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Hi all – I apologize if this is a dumb post but I’m looking for some help. My job is transferring me to NYC, and I think I may want to live in Brooklyn.
I’ve spent time a brief amount of time in Brooklyn, and it seemed really cool and I hear great things about it. I know that your $ goes further there also. I’m young (32) and single, but have a decent friend base in NYC (primarily in Manhattan). I’m wondering which neighborhoods of Brooklyn would be best for me. I’d probably start off renting and then look to purchase once I got settled. I would be working in both midtown Manhattan and the Soho area, and I’m not going to have a car, so my biggest concern would be an area that had good subway access and where a commute wouldn’t take forever. I like to eat out a lot so proximity to good restaurants/take out would be nice as well. I love to go out but my preference would be to live in a nicer residential area that has access to better ‘going-out’ parts of town then to live in those parts of town themselves. I have heard Fort Greene, Cobble Hill, Park Slope, and Brooklyn Heights are good areas but I’m not sure what are the pros and cons of each – you can only gather so much from general descriptions, so I thought I’d throw it out there for current Brooklyn residents. I’m a bit of a yuppie (I’ll admit) though not snobby basically I’m not really into the uber-hipster scene. I just want a place that is nice and has access to other great areas of NYC. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated – thanks for your time! Also if there are specific management companies to recommend/avoid I’d love to know that as well. Brownstoner seems to be an awesome blog and hopefully I can be a part of your online community once the move takes place.