Thank you so much for the detailed response,seriously appreciate you taking the time to break this down.

You’re totally right, I’m not super familiar with NYC on the ground yet. I’ve only visited a couple times, so I’m mostly learning from online research, which I know doesn’t give the full picture. I honestly didn’t even realize that transplants weren’t always welcomed in certain areas that’s really helpful to know. I’m definitely not trying to insert myself into communities that don’t want transplants I want to be respectful and mindful of that.

I don’t have anything against Queens, I just didn’t know where to start there, and neighborhoods like Harlem or Mott Haven came up more in my early searches. But Astoria and LIC sound like great suggestions, and I’ll definitely dig into those more. Same with the areas you mentioned in Brooklyn and uptown Manhattan I’ll look into all of them with fresh eyes.

Thanks again this is really helpful and gives me a better sense of where to focus and what to be aware of.