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Budget? I dont know. Not so expensive. I dont know how expensive NY is. We are living right now in Idaho and paying for a 3 BR, 1600 sf house, 2 car garage, $800 a month.
Do you have job(s) lined up yet? If so, what will your take-home pay be? That will help determine how much you'll be able to afford for rent. For a pretty close estimation of take-home pay, I always recommend Paycheck City (be sure to click where it asks if you're a NYC resident, as you'll have to pay City Tax).
$3,000 a month will get you an apartment in that area and not much less. Seriously, you sound like you've never been to Manhattan before. There aren't any houses it's all apartment buildings and big ones at that adjoining each other.
17th Street is near Union Square Park which is a major subway interchange half way between e/w Manhattan and also an area with cross town (e/w) busses. This means that you can live most anywhere you can get to any subway station from. The transport cost would be the same once you're on. The only thing would be the time to ride and get there. It's a great area, my old neighborhood, but you'll find much less expensive places to live.
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