29, single female moving to NYC in September from San Francisco. Currently live in inner sunset, I prefer the quiet/more relaxed vibe of residential neighborhood. I have no idea how to go about finding a place in NYC. Are the sites? Best neighborhoods? Should I rent right away, or sublet? Any advice is greatly appreciated!

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In Brooklyn: Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Fort Greene. Stay away from anything along Atlantic Ave and Flatbush. They’re main streets and super busy/noisy. I’m 32F and live in Park Slope and love it.
Manhattan: UWS first then UES!

They’ll be quieter, more residential, but all have good food and are more relaxed.

If you’re willing to do an AirBnB for a month or so, you’ll get out of the tail end of summer renting crush and might have a bit of an easier time getting a place.

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stay away from UWS, lots of noise from firetruck, ambulances and those pesky road bikes

You can move from inner Sunset to Sunset park Brooklyn or Sunnyside Queens!

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Streeteasy is the best site for apartments. My recommendation for a relaxed residential neighborhood would be Park Slope or UWS.

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Long Island City, you'll love it

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Look at the app "StreetEasy" - plenty of great neighborhoods depending on your wants/needs - renting is arguably easier if you don't know someone to sublet from, but overall the process is not easy in NYC regardless

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If I were you I’d find a sublet for a month so you can check out neighborhoods and see places in person a little more leisurely. You might discover something you like a lot by going to a few showings and making connections from there.

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Realistically, you’re not going to find much in NYC that feels as quiet and laid back as the outer sunset (at least with a reasonable commute to manhattan), but agree with the suggestions to look in Brooklyn. Check out Windsor Terrace.

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Upper east side near the water. The neighborhood is called Yorkville

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I’m a female in my 30s who moved from Inner Sunset in SF a couple of years ago and definitely miss it! It's hard to replicate that vibe in Manhattan, but if that's where you want to be then maybe consider the Upper West Side (mid 60s-90s). Otherwise, Brooklyn is probably your best bet (Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Cobble Hill, etc). StreetEasy is a great place to start. If you end up interested in larger building with a lot of units check their website directly to see whether or not you need to go through a broker (many don't!) and try looking it up on a site or app like RentCity to read feedback from tenants. Best of luck and welcome to NYC!

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Brooklyn Heights is awesome, very residential, and super easy to get into Manhattan

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For someone who was in similar situation (twin peaks area to NYC); if you want quieter suburbia style but short commute in Manhattan, look at Long Island City or Brooklyn just away from bridge. In NYC, there is no bldg height restriction like SF; so you cannot replicate the converted town houses style living.. too far in Brooklyn, Queens or NJ; would mean rough commute in winters.

I moved from SF back to nyc over a year ago! Feel free to DM me for any advice or questions!

Astoria. StreetEasy is the best way.

People also sleep on Green Point. It’s very nice neighborhood and also has great access to bars and restaurants.

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Upper East/West are both quieter, close to Central Park, and has subways for easy access

This sounds like Astoria to me. Also consider Greenpoint.

Where is your location? How much are you willing to commute?

New job in Manhattan, on Hudson St. Don’t want to commute more than 45mins (one way).

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