever", but I laughed!

cutty my (affordable) neighborhood in London is full of beautiful houses, parks, great restaurants and museums, and doesn't feel like an abandoned, decaying shithole.

Ipswitch, on the other hand...

what neighborhood is affordable in london?

you live in mayfair, don't you

Hackney

this explains my obsession with buses

Bridgeport has cheap housing, there are some parts that are supposed to be pretty nice, especially closer to the water, and it could use people moving in, but I'm not gonna be the one to do it