If I may suggest, start with a subway map. There's a great downloadable/printable PDF version on the MTA's Website.
Using a drafting compass or approximating one, draw a circle out from either a downtown or Mid-town Manhattan center point representing the approximate circumference inside which you'd prefer to commute.
Note the express subway stops that lie on and inside this circle.
List the subway lines and the neighborhoods they pass through within the circle.
Start scouting those neighborhoods. You can quickly eliminate several based on anecdotal research. When the opportunity arises to visit an area, stick to within a block or two of the nearest express subway stop, if you can.
You can also overlay an express bus map on top of your circle to note where this alternate form of transport might provide reduncancy in the event of, say, a strike, snow storm, etc. This is how I would do things if I were to do it over.
I ended up in Sheepshead Bay, served by a single subway line (Q), and at least an hour from Midtown on nights and weekends when the express (B, formerly D) isn't running.
It's a 90 minute commute by subway to/from TriBeCa, where I've been consulting for the last 15 months. Well, at least I catch up on my sleep.
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Date: 2008-01-10 05:23 am (UTC)If I may suggest, start with a subway map. There's a great downloadable/printable PDF version on the MTA's Website.
Using a drafting compass or approximating one, draw a circle out from either a downtown or Mid-town Manhattan center point representing the approximate circumference inside which you'd prefer to commute.
Note the express subway stops that lie on and inside this circle.
List the subway lines and the neighborhoods they pass through within the circle.
Start scouting those neighborhoods. You can quickly eliminate several based on anecdotal research. When the opportunity arises to visit an area, stick to within a block or two of the nearest express subway stop, if you can.
You can also overlay an express bus map on top of your circle to note where this alternate form of transport might provide reduncancy in the event of, say, a strike, snow storm, etc. This is how I would do things if I were to do it over.
I ended up in Sheepshead Bay, served by a single subway line (Q), and at least an hour from Midtown on nights and weekends when the express (B, formerly D) isn't running.
It's a 90 minute commute by subway to/from TriBeCa, where I've been consulting for the last 15 months. Well, at least I catch up on my sleep.