Live in NY- Sublet

o Which place is the dangerous?

***Manhattan
In the West Side: the place north than 125st. (greater than 125st.) is not that safe. Try to avoid there.
In the East Side: the place north than 96 st. (greater than 96st.) is not that safe. Try to avoid there.
(I am not pretty sure about the neighborhood: south to the 110 st. north to the125 st., east to the central part west, west to the Amsterdam Av.)

***Queens
I know a lot of people live in Elmhust Av. , that is a nice neighborhood, about 30 mins to midtown Manhattan. There are all resident area, I will say, there is no night life. And generally won't have a lot of people walk on the street during night time. Be sure to go home earlier...

***MAP:get a map to see where you are

• http://www.mta.info/mta/maps.htm

o HOW much is it?
***Manhattan

• Around Columbia-average $850 (a room in a 3 bedrooms apartment) also depends on the size of the room
• Downtown-average $1800 (a room in a 3 bedrooms apartment)
• The north the cheaper! bur remember north than 125 st. is not good.
  

***Queens

• Elmhust Av.-average $550 (a room in a 2 or 3 bedrooms apartment)

o craigslist (http://newyork.craigslist.org/)

• look at sublet, room share section for seblet or roomshare with others, you can choose the nighborhood and price range
• In New York, good deals will be gone in about 10 mins. You probably should take a look at craigslist everyday: http://newyork.craigslist.org/, and contact them immediately if you think it’s good.
• In craigslist, almost every post show where it is in the end of the posting, Yahoo map website (http://maps.yahoo.com/ ) will give you an idea about where the room is.

o If you want to live around Columbia University, Ideal location is about south to the 86 st., north to the 125 st., west to the Riverside Drive, and east to the central part west. (I am not pretty sure about the neighborhood: south to the 110 st. north to the125 st., west to the Amsterdam Av., and east to the central part west.)

o Chinese Student website: http://groups.google.com/group/CUCSSA?pli=13

o Taiwanese Student bbs: ptt3.twbbs.org-try to find the board for Columbia or NYU student.

o Columbia Taiwanese Student yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TaiwanStudent/

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o Columbia Teachers ollege Taiwanese Student yahoo group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TCTSA/

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