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.

But with a much better supermarket.

Move to Redhook. It's what Hackney Wick is to Shoreditch.

Does anyone know of a cheap place to stay in New York? Wanna take my girlfriend there for a surprise break next september, but need to do it on quite a tight budget. Hostels don't really appeal as I would like some privacy.

Does anyone know of a cheap place to stay in New York? Wanna take my girlfriend there for a surprise break next september, but need to do it on quite a tight budget. Hostels don't really appeal as I would like some privacy.

All, I know this thread has been settled for a bit, but I'd like to throw in one more Brooklyn neighborhood as a reference for anyone else who comes along. Prospect Heights is between Park Slope and Fort Greene (both mentioned), and it's the latest to get a bit gentrified... but prices are still low for apartments, and you have immediate access to Prospect Park and good bike baths to downtown.

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Anybody got any thoughts on Clinton Hill area?

i've heard dowisetrepla is nice

Totally delayed reply, but seems it's not too late.

Greenpoint YMCA is well located and very cheap (because the Y doesn't have to pay hotel tax) and you get your own room although the bathroom facilities are shared.

Pros: Good location, swimming pool and sauna in basement, cheap as chips, authentic experience (lots of the residents are just that).

Cons: Lots of the residents are just that, opposite the fire station so can be noisy at night, mice, not exactly romantic.

Did I say it's cheap though?

Does anyone know of a cheap place to stay in New York? Wanna take my girlfriend there for a surprise break next september, but need to do it on quite a tight budget. Hostels don't really appeal as I would like some privacy.