Re:Freakonomics: How to Avoid a Bad Apartment in New York City
by jamesshamenski on Wednesday September 29, 2010 @08:15PM
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Im moving to nyc in 2-3 weeks as well. Maybe we can join forces and push down the broker fees. 4 can be stronger than 1.
It really depends on what you are looking for. We stayed in Williamsburg for the duration of our trip (about 5 days) to get a feel for it, as lots of people recommended it. It turns out we didn't really like it (nothing bad per se, just not what we're looking for).
We settled on Lower East Side, as it best represents what we're looking for.
To handle the issue of apartment hunting while not living there, we're going to end up just using airbnb to find a monthly rental, move our stuff up and put it in storage (we're moving from DC), and hopefully will be able to find a place easier by being there.