I'm also looking to move to NYC in about a month. Have you spent much time exploring the neighborhoods? I'm heading out there in about two weeks to do so, but I've been looking at a lot of places on Craigslist and asking people for their opinions on different areas to get an idea of what I'm getting into. Happen to be looking at any specific area?
I'm also moving to NYC in about a month. My girlfriend and I went up a little bit ago to check out neighborhoods.
It really depends on what you are looking for. We stayed in Williamsburg for the duration of our trip (about 5 days) to get a feel for it, as lots of people recommended it. It turns out we didn't really like it (nothing bad per se, just not what we're looking for).
We settled on Lower East Side, as it best represents what we're looking for.
To handle the issue of apartment hunting while not living there, we're going to end up just using airbnb to find a monthly rental, move our stuff up and put it in storage (we're moving from DC), and hopefully will be able to find a place easier by being there.
Not as much as I wanted. Last trip, on a fact-finding mission, we ended up spending a lot of time wandering around Manhattan, and doing some touristy stuff, and in general being exhausted.
We're going to live in Brooklyn for sure. My girlfriend likes Brighton Beach, and I'm from Russia, originally, so I wouldn't mind living there. We also heard great things about that hipster part of town whose name I forget.
