Hello fellow nurses,

I just accepted a position at New York Presbyterian Columbia and need somewhere to live now. I am not from New York and need help.

I am looking for:

a rental home/apartment

safety!!!!!, safety!!!!, safety!!!

space in the apt/home

parking

I would like to be close to work but far enough away to feel comfortable and safe. Lets just say I dont want to be more than 30 min (driving or public transportation) away from work

I am also open to a roomate situation in a comfortable spacious living. I am a 24 year old RN, clean, love but have no pets, work night shift, fun, non smoker.

If anyone knows of a great area to live in or could help me in any way please send me a message and I will get back to you ASAP.

Thanks!

First of all, CONGRATS on landing a position!:D

Who says no one is hiring nurses at the moment.

Happen to live in Manhattan, not far from NYP and can tell you the Upper Eastside and Yorkville areas (roughly from Lexington Avenue to York Avenue, from East 57th Street to East 96th Street), has some pretty decent apartments at decent enough rents. The area is quite safe both day and night, long as one remembers it is NYC and uses common sense, but for my part am often out at all hours walking about and haven't had any problems in the 14 or so years I've lived in the area. Indeed one often sees many doctors, nurses and others employed by NYP, Hospital for Special Surgery, Sloan-Kettering, Lenox Hill Hospital, and the whole other lot of healthcare settings located in the area walking to and from work at all hours.

Another great area would be down the other way from NYP, in the East 50's down through East 30's, though parts can be "bar central" and noisy at times.

IIRC didn't NYP just finish a new buildng on Second Avenue as housing for nurses,doctors et al? It is the one with a Equnoix gym on the ground floor near East 72nd Street.

If you need suggestions or tips about finding an apartment please feel free to "PM" me. Suggest simply walking about and looking for signs in windows (there are quite allot recently), advertising vacant apartments in buildings, or working with a good real estate broker.

During the past recession, landlords were offering all kinds of goodies to get persons to rent because of high vacancy, so you still may be able to land a deal.

Best of luck in your new job!

DGTG

Hello fellow nurses,

I just accepted a position at New York Presbyterian Columbia and need somewhere to live now. I am not from New York and need help.

I am looking for:

a rental home/apartment

safety!!!!!, safety!!!!, safety!!!

space in the apt/home

parking

I would like to be close to work but far enough away to feel comfortable and safe. Lets just say I dont want to be more than 30 min (driving or public transportation) away from work

I am also open to a roomate situation in a comfortable spacious living. I am a 24 year old RN, clean, love but have no pets, work night shift, fun, non smoker.

If anyone knows of a great area to live in or could help me in any way please send me a message and I will get back to you ASAP.

Thanks!

I hope you know that New York Presbyterrian hospitals owns apartments.. and there isn't a long wait... try that route....

Have you checked out Craigslist?

craigslist: new york city classifieds for jobs, apartments, personals, for sale, services, community, and events

Lots of apartments available there that are all over the city. Also there's an option where you can search the "rooms/shared" section if you are looking for a roommate.

Would you be able to tell me how much they are paying over there? I'm hoping to land a job at NYP Cornell Hospital but I have no idea on their starting salary. I have 2 years of experience and am currently making about $30/hour here in Houston.

During the past recession, landlords were offering all kinds of goodies to get persons to rent because of high vacancy, so you still may be able to land a deal.

How do you go about getting these goodies?

Do the landlords usually offer them up front or do you need to negotiate for them? I'm looking to land an apt in Murray Hill but not sure if the advertised price is negotiable or not.

Avoid the East Side completely if you plan on working at the Columbia campus. Aside from being grossly underserved by subway service, it will take you an hour at least to get crosstown and all the way up to Columbia.

Once hired, you can apply for employee housing near Columbia. It runs $900-1300 for either a studio or 1br, and they are huge. There is usually a waitlist, especially this time of year when we get new residents/fellows.

I found all my roommates on Craigslist. I had a tour and an interview with each of them, and for the most part, had a good experience. You can also try a site like Hotpads.com.

If you want your own place, near the hospital, look into Inwood. It's served by the 1 and A trains, which take you right to CP. It's also relatively safe, and residential. The further downtown you move, the more expensive it gets. My studio in midtown is over $2000 a month. I paid $750 for a shared apt in Inwood. I moved for the location, and my own place. I pay a premium for stuff like a doorman, concierge, etc. It's also in a primo location. It's also outrageously expensive.

Try looking into places across the river in Fort Lee, NJ, or Jersey City, etc....if you want street parking in NYC, dream on. Stay in NJ :) Anywhere near a NJTransit or Path train station, or bus line can get you into the city.

How do you go about getting these goodies?

Do the landlords usually offer them up front or do you need to negotiate for them? I'm looking to land an apt in Murray Hill but not sure if the advertised price is negotiable or not.

As they say down home "askin ain't gettin", but you can certianly try!

From what one has read in the NYT, Crains, and heard from various other NYC media sources, apartment rents are starting to stablise with some landlords backing off from offering such "goodies" as paying broker's fees, free rent for a "X" amount of months, and so forth.

However not all landlords are in the same position, so it pays to ask what they can "do for you". Worse that can happen is they will turn you down.

You can find average rents in a particular areas by either asking a good broker (or checking their listings), looking on CL, the New York Times real estate section, and so on. If the landlord isn't offering anything, ask if they will take a bit less rent, or pay the broker's fee. Failing that ask about working out rent increases in advance (say no increases for the next lease renewal). As a nurse with a steady job and therefore paycheck, you should be a nice catch as a tenant.

On a side note, always found Murray Hill a nice area, just too "busy" in some sections for my tastes. Guess because it is near Mid-Town. Back when I was looking for an apartment in NYC, certain brokers wouldn't show apartments to "nice girls" on several blocks in MH because they had street walkers (hookers). No, this wasn't the 1950's, but the late 1980's and early 1990's! Mayor G cleaned up that stuff, and the area is once again "hot", though it does lack parks, open spaces and schools. OTHO it is close to the NYU hospital complex on the FDR.

lol, i live in the riverdale .. I love the area! its really nice area...

yes, close to columbia presbyterrian hospital, and walking distance to allen pavillion (columbia presbyterrian)

anyways...

good luck.....!!

NYP offers housing for their proffessionals...NYP Housing

Have you checked out Craigslist?

craigslist: new york city classifieds for jobs, apartments, personals, for sale, services, community, and events

Lots of apartments available there that are all over the city. Also there's an option where you can search the "rooms/shared" section if you are looking for a roommate.

Would you be able to tell me how much they are paying over there? I'm hoping to land a job at NYP Cornell Hospital but I have no idea on their starting salary. I have 2 years of experience and am currently making about $30/hour here in Houston.

well, starting salary 75 k, and two years experience, is about $2000 additional, bsn $1300 adittional, and if you want to work nights its $6500 additional..

I recently started working there.. so I know...

NYP offers housing for their proffessionals...NYP Housing

hey, can you tell me how much is average rent... and if you know how bad is their waiting list? Thank you.

1 bedroom is about 2,000$, a 2 bedroom is about 2,500$$.

anyone wants to room share ?? i'm a F/T Rn working nights @ NYP- Columbia looking for NYP roommates ! thanks for your interest!