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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
Now we're getting somewhere. Sounds like its on, or West of 8th Avenue. That means the A,C or E train.
First, I recomend that you completely forget about Staten Island. Its beyond boring, and the commute is loooooooong. You would first have to commute to the ferry terminal. Then you would have a half-hour boat ride. Then you would board the 1 train, or the N or W train. Neither have transfers to the A,C or E south of 59th Street. I could go on, but you're looking at a nightmare commute. Probably 1 1/2 to 2 hours per direction each day. And when you get home, you're in Stranded, I mean Staten Island. With nothing to do. Not fun.
The easiest commute will be near the A,C or E lines, or where you can walk across a platform for a transfer, like the F or G trains. The L train also offers an easy transfer, and it serves up and coming neighborhoods in North Brooklyn, where you'll find a lot of college educated people close to your age. The B,D, F and V trains offer an easy transfer at W. 4th Street. The 1 train offers a bizarre transfer at 168th Street, but it works.
To make your life easy, here are neighborhoods that I recomend by borough:
The Bronx:
Kings Bridge
Riverdale
Spuyten Duyvel
Brooklyn:
Bushwick
Clinton Hill
Fort Greene
Greenpoint
Park Slope (might be too pricey)
Prospect Heights
Williamsburg
Manhattan:
Inwood or Washington Heights WEST of Broadway
Queens:
Jackson Heights
Woodside
I think that you'll be happiest in Brooklyn or Manhattan. You'll find more things to do.
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I wouldn't live in Jackson Heights or Woodside if you paid me. And some of the parts of Brooklyn you mentioned are not that safe although they've cleaned up. Jackson Heights is great if you're looking for Indian food.
Anyone saying to live in Staten Island knows nothing about NYC. It's boring, it's not that great, unworthy commute, and it will forever be a trash dump with smelly people.
Check Forest Hills Mullet. There will be a good commute for you and also it's got a young crowd that moved there. But again you can find a place for 1K easy in a high rise if you live with like a few people.
-Rudey