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Hi im a nurse with one year of experience and planning on moving to LA or NYC. I got offers on both. and I need to choose. the one in LA is a CVICU internship and the one in NYC is a MICU internship, I love CVICU, but I also love NYC. what do you guys think?

thanks,, for in input.. but do you think the salary for RN,BSN in new york is competetive with the lifestyle? lets say I get rid of my car, and I want to live in manhattan.. do you think i'll be able to live in NYC and save a lot of money..

Specializes in acute care.

here, look at this for ideas on what you can expect to pay in Manhattan,

depending on what you are looking for:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/aap/

thanks,, for in input.. but do you think the salary for RN,BSN in new york is competetive with the lifestyle? lets say I get rid of my car, and I want to live in manhattan.. do you think i'll be able to live in NYC and save a lot of money..

Well, I really believe a lot of it is dependent on your own spending habits. Rents as you know are quite up there; however, you do have options...you can share an apartment which will cut down those expenses, I'm sure that you will find others in your predicament looking for the same. Just getting rid of your car, you will save a car payment and maintenance costs. Depending on how close you live to the hospital, you can even save money if you hoof it instead of taking public transportation. Also, you can always try to get some OT when you are oriented to the hospital...a nice way to build up your savings.

There is just so much to do in NYC that to me, the pros so outweigh the cons.

Kris

alright,, i've decided im moving to NYC,, thanks for your inputs guys.. but howcome noone has answered my question, "how is it like to work in mount sinai hospital"? do you guys think it is a nice facility to work in???

alright,, i've decided im moving to NYC,, thanks for your inputs guys.. but howcome noone has answered my question, "how is it like to work in mount sinai hospital"? do you guys think it is a nice facility to work in???

I would venture to say that is because no one may have experience with working there. By reputation, it is a very good hospital and it is huge. I did look at the website which was impressive. Great location (UES) off of 5th Avenue and backing Central Park.

Hope that helps a little bit!

Kris

thanks, where do you work by the way, sarasota? dont tell me your in florida too???

thanks, where do you work by the way, sarasota? dont tell me your in florida too???

Hi dmaster,

Although I am from NY (Long Island to be specific), I moved down to Florida about 7 years ago. I'm living in Bradenton where I will start nursing school at Manatee community college in January. I currently work at Sarasota Memorial, and will probably work there after nursing school while I work on my BSN. I know that if I should decide to move up to NY (and it will be NYC), going up with my BSN and some experience will provide more opportunities.

I love the UES.

Kris

Hi im a nurse with one year of experience and planning on moving to LA or NYC. I got offers on both. and I need to choose. the one in LA is a CVICU internship and the one in NYC is a MICU internship, I love CVICU, but I also love NYC. what do you guys think?

I have never worked in LA but i have a couple friends that have traveled in both LA and NYC and both of them said that CA on a whole is the best place that you can ever be a nurse. Matter of fact everyone that I know that's worked in both states say the same thing. For the most part both states have unionized nursing but California has strict nurse/patient ratio laws. I worked at Cornell in NY and I really can't complain about the ratios there... even though sometimes it was crazzzzzy but I have heard horror stories from other NYC hospitals.

If you really can't make up your mind, i suggest that you take a travel assignment in both states and then decide....

thanks,, for in input.. but do you think the salary for RN,BSN in new york is competetive with the lifestyle? lets say I get rid of my car, and I want to live in manhattan.. do you think i'll be able to live in NYC and save a lot of money..

Its really hard to save money in NY. You have to budget really well. I am not sure about CA but not only does NY have federal taxes they have state and city also. Almost every paycheck I was getting close to and sometimes over $1000 deducted out of my check in just taxes. I am from NY but I moved to Dallas, Texas in june of this year. My salary in NY was roughly 75K. My salary in Dallas is about 20k less a year. Texas doesn't have state or city taxes though. My bi-weekly, take home salary in Texas is about $100-$200 less than what it was in NY. The cost of living here is also way less. I am not advocating that you do move to Texas though because this is truly not that state to be a nurse IMO (although I've heard Houston is much better), but I liked it for other reasons.

It's funny that you say that you are from FL because most people that I know that have done a lot of traveling say that Texas and Florida are absolutely the worst states to be a nurse. I know that you probably can't argue that point with me right now because FL is probably all you have known. I loved my job in NY though.

DUMBO means "down under than Manhattan Bridge" and it's the lower east side of Manhattan.

I thought DUMBO was a little area downtown brooklyn, I know I have seen the signs sometimes when crossing the bridge.

I do agree that you should get rid of the car if you plan on moving to NY. A car is a huge liability and an unneccessary expense there. You might get around quicker on the trains and beware that people park on the streets with no regard whatsoever to your vehicle. I guarantee you will have multiple dents and scratches on your bumper within two days.

i think when people talk about going to "the city," they are picturing sights of manhattan in their minds, not the outerboroughs. nothing against queens, brooklyn, etc., but tourists generally don't leave manhattan. my native nyc friends who live in queens always say the are going into "the city" when they come in for dinner, etc.

as for the op and the car, leave it or sell it. it's definitely not needed.

i think to us that live in any of the boroughs, we consider manhattan the city. but technically, nyc is all 5 boroughs combined.

i am not trying to be a smart ass but this is an article from the encyclopedia for those that do care:

new york city (officially the city of new york) is the largest city in the state of new york and the largest city in the united states. the center of the new york metropolitan area, it ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. for more than a century, it has been one of the world's major centers of commerce and finance. new york city is rated as an alpha world city for its global influences in media, politics, education, entertainment and fashion. the city's cultural centers for arts are among the nation's most influential. the city is a major center for foreign affairs, hosting the headquarters of the united nations. residents of the city are known as new yorkers. the current mayor of new york city is michael bloomberg.

new york city comprises five boroughs, each of which is coterminous with a county: the bronx, brooklyn, manhattan, queens and staten island. with over 8.2 million residents within an area of 322 square miles (830 km²), new york city is the second most densely populated city in the united states, behind union city, new jersey, located across the hudson river.[

This is my last post...promise... please do not move to the South Bronx...lol. NO offense to anyone that lives there. Brooklyn has much nicer neighborhoods than the Bronx will ever have. YOu can live in Brooklyn heights or Park Slope which believe me are very nice neighborhoods and very close to manhattan. From Brooklyn heights or DUMBO you an actually walk across the bridge.

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