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In reply to the discussion: Wow, the rent really is too damn high in NYC [View all]meaculpa2011
(918 posts)39. Dyker is transit paradise compared with...
most parts of Queens. Double fare is a practical necessity and the train/bus ride is a nightmare. At least in Dyker you can walk to the golf course. Plenty of great bars, as well. However... I was on the F train last week and it traveled at about 5 MPH and made a stop every two blocks. Torture! If I had to do that every day I'd buy a one-way ticket to a golf course community in North Carolina.
The subway system was designed when Brooklyn and Queens were mostly farming villages. I lived on the Brooklyn/Queens border in the 50s and there was a farm at the end of my block and a dairy farm next to my school.
I'd love to move to Hoboken. Quick trip on PATH, but it's getting just as crowded and expensive as Manhattan.
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Rent is one of the biggest drags on economic recovery but no one talks about it because the
nanabugg
Aug 2012
#33
A short while ago, there were those arguing that $100,000 a year is too much to be middle-class.
leveymg
Aug 2012
#2
Seriously, it is. I live here. Although mine isn't nearly that high, MANY people's are.
JaneyVee
Aug 2012
#4
That's the size of my hallway, hall closet, and bathroom (in my 700 sf 1-BR).
kestrel91316
Aug 2012
#11
Its Tompkins Square Park, we had a pretty good riot there with the NYPD in 1988
winstars
Aug 2012
#57
That co-op mortgage has to include a $200,000 - $250000 down payment for that monthly
aikoaiko
Aug 2012
#13
Choosing to live in New York is just one of lifes little intelligence tests
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Aug 2012
#15
NYC is big... and this is why most intelligent people have avoided manhattan for 20 years
CabCurious
Aug 2012
#41
My brother and his girlfriend pay like $2400 a month for a very small apartment in Central Park area
Initech
Aug 2012
#21
Hoboken is just as expensive as Manhattan now. The Jersey City waterfront is slightly cheaper, but
smokey nj
Aug 2012
#43
Sadly, living in New York doesn't automatically mean living in Manhattan...
brooklynite
Aug 2012
#48