[Alex3917]

> Because NYC is a magical fairytale-land of affordable rents.

I mean if you're willing to take the subway to work, you can get a pretty large 2BR for less than $2K / mo. Yes you need a job to be able to afford that, but not a particularly amazing job. Just not unemployed for the entire year every year.

[timr]

I agree that good transit is the key to affordable housing. Those kinds of apartments aren't located in dense neighborhoods: they're in the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn. Places are well-connected to Manhattan by transit. Places that would be impractical otherwise.

https://streeteasy.com/for-rent/nyc/price:-2000%7Cbeds:2?vie...