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I'm with your GF. If you're living here surely you want to feel like you're living here? At least to start.
We're sort of on the edge of prospect heights and parks slopes near the Barclay's centre. It's a good spot. Great transport links and 5th Ave and 7th Ave have tonnes of places to eat. Prospect Park is epic, especially in the summer.
Fort Green and Gowanus seem to popular as well, but slightly less good subway lines.
I know people tend to big up where they live and put down where they can't, but Manhattan is pretty hectic and achievable apartments tend to be small. Personally I love being somewhere with lower buildings, and as odd as this will sound being near decent super markets - food costs are insane here generally, and Manhattan and posh bits of Brooklyn can be off the chart. That said a mate is near Union Sq, it's not too hectic and they scored a great deal. Plus they have the benefit of loving in New York proper, which is something I do regret sometimes.
Depending how you both feel about it I know one couple who've moved every 2-4 months using Airbnb and sublets to get a feel for different parts of the city. Not for everyone, but it's an idea.
If you're here for the long hall there's a housing lottery you should look at. Idk what income restrictions there are though (if any).
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Do you mean social security number? If so, yes, I do have one.
That’s a really good thing to point out, I had no idea, but Brooklyn is definitely at the top of our list. I don’t think I can live in Manhattan. I probably could but there’s only a tiny part of the West Village that I could see myself living in. All just a bit too busy. I’d happily consider living up the Hudson but my girlfriends not into it.