You'd have to be crazy to live in Crown Heights for 2K a month.
I think on of the biggest problems is looking for a reasonable place to live in NYC is a total beat down. It takes time, and diligence and you can become disillusioned very, very quickly. You can also get screwed if you are new and don't know the various neighborhood profiles. And brokers... I don't even want to get started on brokers.
I live in a 1BR in Brooklyn (Carroll Gardens), but I work remotely for a startup. I still live here because it's easily on the short list for best city in the world. If I had to take a hit in salary to work at a local startup, I'd probably look at Sunset Park or Bay Ridge. Living in the boonies (by Manhattan standards, they are perfectly nice neighborhoods) is a trade off you have to make to interact with such a great city on a budget.
I think on of the biggest problems is looking for a reasonable place to live in NYC is a total beat down. It takes time, and diligence and you can become disillusioned very, very quickly. You can also get screwed if you are new and don't know the various neighborhood profiles. And brokers... I don't even want to get started on brokers.
I live in a 1BR in Brooklyn (Carroll Gardens), but I work remotely for a startup. I still live here because it's easily on the short list for best city in the world. If I had to take a hit in salary to work at a local startup, I'd probably look at Sunset Park or Bay Ridge. Living in the boonies (by Manhattan standards, they are perfectly nice neighborhoods) is a trade off you have to make to interact with such a great city on a budget.