My girlfriend and I are thinking about moving to NYC to work as providers.  How is the climate financially now that 9/11 has been over a year?  
And how is the LE climate?
We plan to work for a better agency there as we both have daytime jobs (in the nursing field), and use this to supplement our income only.  
Any help is appreciated.

Barb and Susie

NYC is a financial services economy and financials have been knocked down three or four pegs after all the scandals. Landlords have been slow to come around but now the vacancy notices are out for the first time in a decade, you know it has to be slow. Another thing is there looks to be an invasion of Asian. Our liberal left hometown pinko paper, the Village Voice has a back section for erotic things. Now this is page after page of asian girls, maybe hundreds of them total, Yokos and Yukis, Mays and Mikos, indistinguishable from each other, all now competing on price (at those prices there's no point in asking about quality... ick!) so numbers are tossed around in the 150-200 range. This has had an indirect impact on the trade as it has led to a general price/quality downshift.

We get your point.  We have been in Dallas and working for $250-300 with an agency, but business is getting so slooooow that we thought the Big Apple might be it.
Does anyone know if providers are slowing down in NYC?  We are very slow here...too slow...from maybe 7 visits a week to 2-3.  
We wonder where it is good?

i own real estate buildings in ny  numerous apartments for rent or sale let me know if your interested  email me at [email protected]

I generally stay with known indies/agencies. Although there are some slow periods, the good ones maintain their clientele. As the other post indicated, NYC itself is a hotbed (no pun intended) of activity from a variety of sources, other areas in the near vicinity are not so well represented. For example, Long Island has a very poor showing when it comes to quality providers (with, perhaps 2 or 3 notable exceptions). If you provide a quality, reliable service you can certainly flourish here. To back that up, a well-known Florida-based agency has continual road-shows for their well-rated providers. As fas as LE goes, unless there is major stupidity, they have better things to do.

We have been looking on the net for apartments, and are blown away by the rates, of course.  We can't really afford more than $1,500 each for our own place.  Naturally, 350 sq. ft. for a Manhattan crackerjack box seems kinda tight to us.
We have been assuming we will be working (with a good upscale-type agency) at the Manhattan better hotels.  We have been working with the best gentlemen (the agency specialty) in Dallas, and would like to continue with this type of clientele.
Our question is:  should be work with an agency that handles the Manhattan hotels etc.?  Or work with Long Island agencies?
Or some other area?
Brooklyn is affordable, but we know nothing about it.  Do we keep our car if we live there?  We would sell our cars if we live in Manhattan.
Do you think the smart move is to move to Long Island and work with a good agency there?
Any help is great help to us as we are still digging for information.

Thank you!

Barb and Susie

,,,you should have less problems than others. the REALLY good ones(that i know of) are booked solid. like everything else, the cream will always rise.

if the service you provide is only OK, then join the rest.

i have been looking to move to the city from LI...what have you got form rent

If you provide a good servce, stay clean and invest your $$ (staying away from the scum of Drugs and other things like that) you will find a loyal group of nice business men that will treat you well...and the word does get out. The city is a great place to be (excpet for the dog days of Aug)...you should come for a vist see just a few contacts...see if you like it

New Haven or Waterbury are good places for providers since LE really pay too much attention. Lot's of big developing is going on so we haven't quite yet felt the recession. There are stll quality providers that have no problem filling up their calendar and AMP's have people waiting to get in depending on the time of day you visit. Another big plus is rents are very affordable and even cheap compared to Boston and the Big Apple.


Good luck,

I used to live in DFW area and now live in NYC. There's a chane I know you if you've been in DFW for awhile. The (nursing) field is a clue to two wonderful ladies I knew there. Maybe not!

If you're looking for apartments, they are available, but the closer you get to Manhattan the higher she goes. And in Manhattan it will make you long for the days in Texas when rents were less than $400 per month and included a trip to Cancun.

If the name "London Rene" means anything to you, reply to this and we'll get in touch.

places to live for a reasonable price. It's literally right next to Manhattan and is served by the same great mass transit system. Owning a car in the city (Manhattan, Brooklyn or Queens) is a liability. Outside of that area it is a necessity. If you plan on making calls in the tri-state area then you will need a car.
If you're interested in Long Island then contact Alyssa at newyorkjewels.net.
You may wish to be employed by multiple agencies (both L.I. and the city).
Living in Manhattan is prohibitively expensive.
Good luck

I'd like to know what line of work you're in Corky. My companies sales are still down 32%, Pratt & Whitney just laid off and closed another plant, CIGNA is laying off and outsourcing to companies using a loophole in the immigration law to hire aliens to reduce their labor costs. Gov.Rowland is raising every tax he can and cutting the aid to the towns and cities so that they have to raise their taxes. Just a few examples of CT's booming economy that I know of.

BTW, what did Rowland do with all those millions that he got from the casinos?

I have a large midtown apt to share if you want to give NYC a shot for a few weeks.  Let me know at [email protected]

Manhattan rents have dropped around 20-25% from their height.  You can find studios for between 1,300-1,600 in good elevator buildings, 1,000-1,200 in walkups, 1,700-2,000 in doorman buildings.  1 Br's are 1,500-1,800 in walkups, 1,800-2,100 in elevator buildings, and 2,100-2,400 in doorman buildings.  You can easily get an apartment without paying a fee to a broker.  Check Craigslist when you get to the city.  It would be ideal for you to get a summer sublet to check out the city and decide what and where you feel comfortable.  There are some excellent provider agencies here.  Let me know if you need more info.