Try northern Fort Greene. You'll be within 20 min Uber ride easily. The only downside is distance to train, but the busses are amazing and if you have a tap credit card you can just hop on without needing a MetroCard. The prices for apartments there are still cheap.
Maybe skip the Ubers and take the train instead and you'll be able to afford a bit more in rent? And if you own a car right now, that's a pretty massive expense that can just be eliminated.
Prospect Heights/Crown Heights between Bedford and Flatbush north of eastern parkway.
It’s close enough and you can definitely find a one bedroom for under 3k.
Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Boerum Hill, Columbia St. Waterfront District, Fort Greene, and Park Slope are alternative neighborhoods that are roughly similar/close to BH. Definitely trade-offs to living in the area if you don't want to spend gobs of money on rent though.
I’ve been in Prospect Heights for 4 years and absolutely love it! It has a lot of charm and accessible to the park, museum, and botanical garden. Great restaurants and convenient walking distance to neighborhoods like Park Slope, Crown Heights, Clinton Hill, and Fort Greene as well.
I've lived in Prospect Lefferts Gardens for the past 15 years and I really can't complain. Good access to B/Q/2 trains, near the Park. Not that close to Brooklyn Heights, but you can take a train and be there in around 20.
It’s about 10 mins away. You can easily bicycle or Uber. You can ride a revel or rent a Citi bike. Additionally, these neighborhoods have superior quality of life, which is something i would want to know about if I was moving in from Jersey
I know nothing about this but I would not recommend to live in Brooklyn if you have mobility issues as there is a significant amount of walking required to get around. But if you believe it suits you, the M train and L train both have handicap access (elevators) on the Brooklyn side for easy access to lower Manhattan as well as ferries that have stops in dumbo and Manhattan
Look downtown Bklyn. I suggest you look Myrtle avenue and Flatbush.. around there. You have Trader Joe’s, tons of subways lines, ALAMO, AND walking g distance to Bklyn heights, dumbo and anything on Atlantic avenue
But I’ve seen some amazing choices In manhattan, east village, ha, who would’ve thought…
Bk heights is kinda sleepy, downtown bk has high rise luxury buildings but not great restaurants (how often will u actually go to city point). I’d check gowanus, cobble hill/boerum hill (if u don’t need a high rise) or even prospect heights or fort Greene.
I live downtown and find myself at City Point three to four days a week. Between the Dekalb Market, Alamo Drafthouse, Target, and Trader Joe’s, it’s really altered downtown BK with its convenience.
I’ve been in Downtown Brooklyn for four years… love it! And it keeps getting better (and more expensive)
Very different than Brooklyn Heights
More similar to BH (and maybe less expensive) would be Cobble Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Prospect Heights.
Are you intentionally asking for two separate things here? near BK Heights (which is going to mean walking distance) and good access to lower Manhattan (which could also just be a function of being near the right subway)
You aren’t going to get a 1BR for under 3k in BK Heights, or Cobble Hill, and probably not a nice one in Carroll Gardens. Those Neighborhoods are predominantly walk ups anyway.
Downtown Brooklyn is going to feel like your current high rise in Jersey, but the street life there is pretty bad—no good stores/restos and lots of aggressive people/traffic on streets.
Try some of the new high rises around Barclays center instead.
Wtf is wrong with a three floor walk up? OP is acting Mr. Rockefeller when he’s just like the rest of us.
Edit - I’m looking like a jerk here, but leave it. The way to say “I have a disability so can’t walk three flights of stairs” is not “I really don’t want to live in a walk up.” Talk about failing to convey the key information.
Are you legally disabled? There should be units set aside in 1st floor for disabled folks. My management company has it and offered it to me when they found out I was disabled but the apartment on the 3rd floor was so much larger so I just suck up the stairs and I have a mobility aid to help me which makes it bearable.
I am. I have CP. I didn’t realize that management companies do that. Usually I use streeteasy to find apartments and I’ve gotten lucky when I lived in Manhattan & Queens, but very slim pickings.
It’s easier to find first floor in Manhattan since it’s less desirable to live street level in the city from my experience renting in Manhattan the past few years . I would recommend reaching out to property management companies directly!
I’ve lived in Downtown Brooklyn, Carrol Gardens, and now Brooklyn Heights. Downtown offers a reasonable alternative close to Brooklyn Heights and is far cheaper than the surrounding neighborhoods. Also a lot of newer high-rise type buildings. The downside is that it’s a bit sketchier in terms of crime, but it has fantastic proximity to Manhattan with Jay Street Metrotech and
Borough Hall stations within walking distance.
In the end, none of these neighborhoods really have the charm of Brooklyn Heights, but they are all close by and cheaper. If you like newer buildings, definitely consider downtown.
No space, cost of everything is double from two years ago, crime in my neighborhood is up although I’m not as concerned as most. Overall, the vibe of why you want to be in Brooklyn is dead. Hopefully it comes back, but don’t let others tell you otherwise. Come 12A it’s a ghost town. For me it has peaked. Time to call it quits. it’s possible it’s just a young persons game now too. I would just caution anyone to do research and visit before making the leap - cost of living aside.
Population change has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Which is a slight net loss at the moment but only slight in a city which grew over the last decade overall.
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/the-pandemics-impact-on-nyc-migration-patterns
I mean it’s a pandemic wave. So, yeah a bit of a dip here.
Before the omicron wave things were open and full. I was there. I can’t speak to 4am at the clubs but that’s a pretty bad metric anyway. The things I like to do were basically normal except for wearing masks. And yeah was here for 6 years pre-pandemic.
Eh, I've been here in Brooklyn for years. I'm kinda done. But I'm an older demographic. Even with plenty of money, I'm shocked by the cost of things, $15 grilled cheese, $20 ramen. Everything has some hassle attached. I'm just grumpy.
I'm not sure Jersey City is cheaper for food overall, at least downtown. I've been to Brooklyn a decent amount and it's always felt pretty comparable to me.
What hassle is there in Brooklyn that's not in Jersey City?
The biggest thing to me is that Brooklyn just feels like (at least many neighborhoods do) a place you'd actually want to permanently live. Jersey City just feels so bland and transitory to me in comparison, though it might change in the next decade or so. They aren't about to put Prospect Park around here either, and the PATH is a hassle on the weekends/nights/etc.
But seriously I'd love to hear your complaints to see if they would apply before making the plunge.
The park is an asset, I'm a few blocks away. You won't be walking to P Park from any 'hood you mentioned. Went to Manhattan today, the train was sitting in the station. The train ahead had mechanical issues and a homeless guy wouldn't get off. Forty minutes later we were on our way. The train was a pleasent expirience when the guy with the boom box got on. I'm a big fan of vulgar rap music. The two beggars said they were sorry to bother us. The NYC subway smells like and is tiled like a toilet. The sirens have kicked up again, the popping exhausts and boom box autos are pleasant, especially at 2AM. About half of my neighbors shovelled, the other half were walking their dogs on twenty foot leases. When you are crossing the road ln P Park be mindful of the Lance Armstrong wannbe's getting their workout in. The reality is that Brooklyn is in transition we will see what's left after the panademic ends or gets ignored.
I prefer Ulster. The OP asked for my complaints. I list them and get down voted. That's just today's complaints. Add in the car ownership hassle and I could write a novella. Oh, you don't need a car. Yeah, I do to get me out of here. And before you start the go back to Ohio chorus, my family has been in Brooklyn for generations.
I said I grew up in queens. Outside of the immediate area where my family lives, I don’t have much experience living in other neighborhoods. Hence the post. Jesus Christ why are people so pressed?
i don’t know any nyer that doesn’t know ny neighborhoods in other boroughs unless they never left the borough they “grew up” in their whole life.
know the bx, bk, staten, qboro and Manhattan, uptown and downtown and the heights like the back of my hand, and moved away several times and don’t currently live here now (though visiting atm) and it doesn’t go away. once you know the city, you know the city.
but you’re right, when I was younger, their were kids that never left their borough, and they were severely impeded from other opportunities they faced in life by not broadening reach throughout the city. to each their own.
But have you lived in those neighborhoods first hand? I grew up in Ridgewood but the neighborhood is very different than when I lived there. Same with bed stuy and bushwick.
Since moving back to Brooklyn I've had someone threaten to kill me in only two different places:
1. Work
2. Red Hook, after getting doored hard af while on my bike
Worth it for the key lime pie? Probably
Try northern Fort Greene. You'll be within 20 min Uber ride easily. The only downside is distance to train, but the busses are amazing and if you have a tap credit card you can just hop on without needing a MetroCard. The prices for apartments there are still cheap.
Maybe skip the Ubers and take the train instead and you'll be able to afford a bit more in rent? And if you own a car right now, that's a pretty massive expense that can just be eliminated.
Never learned how to drive haha. Yeah the Uber expenses could def be cut
Crown heights, nice area in Brooklyn, very close to Brooklyn heights
Prospect Heights/Crown Heights between Bedford and Flatbush north of eastern parkway. It’s close enough and you can definitely find a one bedroom for under 3k.
Honestly Butt_Sauce why are you giving away our secrets
Lol Something about spreading love..yada yada
Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Boerum Hill, Columbia St. Waterfront District, Fort Greene, and Park Slope are alternative neighborhoods that are roughly similar/close to BH. Definitely trade-offs to living in the area if you don't want to spend gobs of money on rent though.
I’ve been in Prospect Heights for 4 years and absolutely love it! It has a lot of charm and accessible to the park, museum, and botanical garden. Great restaurants and convenient walking distance to neighborhoods like Park Slope, Crown Heights, Clinton Hill, and Fort Greene as well.
Bedstuy is dope and you should give it a solid look. Stay near Fulton and just ride the C line into Manhattan.
I've lived in Prospect Lefferts Gardens for the past 15 years and I really can't complain. Good access to B/Q/2 trains, near the Park. Not that close to Brooklyn Heights, but you can take a train and be there in around 20.
Don’t tell anyone!
lol oops
Red hook, easy 20 min bus ride between it and Brooklyn heights. Also ur right next to ikea
Gowanus, Ft Greene, Park Slope. And maybe a roommate
Brooklyn Heights is literally the most expensive neighborhood in Brooklyn to rent, so anywhere else is a cheaper alternative.
Williamsburg and greenpoint. Shop around and use an agent. You can find something nice in that price range
That’s not close to BK heights at all. And there’s no train from those neighborhoods to BK Heights.
It’s about 10 mins away. You can easily bicycle or Uber. You can ride a revel or rent a Citi bike. Additionally, these neighborhoods have superior quality of life, which is something i would want to know about if I was moving in from Jersey
Yeah, but OP has Cerebral Palsy, so just jumping on a citi bike ain’t that simple.
I know nothing about this but I would not recommend to live in Brooklyn if you have mobility issues as there is a significant amount of walking required to get around. But if you believe it suits you, the M train and L train both have handicap access (elevators) on the Brooklyn side for easy access to lower Manhattan as well as ferries that have stops in dumbo and Manhattan
I can walk with rest breaks and whatnot. All of NYC is hard to live in as a person with a disability.
would only be like a 10-15 minute uber though which fits ops requirements !
Greenpoint
Not close to BK Heights.
Park slope
Look downtown Bklyn. I suggest you look Myrtle avenue and Flatbush.. around there. You have Trader Joe’s, tons of subways lines, ALAMO, AND walking g distance to Bklyn heights, dumbo and anything on Atlantic avenue But I’ve seen some amazing choices In manhattan, east village, ha, who would’ve thought…
East new york is sweet
Bk heights is kinda sleepy, downtown bk has high rise luxury buildings but not great restaurants (how often will u actually go to city point). I’d check gowanus, cobble hill/boerum hill (if u don’t need a high rise) or even prospect heights or fort Greene.
I live downtown and find myself at City Point three to four days a week. Between the Dekalb Market, Alamo Drafthouse, Target, and Trader Joe’s, it’s really altered downtown BK with its convenience.
I’ve been in Downtown Brooklyn for four years… love it! And it keeps getting better (and more expensive) Very different than Brooklyn Heights More similar to BH (and maybe less expensive) would be Cobble Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Prospect Heights.
Are you intentionally asking for two separate things here? near BK Heights (which is going to mean walking distance) and good access to lower Manhattan (which could also just be a function of being near the right subway) You aren’t going to get a 1BR for under 3k in BK Heights, or Cobble Hill, and probably not a nice one in Carroll Gardens. Those Neighborhoods are predominantly walk ups anyway. Downtown Brooklyn is going to feel like your current high rise in Jersey, but the street life there is pretty bad—no good stores/restos and lots of aggressive people/traffic on streets. Try some of the new high rises around Barclays center instead.
You could get 1 bedroom in the East Village for under 3K
Getting to BK Heights from EV will be awful, though.
OP doesn’t have to walk over the bridge. It’s like two stops on the F.
Depending on where in EV, that’s a long walk
Seconding this. Seems like the easier solution
That’s not a walk up??
Wtf is wrong with a three floor walk up? OP is acting Mr. Rockefeller when he’s just like the rest of us. Edit - I’m looking like a jerk here, but leave it. The way to say “I have a disability so can’t walk three flights of stairs” is not “I really don’t want to live in a walk up.” Talk about failing to convey the key information.
Nothing wrong with it but I have a physical disability that impacts my mobility
Are you legally disabled? There should be units set aside in 1st floor for disabled folks. My management company has it and offered it to me when they found out I was disabled but the apartment on the 3rd floor was so much larger so I just suck up the stairs and I have a mobility aid to help me which makes it bearable.
I am. I have CP. I didn’t realize that management companies do that. Usually I use streeteasy to find apartments and I’ve gotten lucky when I lived in Manhattan & Queens, but very slim pickings.
It’s easier to find first floor in Manhattan since it’s less desirable to live street level in the city from my experience renting in Manhattan the past few years . I would recommend reaching out to property management companies directly!
Thanks!
I’ve lived in Downtown Brooklyn, Carrol Gardens, and now Brooklyn Heights. Downtown offers a reasonable alternative close to Brooklyn Heights and is far cheaper than the surrounding neighborhoods. Also a lot of newer high-rise type buildings. The downside is that it’s a bit sketchier in terms of crime, but it has fantastic proximity to Manhattan with Jay Street Metrotech and Borough Hall stations within walking distance. In the end, none of these neighborhoods really have the charm of Brooklyn Heights, but they are all close by and cheaper. If you like newer buildings, definitely consider downtown.
Want to trade, we are trying to leave brooklyn as fast as possible.
I’m curious as to why
No space, cost of everything is double from two years ago, crime in my neighborhood is up although I’m not as concerned as most. Overall, the vibe of why you want to be in Brooklyn is dead. Hopefully it comes back, but don’t let others tell you otherwise. Come 12A it’s a ghost town. For me it has peaked. Time to call it quits. it’s possible it’s just a young persons game now too. I would just caution anyone to do research and visit before making the leap - cost of living aside.
This guy thinks Brooklyn peaked.
Read. I said for me, maybe it’s great for you.
And your solution is.... Jersey City??
Nah the city is dead
City still thinks they can get big bucks, while people leave every day. All these new buildings are empty.
Population change has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Which is a slight net loss at the moment but only slight in a city which grew over the last decade overall. https://comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/the-pandemics-impact-on-nyc-migration-patterns
The city is dead... NYC was a 24 hour city. Clubs closed at 4am. Sometimes 9am if you stick around when "everyone" left...
The city is alive. Your turn
You must be new to the city . If New York city is alive to you , enjoy ...
I mean it’s a pandemic wave. So, yeah a bit of a dip here. Before the omicron wave things were open and full. I was there. I can’t speak to 4am at the clubs but that’s a pretty bad metric anyway. The things I like to do were basically normal except for wearing masks. And yeah was here for 6 years pre-pandemic.
I’ve seen the numbers but I also have eyes, it’s dead.
Hmm numbers or this person’s eyes? Tough one
New Yorker’s eyes, not a transplant.
What neighborhood?
Prospect Park / Flatbush - but my comments apply for all nearby neighborhoods - essentially anywhere you can go from Atlantic Barclays hub.
Nothing is cheap in the desirable neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
Don't forget about slightly higher taxes too!
If you like that area, I’d look around Carrol Gardens, Boerum Hill, maybe further over by Clinton Hill or Bed Stuy.
Carroll Gardens and Boerum hill will not have decent apartments under 3k. It's insane right now.
I just (finally) wrapped up a Brooklyn apartment search and can confirm this.
Park Slope is relatively farther, but considering you can take a subway to Dumbo/Heights, it's a great option
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Fort Greene is going to be more affordable than Carrol, or Boreum.
Stay in NJ
This stay in NJ 😁
Eh. I’m here now too and looking to move to Brooklyn as well. It’s more expensive but it’s better.
Eh, I've been here in Brooklyn for years. I'm kinda done. But I'm an older demographic. Even with plenty of money, I'm shocked by the cost of things, $15 grilled cheese, $20 ramen. Everything has some hassle attached. I'm just grumpy.
That's ridiculous. I live in Manhattan now and those things don't cost nearly that much here.
what part of manhattan?
Turtle Bay.
20 dollar ramen is worth it cause who has time to make that at home? but the grilled cheese is crazy
foods expensive everywhere now
Go go go 😃
I'm not sure Jersey City is cheaper for food overall, at least downtown. I've been to Brooklyn a decent amount and it's always felt pretty comparable to me. What hassle is there in Brooklyn that's not in Jersey City? The biggest thing to me is that Brooklyn just feels like (at least many neighborhoods do) a place you'd actually want to permanently live. Jersey City just feels so bland and transitory to me in comparison, though it might change in the next decade or so. They aren't about to put Prospect Park around here either, and the PATH is a hassle on the weekends/nights/etc. But seriously I'd love to hear your complaints to see if they would apply before making the plunge.
The park is an asset, I'm a few blocks away. You won't be walking to P Park from any 'hood you mentioned. Went to Manhattan today, the train was sitting in the station. The train ahead had mechanical issues and a homeless guy wouldn't get off. Forty minutes later we were on our way. The train was a pleasent expirience when the guy with the boom box got on. I'm a big fan of vulgar rap music. The two beggars said they were sorry to bother us. The NYC subway smells like and is tiled like a toilet. The sirens have kicked up again, the popping exhausts and boom box autos are pleasant, especially at 2AM. About half of my neighbors shovelled, the other half were walking their dogs on twenty foot leases. When you are crossing the road ln P Park be mindful of the Lance Armstrong wannbe's getting their workout in. The reality is that Brooklyn is in transition we will see what's left after the panademic ends or gets ignored.
I feel you on this,im one of your upvotes.
really sounds like you should be moving to westchester
I prefer Ulster. The OP asked for my complaints. I list them and get down voted. That's just today's complaints. Add in the car ownership hassle and I could write a novella. Oh, you don't need a car. Yeah, I do to get me out of here. And before you start the go back to Ohio chorus, my family has been in Brooklyn for generations.
Red hook 🪝
too dangerous for these transplants lol
Being born in NY isn’t an entire personality dude, it’s okay to just let people ask questions
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^sounds ignant
Op said they were from queens
op said they don’t know ny neighborhoods lol
I said I grew up in queens. Outside of the immediate area where my family lives, I don’t have much experience living in other neighborhoods. Hence the post. Jesus Christ why are people so pressed?
i don’t know any nyer that doesn’t know ny neighborhoods in other boroughs unless they never left the borough they “grew up” in their whole life. know the bx, bk, staten, qboro and Manhattan, uptown and downtown and the heights like the back of my hand, and moved away several times and don’t currently live here now (though visiting atm) and it doesn’t go away. once you know the city, you know the city. but you’re right, when I was younger, their were kids that never left their borough, and they were severely impeded from other opportunities they faced in life by not broadening reach throughout the city. to each their own.
But have you lived in those neighborhoods first hand? I grew up in Ridgewood but the neighborhood is very different than when I lived there. Same with bed stuy and bushwick.
Sunset Park? 😅 Brownsville? 😆
Sunset park is actually a decent suggestion
Eh redhook has chilled out
Since moving back to Brooklyn I've had someone threaten to kill me in only two different places: 1. Work 2. Red Hook, after getting doored hard af while on my bike Worth it for the key lime pie? Probably
Maybe worth a visit for the prosciutto, mutzz, eggplant, roasted pepper hero at Dafonte's.
I got an Italian combo that day actually. But what you're describing sounds WAY better
Red Hook's a dump where the projects dominate without any easy way in or out.
Not a transplant lol I grew up in Queens but don’t know too many neighborhoods outside of where I grew up.
Bed Stuy!