Hey friends! Hopefully this video can help someone. If you're a new yorker or an experienced transplant like me, please feel free to share any *constructive* advice you may have for others looking to move to the city 💘 Good luck everyone!
@@sirensong2302 hey!! You didn’t miss a video :) I honestly don’t have any neighborhoods in particular that I feel are the safest. There are ‘safer’ streets and more sketch areas in each neighborhood so I would google earth the building you’re looking at the check out the street that way if you can’t go in person :)
As a born & raised NY'er who will probably grow old here; my advice for anyone that decides to move here is to save as much money as you can and have a back-up plan. This is a fast-paced city and competition is everywhere in every industry. Come here with a logical sense on what YOU have to offer whether it be a content creator, administrative, teacher, your own boss, etc. Try to grow some thick skin. This city is not for the weak as any other big city area. There are nice NY'ers here, but at the end of the day; we all just trying to survive & make it here. There may be rejection; but don't lose hope. Times have certainly changed. As the saying goes; "if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere". Good luck to y'all
I grew up a bit north in Chappaqua. YES. My parents said for NYC: "plan to survive, get creative to thrive". Sometimes choosing to live away from the Manhattan/Brooklyn lifestyle affords someone their sanity and a better living condition. Some of my friends from high school who work or worked in the city use the NJT and MTA from far like Trenton and Peekskill, or Princeton for uni. One I know ferries in on the Seastreak and owns a nice home.
As a native New Yorker, I really enjoy your videos. I especially like your tips for supporting local businesses. Gentrification is an issue. It's nice that you appreciate the people who are trying to stay here.
Chelsea - I’m moving to nyc TODAY and while I’m getting ready to go to the airport I watched this video. This gave me such a reassurance I didn’t know I needed as I start this next chapter. Love your content so much, thank you for being you!!
Can you @carissaeconomos2803 please go help Chelsea put on her couch ends and couch end pillows 😅 have to watch her new apartment tour video to get that
From a Brooklyn born guy now 40 something. You’re a New Yorker. And that advice about having people who will notice your absence is gold. Love your vibe ❤
@tanishaw4233 I never knew people from all/other states were particular about branding someone as a native or a resident of their state (s). I thought it was a Texas thing, as we are also very particular about who we allow to call themselves Texans, native or otherwise. 😅🤣😂👌
Chelsea I just want to say you are such a hard worker!! I feel like most youtubers would just sit in one spot in their bedroom to talk through this topic (no shame in that!) but the fact that you changed up your location a million times to make this vid way higher quality and more engaging/dynamic...we don't deserve you! you better be getting some good partnership deals haha
"...and recognize your absence" that is so true. Someone - even a stranger - who looks for you and misses you when you don't pop up during their normal routine, is really important.
transplant of almost 12 years here. i've loved it here for the most part even though it has not been easy sometimes. new york is tough and it can feel as if it's chewing you up but once you find your rhythm it can be fun. this city moves fast, you have to catch up. i recommend going away every so often just to reboot. chelsea, i think your assessment of it was very objective. at the end everything is a trial in life and if you don't like it, you can always move on to the next city, country, or continent.
It's exactly the same in London. Speaking as a self-employed man (trade) who moved to the capital from the countryside seven years ago the grind can be terrifying, but convince me you felt more alive back home when the going got tough.
Chelsea, I've been watching you off and on for a few months now and even though I'm an 80 year old female, not planning on moving to New York City (or anywhere else, for that matter) I couldn't stop watching this particular episode. I truly think it will help people to decide on whether a move there is right for them or not because you've really given them so much information! Anyway, I'm not sure if I've ever commented before, but I decided I'd give you my two cents tonight. Good work! Keep warm, lady!
As a NYer I appreciate the thoughtfulness of this video. The focus on politics, community, and city funding that impacts so many who need it. Many influencers move to New York and show a very insular “aesthetic” view of the city. Many times with this gentrification they don’t even acknowledge the community around them. Thank you for getting so involved and using your platform to get others involved.
I visited New York for 5 days before the pandemic. One thing I learned is keep it moving. New Yorkers have places to go and things to do. Don't get in their way. One place I fell in love with was the Tenement Museum on Orchard Street. I went back for a second visit. I wanted to do one of their walking tours as well but ran out of time. It's fascinating to see the apartments furnished as they had been in the latter 1800's and early 1900's, and to hear the immigrant stories of ordinary families. It also explains some things about the set up of current NYC appartments in older buildings. If you get a chance Chelsea, you should check it out. I want to go back.
I don't think you were negative at all. You're much more level headed than many youtubers that only talk about migrants and rats/trash on the streets. 😅I've visited NYC several times, but one day I hope to move to a big city for a year simply to experience a different life than I've known in the suburbs. Rooting for NYC to trend in the right direction so it can be part of my list of cities to consider when the time comes.
I always look forward to these types of videos but considering this how I found your channel in the first place, I am very pumped to see the 2024 update. It has been my dream for over two decades to move to NYC and as you mentioned, so many people don't understand why I want to live there. I've stopped trying to tell them why or sell them on the city because it is not for everyone. There is so much magic and energy there that is intoxicating. So much to do. So much to see. I just want to go and say I tried. If I fail, I tried. Thank you for these videos and all your content. Here's to goals, dreams, and NYC.
I have to reply and say "Keep dreaming & you can make it happen!" ❤ I was you & I did & so can you!! I recommend finding a temporary living situation to get here rather than finding your own place from afar. A roomate, a sublet, short-term rental, there are lots of ways. Good luck, future NYC resident!
I have always been fascinated by NYC. Would love to live there but being in my 60's on a fixed income, that will never happen. So I will get my NYC fix by watching your channel. As someone else commented I love when you get out and about. Would love to see more of the inside of a bodega. The couple glimpses in this video I paused to get a closer look. Especially the prices on the menu board. You make videos much differently than most RU-vidrs. So much more authentic. Keep up the great job you are doing.
Love your comment as I can completely relate... As an "older" viewer who hasn't lost my sense of "Could I or couldn't I?" do it, (live in NYC) -and honestly, I still feel like a 20 or 30-something, holding on to that dream, lol. I've noticed there's a large mature female contingency here in Chelsea's Comments. I sense a common denominator amongst a lot of us, echoing your sentiment. I whimsically entertain the idea of forming a group of us who decide to combine our forces. We find a place to share the rent and provide a mutual support system, all while each living out our long held dreams of living in one of the greatest cities in the world! Lol! What an idea, huh?! 😅🤔🤭 And oh!! I was looking for the cat Chelsea talked about finding in her local Bodega a while back! Diamond? Loved that story...
I just found your videos and love watching ❤because I’ve always wanted to move to New York City when I was young, but didn’t have enough guts to do it! So yes, sign me up for the Senior apartment sharing. Love the idea!
Love, love, love this video, Chelsea! Thanks for sharing. 🖤 Several people asked us why we moved to NYC when we work from home full-time. They were like, "You could have moved anywhere else!" -- but NYC feels home to me/us. It's not an easy place to live in, but it has encouraged us to be more grateful... To enjoy the little things... To build our own chosen family who will understand the struggles and will help you along the way (in their own special way).
As a native NYer I say you're a New Yorker. What makes New York "New York" is that it is filled with people who were drawn here and maybe didn't fit in where they came from. The immigrant, whether from another state or another country is what defines this city and gives it it's vitality.
New York should install platform edge doors like we have on the jubilee tube line in London! They’re pretty and make everything so much safer in rush hour. As always, an excellent video Chelsea!! You are the best ❤
Chelsea!! You being realistic about New York got me wanting to move more. I lived in other bigger cities and like you mention moving to New York you have a dream to fulfill or finding a community or know your WHY. Honestly I prefer that it’s different. I love this video! ❤
That hurts my heart to hear about the library budget cuts. I grew up loving going to the library with my grandma. I hope someday that can be reversed. If the NY public library has the Libby system, where you check out books online, that might be one reason for the cuts. But libraries, as you said, offer so much more. Great video.
There's a bunch of cuts to pay for ILLEGALS!! Oh,it's gonna get much worse. Buckle up ! God bless you Chelsea. I'm not here to offend or troll. I like you and your channel I care. ❤
Really love this new direction of speaking at different locations around the city. Also have to say how much I love and appreciate the way you use your platform to talk about the importance of supporting marginalized communities and businesses, undoing some negative stereotypes about NYC, and encouraging ppl to be good humans. Love your content!
Love that you plugged the library and emphasized voting! I live in Philly and won't be moving to NYC (because Philly feels like my home now) but libraries are so important to support and offer so much to residents!
I’ve been watching your channel for about a year now, off and on but your recent videos have found a place in my routine and I couldn’t be happier. Keep up the great content and keep being you!
Me and my husband have been seriously considering a future move to NYC from Northern California since the beginning of this year. There’s a lot to consider! Thanks for this Chelsea! ❤
THIS IS HOW YOU INFORM!!! 💯 I absolutely love how you’re giving transplants real information about where they are moving to. I’m in PA not far from NYC. And we’re effected by what happens there with population growth because people leave the city and move here and just travel for work. So we’re having to keep up with what’s happening there, Jersey city etc. An it’s sad to watch the effects rolling down while so many are still trying to move their without intentions on actually even participating in the city outside of saying “ I moved to NY “. Doing the good work 🎉
Love your humor and honesty! Lived there 7 years when I feel like the city was more vibrant and less gentrified. More mom and pop’s, more Wild West--ish. Now I feel like it’s just another big global city--and I’ve lived on 4 continents, great cities, etc. I miss the soul of NYC🥲
Having left in New York City permanently 18 months ago because of the poor condition it's in lately, I cannot recommend moving there for anybody. It's not going to get better either.
I ❤ NYC with all my heart and your vids really bring that ‘living in moment’ vibe that I really miss about my 20s/early 30s. Like catching up with one of the constellation of friends I had in old North Brooklyn, catching a free outing or house party happening. Running McCarren track early. Pre-Gaming at Rosemary’s Greenpoint Tavern. It’s that perfect treasure trove of memories that I can look back on and say, aww. It’s been a few chapters back, but NYC has really, really cool things no matter which era you jump in on. Enjoy.
I've lived in NYC for all my life. One thing is to just aways be respectful, and it's okay to be reserved. No matter where you go, if you're chill with people, then people will be chill with you.
Another great place to volunteer are our local parks. There's nothing like hard labor to help you quickly bond with people😅. But yeah, I love NYC. The return in investment, when you're intentional (and stubborn😅) it can be an amazing experience. I can honestly see myself growing old here as there's a thriving senior community. But we'll see when the future holds.
Very wise advice Chelsea. Great advice re having a nest egg to help you start and find your place. Everyone needs a community to help them feel secure. Love this update ❤❤
Thank you so much! My boyfriend and I want to move to NYC from California, where rents are the same fyi, and the amount of negative comments we get can get super discouraging but we know in our hearts we want to make the move! This perspective is just what I needed to hear ❤
I'm an almost 40 Australian living in Perth, West Australia. Current life sitch probably dictates that I won't be moving to NYC, but damn this video was great. It made my younger self want to do it for sure. Thanks Chelsea, keep the vlogs coming 🤙🏾
Chelsea, What a GREAT VIDEO! I am a regular subbie of yours and seeing you presenting this video makes me happy, you can tell you are 100% comfortable with the content, the humor is spot on and well you are just the most charming young lady! EXCELLENT ADVISE TOO!
I sure wish I’d had access to vids like this when I moved to New York a thousand years ago (more accurately, it was 1998). It’s amazing to see how much the city has changed and how much she has stayed the same. It’s also very wild to deeply love a city that continuously kicks your ass, but I sure did! 🥰
UMMM KNITTING CLASS AT THE LIBRARY HECK YES! I so appreciate you saying about the housing lottery, I've heard of it but never gone on the website until I saw you actually share it! Thank you for speaking about supporting small businesses and family owned etc, because I always wonder how to support the community when I arrive. Also the volunteer opps, VERY cool! I arrive next month so I REALLY appreciate this video, thank YOU!!! P.s. a good ole house party in Brooklyn sounds INCREDIBLE
I've lived in the city for 22 years. I encourage everyone moving here to consider whether it makes financial sense for them. Even if you afford the rent, do you consider paying 3 grands for a one bedroom in the outer boroughs a wise decision?
Hoping to move to nyc in the next few years and your videos really give me the motivation! Would love to see some financial planning content for living in nyc (what you’d spend in a week, break down of your advice to save $10k). Love following along with your journey.
Great NYC adulting video Chelsea! Kudos for mentioning public libraries and voting. So important!! I moved from the West Coast to Baltimore and I love where I live. Cities are awesome - for so many reasons.
Hi Chelsea…. Really interesting video…. I live in London and the things you talked about are exactly the same here…. I came to New York a few years ago and loved the experience. See ya soon xx❤
Such a well-researched and genuine video, Chelsea!!! Love how far-reaching your advice is - from tolls to dating haha. From someone who's been in NYC since 9 years old, I still can't get enough of this city's energy and sense of adventure around every corner. There's nowhere else like it. My two cents to new people: stay vigilant. I don't feel in danger here, but I am cautious about not leaving my purse on the back of my chair at a sidewalk cafe, or getting lost in my phone/book on the subway with no regard to what's going on around me. You just never know who's gonna get on your train car next. Hard agree with the last point: community is everything :)
I love this video! Even though I have only visited the city a few times, I always found it an inspiring place. My parents are immigrants and have worked in the city at one point, so I feel this admiration for NYC because it has historically been a place for immigrants to thrive! Love from New Jersey lol ❤❤
clesea thank you i was thinkign of finally moving to nyc . i wanted to move there about29 yrs ago but my parents have kept me form doing so. now your video change me. i just called my mother and said mother ive had enough im moving out this week. and i did/! yay me. sop i am apt hunting now in harlem . ive never been on my own and i figure its now or never i should have done this 30 yrs ago in my late 20's anyway im still young . you really helped me with this videos . bless you chlesea and ideas on new newyorkers to meet date people
I wanna throw out that as someone who lives in New York (and a non-car driver) I'm really excited for congestion pricing. It's going to make streets in manhattan so much safer for pedestrians and bikers, and will eventually allow us to make huge design improvements to the bike infrastructure on those streets, as well as faster bus-only lanes, outdoor plazas, etc. Some of the most romantically walkable, livable city centers in Europe used congestion pricing as a first step! However, I do agree the city needs to take measures to offset the impact on the Bronx. The fact that there are no plans for that = institutional racism.
Sometimes I think I need to zoom out and notice what other countries are doing! Really appreciate you sharing this perspective. I’m interested to see what comes of this!
im not based in the us nor will i ever move there but here I am watching this video bc im so nosey about the rental market in the us. i love your chatty videos, you present very well! i always put your videos on in the background when im wfh/doing chores/having my meals. have you ever thought of starting a podcast? ❤
Very sweet of you to take the time to share your wisdom and experience with others. I have visited New York a couple of times just as a tourist. I fantasize about coming for one year, just so I can experience all four seasons. I love watching your videos! Love from Texas ❤
Left NYC 19 years ago and every time I see videos or hear about housing, issues and weather, etc. I am so glad I did. I went back 2 years ago for 4 days just to see the changes and also with a friend that never been. So it was more like a tourist experience and took her to all the famous known NYC sites she wanted.
Chelsea, it's so funny that your advice is exactly what advice I gave back in 2005-2008 when I lived there. Hard but fantastic and you need a tough skin to find a good apartment. Very thorough and thoughtful review. My dating experiences were hilariously bad and my favourite bar was Brandy's piano bar where you sing along. I laughed so hard in that place, it was brilliant fun. Most of the museums were free back then so I went all the time and I even treated myself to Opera at the Met. Good times. I transferred with work and was grateful I had work friends to start with that became great friends. I missed my family and best friends but regret nothing about my NYC adventure. 🍎❤
Thank you for this video, Chelsea. I especially appreciate your inclusion of gentrification. I’m not planning a move to NYC but I do enjoy your content. 😊
This was one of my favorites, Chelsea! NYC requires having some tough skin so giving a bit of tough love is ideal--I think, anyway. And I'm a born and bred New Yorker😊
I’m from Canada and have always dreamed about NYC, I hope to someday move there… I will after I get monetized here in RU-vid! I’ll be in NYC within the next few years!
hey Chelsea, i am not even planning to move to NYC, but your videos and content is so calming and soothing -- thanks so much for being an authentic self! 💛 i live in Berlin now (moved from Central Asia) and public transport here is amazing and it is barrier free :) Public transport almost never can be profitable so government here does not even try to put any gates or anything like that here hehe
Thanks for this video Chelsea !! I am a french recent graduate looking for her first job in nyc (where i recently spent four months) and i can't wait to move here and meet people
What a great resource this is for those who want to move to NYC... not me, I'm just here because I'm curious and a Chelsea fan! I think it's brave and wonderful to take the leap like you did, C, and figure out how to build your life in a challenging and exciting place. I have been to NYC a few times and I like to visit. These videos are helpful for those visiting as well, to get a sense of what to expect. Also, I'd never heard of Influencers in the Wild until you mentioned it so I had to check out some of those videos, lol. It's so weird when you see the filming from this looking-on viewpoint!
Great job New Yorker. Your comments were very fair and very realistic. I'm glad you still have a passion for what New York can show you/teach you. I how you can talk more about things Not in Manhattan.
When I was in Harlem, my amazon delivery of running shoes didn't turn up. Later that week I saw the homeless guy downstairs wearing my shoes. I reordered the shoes and told him I had a package coming that I needed and asked him to look out for it. Got the package lol. He checked in with me, all proud that he didn't steal it. Lol.
Aw wait that's so sweet. Btw idk if you’re into nyc vlogs but if so, you might like mine! I’d be sooo grateful if you swung by and took a peek. 🙏 Stick around if you like!
Excellent video ! I'm not even moving to NYC but it was super interesting and very true of living or moving in general to unknown places. Find your community is the keystone to finding your home and family away from home. For anyone making a big change this year, go for it, you got this !! :)
Love the video Chelsea :) Very interesting to hear how things work in New York. I must say, it’s mindblowing to me that Americans have to register to vote and keep track of deadlines for that etc. Where I’m from everyone of voting age are automatically registered and invited to vote.
Hi Chelsea! I’m not moving to NYC but I am going there in a couple of months, just for a short visit, so this video was informative and helpful re the current state of the city. Nice to see you out and about and the locations you chose to vlog from were perfect! Have a great week!😊
YES SUPPORT YOUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES. Even if you can afford to buy what you would check out, you already pay taxes for these items. Utilize them! Take the free classes! Attend the concerts! The library is the last pure place where people can just exist without the requirement of spending money.
Hi! Just wanted to also throw out there that for native New Yorkers the Met and the Natural History Museum are technically free to enter (tho they ask for any donation you can give). And this applies to UPSTATE NY residents too! Upstate residents can also get a NY public library card for Libby and when we visit. I’m a New Yorker and I would happily live at the Met given the opportunity.
Did I just binge watch 7 of your vids? Yuppp. Love the apt deco's....the nighttime vibe is immaculate! Fave songs on repeat rn are 'Feel Nothing' by The Plot In You & 'IDGAF' by Tee Grizzley f/Chris Brown & Mariah The Scientist. Your roommate skits for brands are hilarious btw and thank you for being so thorough on this vid re: moving to NYC - super helpful! Looking fwd to future content, per normal! 🙌🏻
I ordered coffee at the beginning of the holiday season. Big box delivered (had photo). Went out to get it off my porch is was gone. I went onto the Town Facebook page and wrote about my experience. I guess I shamed the thief into returning it because 2 days later it was back on my porch. :)
Great spot on info.! We have 2 daughters living there: a 35 yr old in Marble Hill, Bronx and a 40 yr. old married with a 6 yr. old son in Ridgewood, Queens… we LOVE going to NYC for visits from the Albany/ Saratoga area! 👍🏼🙌🏼🥰
You're videos got me through last year (especially the hour long clean w/ me, I put that on once a week while cleaning and basically have it memorized, pls do more of them) , but I was traveling in Dec and Jan so I didn't have much of a Christmas, and I had to stop watching your videos. But I just came back home and now I'm catching up and each video feels like opening up a new and exciting present!
I had no idea people like these sorts of videos. Do you also prefer hour long vlogs? Btw idk if you’re into nyc vlogs but if so, you might like mine! I’d be sooo grateful if you swung by and took a peek. 🙏 Stick around if you like!
@@AlexisBelon i like vlogs too, but a clean with me makes me feel like I'm cleaning with a friend, and also, i can kind of follow aling. Like, if I have been avoiding dishes, but then the person in the video starts doing dishes, it motivates me to do them as well. And not editted or sped up, just doing dishes together in real timw. I'll definitely check out your channel as well! 😊
Chelsea, you have missed your calling. You should be a newscaster. This was a great video for anyone interested in learning about NYC or for sure for someone moving there.
I moved to NYC when I was 23 in 2012, and I was so broke and so clueless but it was truly the most fun time in my life. I loved getting to re-live it through your video and hearing what the experience might be like for someone now
The confidence you have of filming in public.. you go girl!!! Thank you for this video❤️ I’m thinking about moving to New York and this video was super helpful. I didn’t think this video was negative I just think it was realistic.
The NY Renting experience feels really similar to the London rental market at the moment. It really does feel like a job application and it's extremely competitive. Really insightful video I loved how detailed it actually is. It's the first time seeing your channel but you definitely deserve a subscribe.
