Good areas to live in New York?

as far as i know you can go over on a visa waiver scheme. irish people definitely can. basically, you can stay there for 3 months without a visa, most jobs in nyc are cash in hand anyway so they won't be able to trace you. the best way to do this in order not to arouse suspicion is to book a flight a week or two after your arrival, and then change it when you get there. worked a treat for me in '06. i am irish though and i think there might be another arrangement with the brits.

I'll look into it, ta.