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https://www.zillow.com/manhattan-new-york-ny/apartments-1-bedrooms/2_p/
1 bedroom, from what I saw at a quick glance, $2900-7000 / month.
Edit: I searched "1br apartment nyc" and posted the results here. I did not pick manhattan. I know very little about NYC. I was not trying to pick the most expensive.
Here is Brooklyn, and the first result is $3,400.
The Bronx, first result is $2,600.
Accurate. But to soften the blow a bit, two things often left out of the story that are sort of particular to this city:
Cheap food? Where?
OK admittedly I was thinking of takeout, so nothing i had in mind would be responsible long term lol
My groceries are pretty simple, and I get specific things at specific places because I’ve been here a while, so I’m not sure it’s representative, but the city is building discount grocery stores (East Harlem, HP in the Bronx, and somewhere in Queens and Brooklyn but I haven’t heard where) so longterm grub should be more affordable too
It'll be interesting to see what the city stores end up doing. Currently they are being placed in food deserts, so they shouldn't create much competition unless their price difference is large enough to justify the public transit to get there.
Maybe there will be some price decreases with the nearest private stores, but hard to say.
To be clear, I think these stores are a wonderful program that will really benefit the areas they are opened in. I'm just curious if they will have any broader effects. Hopefully they open even more in the future
Yeah I hope so. Also good question. Not sure how big of an impact it will make on the rest of grocery store pricing. But it’s a good bet tons of people are willing to cross town for the inexpensive groceries if the crowds at the Costco on 117th are any indication lol.
Yeah, Manhattan you're not living in on 100k unless you want to live in a shoebox studio or in Harlem.
That being said there's a lot more to the city than Manhattan, and the other boroughs are a lot more affordable.
I just put in 1 bedroom apartment nyc
The filter you used is only showing Manhattan, not all of NYC, not sure why zillow would've done that, but Manhattan is definitely not all of NYC.
There's more to New York than Manhattan. Queens and Brooklyn are often cheaper.
Brooklyn search
Shit is still too expensive, but there are lucky finds still.
You picked one of the most expensive parts of NYC there.
As I said in another comment, I searched 1 bedroom apartments nyc. I am not from New York and have only been there a few times.