What Manhattan neighborhoods do you like?? What areas would you never visit? Thanks for the advice!

Midtown is always easy to get to...I like midtown on the west side (West 40's or 50's) because I can grab the "A" train and be there in no time.  Other than that the east side in the 20's and 30's seem to be nice.  I almost never visit above the 60's on either the west or east side because I live in Brooklyn and work downtown manhattan so it is just too far-I have made exceptions but it is not frequent...I always thought it would be cool to meet a provider in the village since I hang around there a lot.  But the best solution for you Charlie is just to move in with me-nice home in nice part of Brooklyn and you can have your own room..

I own in Brooklyn, next to a park, and love it.  Midtown Manhattan is expensive (rent, buy, eat, drink, everything) and full of glass buildings and franchises and stressed-out tourists and lawyers and finance people and those who serve them.  Upper East Side and West Side are super expensive real estate and have Central Park, Museums, and old money people.  Some interesting neighborhoods in Manhattan include the Village, East Village, and Lower East Side, and each have a great nightlife.  LES is also as affordable as Brooklyn, and it is a quick cab ride or train to most anywhere in the city.

Anywhere in Manhattan is expensive. The outer boroughs have gotten almost as pricey, but you get a bit more room. I have a few friends in Astoria Queens and they love it, but hobbyists may be hesitant to go out there and the area has less cache value than Manhattan. If you are going to host “incall” appointments at home you may want to get an address in Midtown East as you will be strategically placed for "nooners" with the Business/Finance/Law set. Midtown is where many of the hotels are so you get the tourists too. Downtown Financial District may also work for the Finance crowd, but at night the area sucks although it has gotten better over the years. Tribeca may work better as it is close to Wall Street and has bars and restaurants that are open at all hours, but there are less hotels and tourists than you would find in Midtown. The Union Square area and Gramercy area are well located. Both areas are somewhat close to midtown and both are a quick 4/6 train up from Wall Street.  Sorry I am sure this is all very confusing.

The right easy to reach address could pay for itself in a few repeat customers per month so choose wisely especially if you are going to host at home.  I live in the East Village and the nightlife here is fantastic, but there are not many providers that I know of in the area. Make sure you pick your address well because it translates into dollars. You can realistically charge more with a Midtown/Gramercy/Upper East Side address than you can if you host in Brooklyn or Queens. These are just my opinions.

Good Luck.

J

The advice you got in this forum is 100% spot on and correct...

Hate the LES, UES and UWS.  Hell's Kitchen you can have, as well.  And the Financial District sucks.

Union Square I am agnostic on.

many real working New Yorkers choose to live in Queens for good reason. It is very diverse and multicultural, community oriented, clean and offers a better quality of life. Manhattan is overrated leave it for the tourists and the goober smoochers.