Moving to New York City (How to prepare to move to NYC)

Are you thinking of moving to NYC? Do you need some moving to New York City tips? What are the things to consider? How do you prepare? What should go into your planning? In this video, we are going to talk about what to consider when planning your move to New York City. Because moving to New York is a move like non other. So sit back, grab some popcorn, because this is longer than my usual videos. Happy New York-ing!

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[gdretired]

As a retired NYC teacher, I cannot afford to live in Manhattan. But I live in Floral Park Village in a garden apartment cooperative. I have a 4 minute walk to the FP LIRR station. According to the LIRR draft schedules, my station will have hourly trains to Penn Station and hourly trains Grand Central Madison. They’re just 35-40 from the city.

[balazs]

Zurich, Switzerland is very similar. Most apartments do not have laundry inside, but instead there is a wash room in the basement with washing machine + dryer, often more of them depending on the nr of apartments in the building. And a car is not needed in Zurich, either. In fact it is rather a burden, because insurance + tax + parking costs a lot while most of the time you do not even use it. So I also sold my car. Public transportation is perfect in Zurich, and very good in the countryside, too, with regional buses connecting to long-distance trains at the stations. And when you really need a car, renting one for a day or two still comes much cheaper than owning one.

[haighter]

Happy New Yorking!

The wife, baby, and I are hoping to move to NYC from Vancouver for grad school and I can't tell which is more daunting: trying to get into Columbia or bare-knuckling it in the NYC rental market 😂. Thankfully Vancouver has already served as our reality check for the rental market!

[Jamera_Aigner]

Happy New Yorking!! 😊 I just moved here 8 months ago and your video is spot on!

[rituwebpro]

Im trying to move there for Nobody cares Texas. If I'm not able to move to New York, then i will try to mover to London. I like that NY has really good public transportation (I mean in length there's a station everywhere) and it's really diverse people as I'm Indian. Over here in Texas i am always being called an Indian curry muncher by stereotypes as theirs no diversity here. I really hope im able to move there or if im not then maybe London or some other place where i will feel welcomed. Great video Btw.

[Luda_quin]

Happy New Yorking! Such a great video. As someone who just visited in early March. I’m doing all my research now to hopefully move out there in 2024! Thank you! 🤙🏽

[chuck]

Perfect video! I lived in Jersey but always was in NYC. One thing it taught me was to plan deep. Plan A, Plan B, and even plan C. Plan C I never used but it made me super relaxed in a world where everything goes wrong every day! I do think Newark and Elizabeth, NJ are affordable alternatives to NYC. Maybe a vid on that would be worthwhile. BTW when I moved to Florida and the apt. had a washer/dryer, I thought I had gone to heaven!! I could stay at home and do laundry....WOW!

[GypsySoul]

I had a brief time of life in nyc like 5 months. Im from ohio and idk what it was but i felt so good energy wise n so motivated!! I feel just dead here in ohio. Im thinking of moving back.

[donniexx]

Please please do a things you need/paperwork video on securing an apartment. Also looking forward to the roommate vid!

[SirHeinzbond]

as a transplant, not to New York but to Zürich/Switzerland, i have always Plans, from a to z, and as always Life has its owns Plans and jate all others... don't plan too much...sometimes you need to be passive and others you need to be active, and sometimes just let it flow and nudge it here or there...

[planningpersonlaidbackdeep]

Happy New Yorking! Please, do all the video ideas you shared.

[JohnPaul-gddb]

Incredible video and channel! I lived in NYC for my whole life until children a few years ago and I moved to NJ for the space. I can’t wait until they’re out of the house and I can go back to 400 square feet comfortably.

[anthonyellis]

Happy New Yorking!!! I'm trying to move I live in Westchester but I'm trying to teach in the city and live in the city. This video was very helpful.

[pineapplesoda]

Happy New Yorking! I am thinking about moving back to the city after spending decades in California. Even for a native New Yorker, your videos are super helpful and inspiring. 🙏🙏🙏

[LiisaEvastina]

Happy New Yorking! Your videos are super helpful, thank you!

[WilliamGemstone]

Happy new yorking! If it's not a side hustle you should really get into instructional video production for other brands/industries. All of your videos are concise and clear. Others ruin their products with endless unnecessary over produced clips/vids.

[warreviaene]

Happy New Yorking, I always love your videos

[origamicrane]

I would love to see a video on NYC apartment paperwork.

[iTzDritte]

Happy New York-ing! 5:20 As a “high earner making the beaucoup bucks”, I’m quite proud of how well I’ve resisted lifestyle inflation in the city. My wife and I make $1M+/year but have been spending only ~10% per year for the last 4 years.

I love the great equalizer that is NYC’s public transit. Nowhere else in America do all levels of society interact like the subway.

[psn]

Nice Herman Miller chair you are sitting on ! Any ideas on where to get those at cheap prices (discounted off of retail prices) ?