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I'm a new hire RN to NYP Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital moving to Manhattan April 1st 2016. Looking for any advice on finding an apartment/roommate? I'm hoping to live on the UWS but need to find a roommate to split rent! Let me know :)

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I'm a new hire RN to NYP Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital moving to Manhattan April 1st 2016. Looking for any advice on finding an apartment/roommate? I'm hoping to live on the UWS but need to find a roommate to split rent! Let me know :)

Any particular reason for the UWS besides being close to work?

Start with the NYP hospital system such as notice boards and so forth. Expand out to include Columbia University. Besides finding potential roommates/shares you may get lucky and find some one who needs to break a lease/move.

IIRC NYP has some sort of housing for nurses but not sure how much and or where.

Besides the UWS you may want to consider parts of Harlem such as Hamilton Heights or even Inwood. Both are short train rides away from the hospital campus.

NYP had or may still have housing for some employees including nurses, but you'd have to ask around.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/hospital-hiking-rent-workers-article-1.1437735

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Specializes in Neurosurgery, Neurology.
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I just like the area-no particular reason. Once I get my NYP login I will try notice boards, good idea!

Thanks for you input!

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Just to get you started:

Hamilton Heights: Hamilton Heights Apartments for Rent | StreetEasy

Morningside Heights: Morningside Heights Apartments for Rent | StreetEasy

Upper Westside: All Upper West Side Apartments for Rent | StreetEasy

Here in NYC and especially Manhattan landlords prefer tenants where one week's take home wages cover the rent. Some will consider two weeks, but by and large they like to see income 40x the monthly rent.

You will most always be asked to go through a credit and background check. The latter is a usually a court record search for past history of nonpayment or other landlord/tenant legal action.

Cash... You will need at minimum two months rent (first month and another for security deposit) and funds for the RE salesperson or broker's fee (usually equals one months rent), up front. This money needs to be ready as since you can imagine good apartments with affordable rents are hard to find thus things can be competitive.

In some instances a LL may ask for a guarantor. If you decide that is something not unacceptable it might be wise to talk it over with whomever may be asked *now* rather than spring it on them at the last minute. Again see above about good apartments going fast....

Once you arrive in NYC be sure to network... Speak with co-workers, friends, friends of your family, anyone you know or meet in NYC about finding an apartment. People already in buildings often know when someone has moved out and thus can put you in contact with a LL before the place goes onto the open market.

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Depending on where you're moving from you may be in for sticker shock as to how much apartments cost in Manhattan, particularly the UWS. The average 2-bedroom doorman apartment in UWS is $5,500. I would avoid craigslist and go straight for a broker if you want a 1-bedroom or a studio - that is live by yourself. Craigslist ad's for apartments are notorious for being scams or just plain fake. Roommates are a crap shoot - you might end up with a NYC crazy roommate experience or you might get lucky. I live in the UWS in a 2-bedroom non doorman building and used a broker. The broker fee was worth it in my case. Good luck!

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Hey! I'm actually starting a job at Morgan Stanley and moving in April 1 as well. Any chance you'll be in Acute Care??

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I'll be working in the Pediatric ICU!

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