[throwaway24124]

What neighborhood did you move to in NYC? I'm in NYC now and considering signing a 1 bedroom lease here, but the avg price in Manhattan/Brooklyn seems to be $3500 a month which is pushing me toward living in DC instead.

[nerdbert]

I moved from NYC to DC and regretted it for the entire period (5+ years) that I stayed in DC. It's so dull by comparison. Even in the dead center it feels like a suburb. Worse, people come and go constantly so it's very difficult to build a stable solid social life. Every time I started really vibing with new friends, their job would disappear or send them to Kansas or Kabul or something, and I'd have to start over again.

Only positive thing I can say is that it's way better for cycling than NYC. Good infrastructure in the city, and fantastic paved trails throughout the surrounding areas. When my friends would move away at least I could spent the weekends exploring on two wheels.

[cglan]

I moved near east williamsburg/bushwhick along the L this past fall. I pay around 1.8k for a pretty large place alone. You can definitely find deals but the market has been sorta nuts. $3500 definitely feels high but keep in mind I dont have a dishwasher or w/d which for me is fine. I'm immensely more happy here than in DC and I am fully remote. I pay about $100 a month for wework basic and it gets me out of the house during the day. Or I go to friends places.

[orangepurple]

DC is way more lame than NYC, if that matters. DC is also overflowing with lawyers, apparatchiks, their groupies, and the permanently subsidized. NYC is much more random, diverse, corrupt, fun, and chaotic.

[dheerkt]

Moved from NOVA to Union City, NJ. My commute to Midtown is shorter than it would be if I were living in Brooklyn via Port Authority Buses. Rent is cheaper, and don't need to pay city tax.