Just found out husband has job in Chelsea and we have 3 teens (currently in DC)
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Having heart failure as my husband has been offered a job in the Chelsea area of NYC. Given that housing costs are likely to be much higher, is there any public school in NYC or commutable area (without killing ourselves with commute) that are worth looking at? Our kids are in a DC private but I am not sure we can swing 3 kids in private as well as NYC living. Focused on high school. I heard that there are some good public schools around New York which are better than DC publics.
Any comments gratefully received. I really don't know where to start so decided that schools are probably the biggest decision. |
Anonymous
| Re: public high schools. There are many great ones, but none of them are guaranteed to you when you move here. There are [almost] no zones/districts, so if you move to NYC while your kids are in HS, it’s really on a case by case basis. As far as the suburbs, look in NJ, the areas that have a good connection to PATH train or Penn Station - this will work well for Chelsea. |
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| In NJ schools are by towns not county. You have the automatic right to attend the school of your town not a neighboring town. Each town schools are diff as they are funded by a school tax for that town only, so pick your town carefully. |
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| Look in Bergen County NJ. Wyckoff has great schools, but isn't on the train. Ridgewood has excellent schools and is on the train line, but taxes are higher. There is also Fairfield CT -- great schools and train into the city. Just a few ideas to get you started. |
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| If you’re having heart failure, should you guys perhaps consider not moving? Do you want to move? |
Anonymous
Anywhere along the New Haven Metro North line in CT has great public schools-Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Westport, etc. Problem is that train takes you to Grand Central. Fine if you’re working in midtown but Chelsea is much closer to Penn Station. |
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Bernardsville, NJ
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Anonymous
| NY schools are all lottery after grade school. It is a nightmare. |
Anonymous
| Rye NY (same direction as Fairfield CT but closer). MetroNorth to GCS then subway. |
Anonymous
What are your commuting limits? Many people working in that area come commute from NJ - although LI and Westchester is not uncommon. |
Anonymous
The NY housing market is tanking due to people leaving the city in favor of working remotely. I know several families in NY that can't get rid of property. You might be surprised. |
Anonymous
| Seems like the company could help with relo info, especially if they're not footing the actual bill. New Yorkers have this commute/living thing down to a precise science. |
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No Connecticut with a commute to Chelsea.
What’s your budget? I love Montclair, Madison and Chatham in Jersey. |
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Rye and Westchester are where many go if they don't want to go out to Greenwich or Stamford, CT. |
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| NJ is likely to be a much better bet than CT given the commute. I know several people who live in Montclair (a lot of journalists live there if you like that kind of a crowd) but there are lots of nice towns. Try reading the "If You Are Thinking of Living In..." column in the Times to get a feel for the towns. |