You can always stay in a hostel for $20 a night in NYC. Go on the internet and find some sublet for the time you are there.
I really miss New York. I could see the Empire State Building from my office but never went there. I actually missed out on a lot of touristy things eventhough i lived there for 3 mths but I did 'become' a New Yorker. priceless!
Initially, I stayed in Queens...it's very convenient to get to the city on the metro and I'm sure there are hotels in the boroughs. Rented a bedroom $400 US a mth. then met a guy through work and moved in with him and his cousin to a 5 storey walk up on the corner of 14th St Third Ave Union Square. He was paying $1600 per mth for a 1br with a tiny lounge, everything was tiny, could only fit 1 person in bathroom and 1 person in kitchen. The lounge room was unused so I turned it into a room and paid $400 p/mth too.
There's a lot more to New York than just all the touristy stuff. At first I hated it but it's just amazing.....you will have the feeling of being there before since you see it on tv a lot. I also found New Yorkers really friendly.
Hotdog is horrible and so is the perculated coffee...but don't worry, there's a starbucks at every corner.
I really miss my coffee and salmon and cream cheese bagel in the morns on my way to work!
I am definitely more an East Coast type girl than a West Coast. SF is ok but NYC is way better than the smoggy LA.
I really miss New York. I could see the Empire State Building from my office but never went there. I actually missed out on a lot of touristy things eventhough i lived there for 3 mths but I did 'become' a New Yorker. priceless!
Initially, I stayed in Queens...it's very convenient to get to the city on the metro and I'm sure there are hotels in the boroughs. Rented a bedroom $400 US a mth. then met a guy through work and moved in with him and his cousin to a 5 storey walk up on the corner of 14th St Third Ave Union Square. He was paying $1600 per mth for a 1br with a tiny lounge, everything was tiny, could only fit 1 person in bathroom and 1 person in kitchen. The lounge room was unused so I turned it into a room and paid $400 p/mth too.
There's a lot more to New York than just all the touristy stuff. At first I hated it but it's just amazing.....you will have the feeling of being there before since you see it on tv a lot. I also found New Yorkers really friendly.
Hotdog is horrible and so is the perculated coffee...but don't worry, there's a starbucks at every corner.
I really miss my coffee and salmon and cream cheese bagel in the morns on my way to work!
I am definitely more an East Coast type girl than a West Coast. SF is ok but NYC is way better than the smoggy LA.