Moving back to NYC

You aren't doing this for your kids. You are doing this to get away from your family and the boredom that is Texas. 3 year old and 1 year olds, and even fast forward a few years, won't appreciate NYC. And they definitely won't appreciate the type of lousy 2/2 that only $4500 can buy, even if it could have gotten a better place back in 2010.

the prime family neighborhoods are the UWS, tribeca, and park slope.

Troll [not Tomnevers], you crossed the line.

Hi Aboutready, how was your vacation?

Troll is just bitter. Not many cultural or otherwise opportunities when one spends most days at the computer in mother's basement.

Move to, you need to decide if this is the move that will establish residency for kindergarten. That will be tricky because boundaries for schools are changing rather frequently for the better schools. If you just want a decent apartment in an accessible neighborhood with good parks and walk ability there are many options where you could spend less than $4500 a month.

Aboutready, it seems as if you had a bad relationship with your mother?

>there are many options where you could spend less than $4500 a month.

Really? How is anyone helped by making false claims?
What is your agenda?
Whose pocket are you in?

MovetoUWS, if you want more color on Aboutready and this topic of leaving NYC, someone who always was "about readY" but never actually ready for NYC, just do a simple google search for 'aboutready farewell',

The only neighborhood where you'll find a 2 bed/2bath in your price range that's near any parks would be Washington Heights or Inwood.

Also ... what happened to the family in Texas you moved to be closer to?

Seems I touched a nerve. His time would be better spent doing a search for 2/2s with a maximum rent of $4500, sifting through the surprising large number of results, and then doing some research here or elsewhere on the not as expensive neighborhoods. There is life and things to do outside of Manhattan, and the subway can take you near and far.

"You aren't doing this for your kids. You are doing this to get away from your family and the boredom that is Texas."

Yep. They need to just own it.

I'm tired of so many people yammering on endlessly about inflicting the city on their children (and vice versa) for the "cultural opportunities". Bullshit. What "culture"? How many times are you really going to drag them to the museum and art galleries (if ever?).

just google search 'aboutready farewell'

You're such a sad, petty little person.

"more color on Aboutready" ... racist!

So says Matt, that well-known father. I loved having a kid in the city. The parks at Madison Square and the one at thirty and first were extremely international. We travelled all over the city. Turtle Bay Music School, TADA, etc., the options are seriously great here, and as low key as you want it.

"The parks at Madison Square and the one at thirty and first were extremely international. "

You imply that's some sort of benefit.

> I loved having a kid in the city.

But then what happened?

You can rent 2 BR/1 BA in the Stonehenge or Marquis rental buildings for $4500/mo (no fee), some with balconies, within a few blocks of Central Park. The units would be small, but efficiently laid out and renovated.

>but efficiently laid out and renovated.

Efficient <> 1 bathroom for 4 people

We live on the UWS w kids and actually do go to museums regularly. Especially when the kids were younger Natural History was a typical rainy day activity and place to meet friends. Not having a yard or space is often a real challenge, as is the expense, but parks and museums - families do that stuff. Depending on your expectations, you can find a 2 bedroom for $4500 now near the park. Either a postwar /not new construction doorman building or a walk up.

She is 18. One bathroom is easy for four. You just need a schedule, two at night, two in the morning. People can adjust. There are a lot of 2/2s in Brooklyn, including the better neighborhoods, for less than $4500. As I said earlier, the key is schools. But I did a quick check on inside schools.org and a lot of the borderline Brooklyn areas mow have highly rated elementary schools.
We lived in Chelsea, straight shot up to the museum of natural history. I think our daughter and her dad went monthly for years. I would meet them on sunny days at one of the Central Park playgrounds.

What was the concern you had with the Museum of Natural History that prevented you from going?

4 people, one bathroom, that says a lot.

You really need to get a life. You don't even seem interested in real estate. We've had two bathrooms (and four upstate, way too many) since 2000. But one is definitely a possibility for four. You'll notice I said my search for 2/2s resulted in many $4500 and below. Unhelpful tool.

Petty. Vindictive. No desire to be helpful, probably narcissistic.

You aren't certain if I am narcissistic or not? An educated lady like you isn't sure? If only you married a shrink, you would own half a psych degree and then you could claim expertise.
I guess you'll have to take having half of a bathroom to yourself as consolation.

Good point. I shouldn't be so self-deprecating. You ARE a narcissitic asshole. And I have my own psychology degree, thank you, paid for largely by my national merit finalist corporate scholarship. Tool.

And no, I wouldn't own half of a shrink's career if I married one. I would only own half if I PAID FOR THE EDUCATION. Dumb ass.

Does Yale own you?

Oh, sorry I didn't see that, your psychology degree was paid for by corporations. Which brings us back to my question all the way above, whose pocket are you in? Who owns you? Which corporation paid for your education and owns you?

I always forget how tedious and futile it is responding to the village idiot.

>I always forget

Do you really forget?
Or do you have something to prove?
Did you do a google search for 'aboutready farewell'?

How ironic.

Aboutready, what was your ambition when you were growing up back in Tacoma?

To leave. Success!!

You certainly have been a success in life.

Why don't you enumerate your successes? You can start with living in your mother's basement, move on to stupid and relentless trolling, and finish with never even suggesting you've done something worthwhile with your life. I know it rankles, but I'm happy. You seem anything but. You just keep on regurgitating the same lies and deceitful twisting so to support your twisted agenda. I'm certain everyone views you as a model of competence and someone to be emulated. Not.

Wouldn't it make you even more miserable than the pretend happy you claim to be if I actually don't live in my mother's basement (not sure why it isn't my father's basement too, but we all have perspectives on family I guess, and your reflex assumes a broken family) and if I actually have significant relationships, accomplishments, and future?
Also, I'm a New Yorker, from the start. No need to leave to have success.

Yawn. No.

New York = success? Tell that to those who are not so fortunate. Dumbest comment you've ever made.

And I have no idea who you are, other than an asshole who seems to have some personality disorder. Nor do I care. Good night, loser.

Hi aboutready, what do you think of Scott Stringer's wife being chauffeured around by NYPD personnel otherwise assigned to deal with potential terrorist threats in the city? That kind of entitlement at the expense of everyone else ... first person I normally think about is you. That's why I like the New York Post.

Really? When I think about knee-jerk assholes you immediately come to mind. I'm just a person who grew up very poor and who has, with my husband as a team, worked very hard to get out of that hole. I'm actually the embodiment of the Horatio Alger myth that I tink is elusive to 95% or more. What have you achieved?

This is funny, Aboutready is Horatio Alger!, a woman who is unemployed and probably unemployable based on the evidence so far, who latches on to her husband's accomplishments in absence of her own (other than, of course, leaving Tacoma), and who doesn't even have sufficient wits to come close to winning an argument with basement dwelling me.

If you think you're winning, you're more delusional than I thought. What are your accomplishments? I worked steadily from the ages of 14-36, I quit because my husband was out of town 50% of the time and my job required 50-60 hours a week plus travel. So sorry I wanted my kid to have some parental presence, asshole.

What have you achieved? What? Until you answer that you have no basis for any argument.

Aboutready, you can't dismiss my argument by attacking me. Your failings stand on their own and don't need context.

Really? You need help in the argument department. I'm not attacking you, I'm asking a simple question. What have you achieved? Why do you think you have the right to judge me or anyone? Why do you care so obsessively and in such an unhealthy manner? WTF is wrong with you?

WHAT HAVE YOU ACHIEVED? Nothing that you would like to share is my guess.

What failings? You think that I need to go out and add to a very healthy income just to prove something? To you and who else? GFY, you're no better than Jim hones with your regressive attitude toward women.

Have a good holiday. Cheers.

> I'm not attacking you
>WTF is wrong with you?

Aboutready, you've done yourself in again.

>Have a good holiday. Cheers.

Aboutready, which holiday? Are you a veteran?

Back to the original question, we lived on UWS until 25 years ago, left, hated it, and moved back six months ago to Hudson Heights (Washington Heights, if you prefer!). Like it much more than I even anticipated. You could perhaps get a 3 bed/2 bath for your price. Restaurants are slightly slim, but one can buy food in the neighborhood on foot, if you don't need really gourmet items. Fort Tryon Park is a gem. Transportation easy to lots of areas: A to anything on the west side,#4 bus to Fifth Ave., #98 rush hour bus down Lex.

No answer from Aboutready? Maybe she meant Thanksgiving and started on her vacation on November 9th. Must be nice to have no responsibilities.

Checkout Hudson View Gardens

Check out Morningside Heights Housing Corporation : 70, 80, 90, AND 100 La Salle Streets plus 501 and 549 West 123rd Streets. Look at the following sites for photos of the amenities. Buy in's for 3 br, 2 bath are between 750 and 850K and maintenance is around $1350.

http://mhhc.coop/

They have a nursery school, playgrounds, a gym, storage rooms, a theater group, community wide activities, a gardening club, and work rooms (wood working , ceramics, multimedia, etc.) for residents.

Don't listen to the noise. Come back to NYC. We have lots housing options, and even better transportation in progress.

"We have lots housing options"

LOLOL not in their price range for what they want.

>LOLOL not in their price range for what they want.

Did you see that restaurant in Brooklyn, http://nypost.com/2014/12/01/chef-acccused-of-serving-worst-cuts-to-asians-upper-west-siders/

Look into Morningside Heights on Riverside from 110 to 116. Beautiful area . Great for kids. We lived there for 7 yrs with kids and loved it.

We have three children under the age of 7 two of whom are very similar age to yours. We live in the Financial District and love it - great for kids with lots of kid-friendly services following the rapidly growing child population. We moved here around the time you left and I can tell you that a _lot_ has changed down here (WTC, Fulton Transit, Governor's Island, South Street Seaport, Fulton street etc.) and you should definitely check it out.

I always find it interesting that people respond to 3 month old posts as if the OP is still looking for answers. This OP never made an appearance after the initial post, not even to say thanks.

Try Yonkers or Riverdale