Reply #2: yes - but Queens or Jersey might be a better choice [View All]

[papau]

10 years ago I paid 24000 per year for a 1 bedroom - in a nice but no where near great area but with full time guards (14th and first, 23rd and 2nd - Sty Town and the (original) Madison square, and Union square area -great areas but pricey).

I loved the experience. No other city has the same feeling of being alive that NYC has - you feel the energy the moment you step onto the sidewalk.

But cost is tough - check out what the college kids are getting as those areas tend to be more affordable. And the lonely at night areas like near the WTC were cheaper - at least back then.

Alphabet city area is cheap - but scary - again back then.

Good luck - It will be a great memory!

:-)