Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time
by paxys on Thursday July 14, 2022 @12:34PM
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Agree with everything except the last part. Brooklyn is a fantastic place to live, and takes 20 mins or so door to door to get to most parts of Manhattan.
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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time
by dont__panic on Thursday July 14, 2022 @01:18PM
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20 minutes to most parts of manhattan?!?!
I'm sorry, but... you might be able to get to FiDi from downtown BK in 20 minutes, door to door. If you live anywhere else in BK, from Greenpoint to Sheepshead Bay, you're looking at 30 minutes minimum to get into manhattan -- probably closer to an hour door-to-door.
Not trying to be rude here, but your statement does not seem to match my lived experience. Maybe you can get 20 minutes door-to-door on a citibike?
Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time
by ctvo on Thursday July 14, 2022 @12:59PM
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The rent in areas adjacent (downtown Brooklyn included) to Brooklyn Heights is nothing to sneeze at. You're looking at equal or higher prices to Manhattan.
Even areas further away, like Prospect Heights or Crown Heights, with decent access to transportation have seen quite the uptick in price and availability.