Moving To New York Tips

New York City is the most close-knit major city in the United States with an estimated population exceeding 8.3 million people, and with a land area of 305 square miles. The city consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Queens and Brooklyn are a part of the Long Island.
Buying or renting an apartment in New York City can be very difficult, Figuring out what you want, how much you can afford and where you want to live is very important. Here are some Important and Helpful Tips for moving into the New York City. Living arrangements, cost and travel, commute and parking are all a concern, the main issue is safety and where to live without paying too much.
First of all, sticking to the common dialect houses are called brownstones or cooperatives and not apartments here. The median cost of a house is 998 grand, which are generally for stucco homes. Manhattan is over-priced where co-ops would cost on an average for about 3 to 6 grand up to 10 grand a month for rent!! Due to the recession many landlords are desperate as mass people left due to layoffs.
The best way and most cost efficient choice would be to live in long island, it is cheaper, has ordinary neighbourhoods, peaceful and easy commutation via train. Try not to have a car. Depending on where you live, parking is a hassle and insurance is very expensive within NYC. So make sure to live within close walking distance to a subway station. For commutation, subways, metro-north is a good option while the best idea at night is too take taxis as well, it's considered the safest.

Pros of living in NYC: There are lots of business opportunities in corporate America, largest communications/media conglomerate in the world's headquarters is here, finest restaurants and hotels, many major professional sports traditions, huge educational options, many top notch colleges, and of course, an awesome night life. Largest diversity in the nation, people from different cultures and communities whether it be Latinos, Jamaicans, Jewish etc. You can visit Museums on their free or discount days. (For instance, the Brooklyn Museum has Target First Saturdays where there is Free admission on the first Saturday of the month)

Cons of living in NYC: Mass people means abundant traffic, thus travelling is hectic, commuting by subway is a huge adjustment, and alarming crime rate, to use your own car is outrageous in New York city, pricey parking for instance 75 dollar parking rates all over place, 30 dollar parking fees for one hour ; crowded and small dwelling spaces.