![]() IIRC many of those in performing arts/theater straight or gay are moving to Inwood after being priced out of UWS or even parts of Harlem. Chatted for a bit and they had moved to Inwood, and were taking bus a across Central Park to get one of west side trains home. Ran into a gay couple (theater people, knew one of them as former co-worker) on UES a week or so ago coming home from work (waiters at some posh spot in the hood), heading to the M79 bus stop. As west of Broadway has become more expensive, it really has come down to who can afford to live there, so now when I'm up there, I see a bit of everything. lol Inwood still has some, but west of Broadway. I know a guy who grew up in Inwood in fact. Inwood and Kingsbridge started to change and thus the move began to "west of Broadway" if they stayed, Yonkers and other "greener pastures", including Woodlawn. Funny thing is though, they told me there are some rent stabilized people that have been getting harassed in the building, so I guess some of this is true.īasically Inwood, Kingsbridge and Riverdale were all Irish strongholds back in the day. Apartment was renovated and looks nice, but nothing very high-end per se. Affordable I suppose but it's nothing grandiose. They pay around $2,800 a month for a two bedroom. Still seen as "affordable", but know a mixed couple that lives up there and they complain about the rent. Some minorities as well that are doing ok for themselves. ![]() Other than that don't have much experience with Inwood aside from the occasional Columbia sports event.īasically Inwood, Kingsbridge and Riverdale were all Irish strongholds back in the day. Lots of old school NYPD pictures on walls and memoribila from back in the day (before 1950's). Anyway the GF lived in huge pre-war apartment with many rooms. We got to the building and there were plenty of Irish around which sort of surprised me, as coming from SI had thought most of "upper Manhattan" was all minorities. Didn't know much about Manhattan then and only recall what was the longest train ride in my life from the ferry. He was Irish and the grandfather was a retired NYPD from back in the day. A place like Centereach or Selden has some nicely kept blocks of houses even though the schools are below average and some areas are ugly.Years ago went with a friend to visit his grandfather in either Inwood or way up in Harlem (cannot recall). Look for streets bordering on good districts but that actually reside in the neighboring "bad" one. If you don't care about school district your options open up a lot. My advice would be to sit with a lender and review your finances to see exactly what you can afford, and then revisit this.there are many creative ways to get the house/area you want.as long as you can afford it on paper, and are comfortable with the terms presented. Thinking under 400k by the time I'll have enough for a down payment. ![]() ![]() I like Nassau County but I am probably priced out there, too. Just a nice 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with a lawn. Open to any area of LI as this will be a long term home that I'll keep. I don't have kids and will not have kids, so school district is not important to me. What are some areas of LI that are still affordable to first time home owners? Sound Beach and Rocky Point come to mind. Recently I've been debating whether or not to purchase a home, and if I did I realize that I am completely priced out of the city unfortunately. I am from Queens but my parents have a summer house in Sound Beach so I know that area of LI fairly well. ![]()
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