Where should I live in NYC?

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  • 1.
    West (Greenwich) Village

    West (Greenwich) Village

    Greenwich Village, simply called the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London, England. A large ...

    tom
    Pros: Small neighborhood feel. Cons: Expensive. Smells vaguely of vomit.
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    East Village

    East Village

    The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It lies east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of ...

    jon
    Pros: The city's best and most dense mix of good, yet cheap, food and bars. Cons: NYU students
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    Chelsea

    Chelsea

    Chelsea is a neighborhood on the West Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located to the south of Hell's Kitchen and the Garment District ...

    tom
    Pros: Busy (in a good way) but still with some quiet neighborhood streets.
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    Park Slope

    Park Slope

    Park Slope is a neighborhood in the western section of Brooklyn, New York City's most populous borough. Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park West to Fourth Avenue ...

    aboutmattlaw
    Pros: Never have to leave the hood, great park, wonderful food. Cons: Expensive, families can be a bit much sometimes
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    Upper West Side

    Upper West Side

    The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River above West 59th Street.

    Like ...

    tom
    Pros: Nice to be so close to the park.
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    Gramercy / Flatiron

    Gramercy / Flatiron

    Gramercy, also called Gramercy Park, is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, focused around Gramercy Park, a private park between East 20th and 21st Streets at ...

    tom
    Pros: Not too crowded, not too studenty, not too trendy, nice buildings and parks. Cons: Kind of boring.
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    Brooklyn Heights

    Brooklyn Heights

    Brooklyn Heights is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Brooklyn; originally designated through popular reference as 'Brooklyn Village', it has, since 1834, become a prominent area of ...

    irasema
    Pros: Great neighborhoods loads to do and lots of trees Cons: $$$$$$-too pricey
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    Williamsburg

    Williamsburg

    Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bed-Stuy, and Bushwick. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1.

    Williamsburg is home to ...

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    Fort Greene

    Fort Greene

    Fort Greene is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Fort Greene is listed on the New York State Registry and on the National Register of Historic ...

    jon
    Pros: Quaint Brooklyn brownstone streets with incredible (and surprising) express access to Manhattan (3 stops to 14th ... Cons: Atlantic Center (ant the forthcoming Atlantic Yards) stand in the ...
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    Prospect Heights

    Prospect Heights

    Prospect Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bounded by Flatbush Avenue to the west, Atlantic Avenue to the north, Eastern Parkway to the south ...

    laurengabriela
    Pros: Lovely housing, cheap rent, close to Prospect Park Cons: Neighborhood can be shady sometimes
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