Yorkville

If you enjoy exercising outdoors, you’ll have no shortage of options for running and biking on East End Avenue. You’ll find the lesser-known but equally beautiful Carl Schurz Park, an intimate space with dog runs and great views of the river. After dark, nightlife is vibrant on Second Avenue. There are no clubs and no guest lists - karaoke lounges and Irish pubs welcome in anyone and everyone. But further east, one and two-bedroom apartments are some of the most affordable in the city. Young adults and recent New York transplants can find a cozy pre-war apartment for an outer borough price. Although Yorkville can feel far away from the rest of the city, you’ll be so taken by the beauty of this quiet, lush neighborhood that you probably won’t mind.