Comment on Ask HN: Founding a startup in New York City?Comments−apaprocki14yFor workspace and a chance to network, check out some of the co-working spaces available in NYC:http://nwc.co/ http://hiveat55.com/You'll be able to find local people to talk to at the NY tech meetup:http://nytm.org/For finding real estate, rentals, rooms/sublets, Craigslist is still probably the best bet (unless you're up for Airbnb):http://newyork.craigslist.org/It is generally cheaper to find a place to live right outside the city in Brooklyn/Queens that is close to the subways and/or bridges (if you want to bike).Hope that is somewhat helpful, others can comment more on startups / immigrant issues.
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For workspace and a chance to network, check out some of the co-working spaces available in NYC:
http://nwc.co/ http://hiveat55.com/
You'll be able to find local people to talk to at the NY tech meetup:
http://nytm.org/
For finding real estate, rentals, rooms/sublets, Craigslist is still probably the best bet (unless you're up for Airbnb):
http://newyork.craigslist.org/
It is generally cheaper to find a place to live right outside the city in Brooklyn/Queens that is close to the subways and/or bridges (if you want to bike).
Hope that is somewhat helpful, others can comment more on startups / immigrant issues.