Cheapest New York City Housing? Vol. College Students on a Budget

[sstutter]

I've been searching for some summer internships in NYC and back home in Southern Cali. I already have a finance one in Manhattan that pays about $17 anhour. I heard that NYC rents are through the roof, and I'm just scared that the rent would basically cancel out what I earn. What area in NYC has thecheapest apartments? It doesn't have to be in Manhattan, although it would be nice. I don't really mind how small the apartment is or how"hood" the area is, but I might change my mind as I've never really lived in an urban area before.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

 

[deletedelete]

anywhere in the bronx.
woodhaven, queens
harlem
washington heights
i saw bensonhurst with pretty cheap prices too

you need a roomate though

 

[mr monday niight]

Soundview projects in the Bronx..you'll be treated nicely there

 

[noslickremarks]

Bronx has cheap aparments....... Mainly buildings from the 30's and 40's but the cheapest may be 700 - 800 dollars

BX FTW lol
check NY newspapers for rent controlled apartments in BX QU BK and Manhattan
apply for housing and Section8

 

[infamousod]

Originally Posted by SiMPLYDiMPLY

anywhere in the bronx.
woodhaven, queens
harlem
washington heights
i saw bensonhurst with pretty cheap prices too

you need a roomate though

it's not cheap if you get robbed everyday


wages in NYC reflect the cost of living. i.e. earning 50k in NYC is like earning 30k in Wisconsin (roughly)

 

[deletedelete]

Originally Posted by infamousod

Originally Posted by SiMPLYDiMPLY

anywhere in the bronx.
woodhaven, queens
harlem
washington heights
i saw bensonhurst with pretty cheap prices too

you need a roomate though

it's not cheap if you get robbed everyday


wages in NYC reflect the cost of living. i.e. earning 50k in NYC is like earning 30k in Wisconsin (roughly)

how are you going to get robbed everyday? washington heights and harlem are not that bad.... bensonhurst is not bad AT ALL, i live in woodhaven and nothinghas ever happened to me ever, and i can't speak on the bronx but i know a lot of people who live there and nothing has ever happened to them.

ya'll make NY out to be really bad, stop scaring this dude

 

[moonmaster3]

Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to live in a project?

 

[nycknicks105]

Originally Posted by sStutter

I've been searching for some summer internships in NYC and back home in Southern Cali. I already have a finance one in Manhattan that pays about $17 an hour. I heard that NYC rents are through the roof, and I'm just scared that the rent would basically cancel out what I earn. What area in NYC has the cheapest apartments? It doesn't have to be in Manhattan, although it would be nice. I don't really mind how small the apartment is or how "hood" the area is, but I might change my mind as I've never really lived in an urban area before.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

If you want to live in the city, then check out Chinatown, or Inwood.

 

[noslickremarks]

Originally Posted by moonmaster3

Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to live in a project?

like under 550 a month and you don't have to pay utilities

I have heard of people paying $50 a month

 

[abeautifulhaze]

Bronx is your best bet.

You can find a decent area, cheapest rent in NYC and close to Manhattan.

 

[sstutter]

Originally Posted by SiMPLYDiMPLY

Originally Posted by infamousod

Originally Posted by SiMPLYDiMPLY

anywhere in the bronx.
woodhaven, queens
harlem
washington heights
i saw bensonhurst with pretty cheap prices too

you need a roomate though

it's not cheap if you get robbed everyday


wages in NYC reflect the cost of living. i.e. earning 50k in NYC is like earning 30k in Wisconsin (roughly)

how are you going to get robbed everyday? washington heights and harlem are not that bad.... bensonhurst is not bad AT ALL, i live in woodhaven and nothing has ever happened to me ever, and i can't speak on the bronx but i know a lot of people who live there and nothing has ever happened to them.

ya'll make NY out to be really bad, stop scaring this dude

Thanks for the help. I'll check out some of those areas with some friends when I go for spring break. Yea, I'll probably be living with afew friends, but out of curiosity, why do I "need" a roommate?

 

[ap27]

Originally Posted by sStutter

I've been searching for some summer internships in NYC and back home in Southern Cali. I already have a finance one in Manhattan that pays about $17 an hour. I heard that NYC rents are through the roof, and I'm just scared that the rent would basically cancel out what I earn. What area in NYC has the cheapest apartments? It doesn't have to be in Manhattan, although it would be nice. I don't really mind how small the apartment is or how "hood" the area is, but I might change my mind as I've never really lived in an urban area before.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Don't know where ur internship is (assuming its somewhere either downtown or midtown), but a lot of ppl i kno who get finance internships in collegeapply for NYU housing...good environment, safe, downtown, tons of things to do and ppl to meet, not as expensive or as hard as a short term apartment (since uronly there for the summer)...i'd definetly reccommend looking into that...it's not guaranteed to non-NYU kids, so you should look into it as soon aspossible...

Also, again, don't know what ur finance internship is, but I wouldn't reccomend Queens, especially if ur not from NY. At these banking/financeinternships u might be working 12+ hour days, so while it may be cheaper, u don't wanna be wasting ur time commuting...

EDIT: ^u don't "need" a roomate, but like it's been said, this is an expensive city to live in...its also an easier place to live in if ulive with ppl u know, especially if ur from out of town

 

[thebachellor]

amishpimp27 wrote:

Also, again, don't know what ur finance internship is, but I wouldn't reccomend Queens, especially if ur not from NY. At these banking/finance internships u might be working 12+ hour days, so while it may be cheaper, u don't wanna be wasting ur time commuting...



Why does everyone #!#% on Queens about this? Except for the very far parts leading in to Long Island, mostly everywhere in Queens is accesible by train.

 

[dapper d]

Originally Posted by NoSlickRemarks

Originally Posted by moonmaster3

Out of curiosity, how much does it cost to live in a project?

like under 550 a month and you don't have to pay utilities

I have heard of people paying $50 a month

it goes by your income...

 

[hugo]

how much would it cost to live in queens peeps? im planing on moving there next summer!

 

[lrrr]

www.newyork.craigslist.org

 

[sstutter]

Originally Posted by amishpimp27

Originally Posted by sStutter

I've been searching for some summer internships in NYC and back home in Southern Cali. I already have a finance one in Manhattan that pays about $17 an hour. I heard that NYC rents are through the roof, and I'm just scared that the rent would basically cancel out what I earn. What area in NYC has the cheapest apartments? It doesn't have to be in Manhattan, although it would be nice. I don't really mind how small the apartment is or how "hood" the area is, but I might change my mind as I've never really lived in an urban area before.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Don't know where ur internship is (assuming its somewhere either downtown or midtown), but a lot of ppl i kno who get finance internships in college apply for NYU housing...good environment, safe, downtown, tons of things to do and ppl to meet, not as expensive or as hard as a short term apartment (since ur only there for the summer)...i'd definetly reccommend looking into that...it's not guaranteed to non-NYU kids, so you should look into it as soon as possible...

Also, again, don't know what ur finance internship is, but I wouldn't reccomend Queens, especially if ur not from NY. At these banking/finance internships u might be working 12+ hour days, so while it may be cheaper, u don't wanna be wasting ur time commuting...

EDIT: ^u don't "need" a roomate, but like it's been said, this is an expensive city to live in...its also an easier place to live in if u live with ppl u know, especially if ur from out of town

Thanks, fam. I looked into NYU/Columbia/etc. but they're all like $3,000+ per person for the summer.

Just wondering, how bad are Queensbridge and Marcy?

 

[deletedelete]

you need a roomate because studios are hardly ever under 850 when you could get a 3 bedroom apt for 1300-1500 so your rent could end up being 400-500 a month

i live in woodhaven right now (with my mom lulz) in a 3 bedroom apt in woodhaven.... 1300/month. the only problem is that it takes an hour by train to geteverywhere. i suppose you have to pay for convenience.

 

[grand 0ld party]

for finance look into brooklyn, its closer to the street than most of manhattan

 

[noslickremarks]

Originally Posted by SiMPLYDiMPLY

you need a roomate because studios are hardly ever under 850 when you could get a 3 bedroom apt for 1300-1500 so your rent could end up being 400-500 a month

i live in woodhaven right now (with my mom lulz) in a 3 bedroom apt in woodhaven.... 1300/month. the only problem is that it takes an hour by train to get everywhere. i suppose you have to pay for convenience.

WOW thats nice....

How is the woodhaven area? My mom wants a bigger place

 

[BaltimoreLove]

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Originally Posted by SiMPLYDiMPLY

anywhere in the bronx.

Foolery... they selling 500,000 condo's across the street from the projects in my hood... be carefull your pockets can hurt easy...

 

[noslickremarks]

Originally Posted by PeterJamesThe3rd

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Originally Posted by SiMPLYDiMPLY

anywhere in the bronx.

Foolery... they selling 500,000 condo's across the street from the projects in my hood... be carefull your pockets can hurt easy...


you in Marble Hill or Riverdale??

 

[dunkaroos]

Bronx

 

[nikeflightposite]

how does NYC compare to Oakland? in terms of environment and cost of living?

 

[jredmond3]

A nice cardboard box will do nicely, it'll have more room than a studio apartment at least.