My wife needs to go to New York for some courses and we have the offer of an apartment my mom's family own in Brooklyn located around here (map marker). The courses will be in central Manhattan. Tenant is vacating in March so we have six months on tourist visas to experience NYC life. I have not been there since I was a kid and even then mostly passing through from Montauk where the family have a place I visited some summers. Its fairly big, 1600 square feet and nominal rent however though its a bird in the hand and all, money is not a problem so we could rent elsewhere. I just don't have a clue if this is a good location to live in or its an annoying, not quite anywhere special or convenient for anything good place. Anyone from NY can give a perspective? Would it be alright as a base or better to try and get on Manhattan itself of travelling in and out to central Manhattan everyday?
nope, I lived in NYC for 1X years,haven't been there lately I would try Greenpoint,maybe North Side or Bensonhurst somewhere It would be safer in Carroll Gardens where still live some Italians and is quiet area than Park Slope,drug dealers in every park there Make sure you go to Woodside Queens that where all the Irish live, besides Woodlawn Heights in the Bronx. Back in a days i lived in Ozone Park Queens not too far from John Gotti's house, 5 min walk.Once i ended up watching basketball NBA playoff in their Pub ,i had no clue i was glued to TV anyway and nobody paid any attention to me
OK well I found this, picked a store nearby as location. https://www.walkscore.com/score/374-5th-ave-brooklyn-ny-11215 Seems OK, 34th on their list for areas though, must look at the better ones.
I haven't been in Brooklyn for 25 years, but that looks to be around Park Slope (Prospect Park gives it away). I remember having decent memories of that area, and assuming it has not changed, it would be fine. Plus you get easy access to the F line which is a fun one.
Well we live in Medellín Colombia, the ex murder capitol of the world so I don't worry about safe as much as fun / interesting I guess. Thanks for the tips, I'll look at those areas.
That is in between park slope and gowanus, it is family neighborhood, easy walk to subway, definitely safe, and easy for grocery shopping.