nyc: I'm writing a short story for an application to Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts, and I need to know to where in NYC most struggling actors/actresses live. Many thanks!|||I would say Brooklyn. People with no knowledge will come in here and say, "oh, it's SoHo because it's so artsy" or claim that it's the West Village. The reality is that those places are expensive to live in and struggling artists just don't live there. Brooklyn has a pretty lively local theater scene and is cheap and convenient.|||in a van down by the river|||Manhattan|||In hovels! If you want to get into a Governor's School, don't write a short story about something you don't completely understand. It won't work. Write what you KNOW. Good luck!|||At home.|||Well perhaps I can help... years ago....so I don't know how relevant this is....a friend of mine wanted to make it in NY as a musician....so, all the band members chipped in and rented a cold water loft....the 5th floor, or 7th floor, of an old industrial building...with a freight elevator...no hot water, just cold water in a little sink and a toilet.....and he managed to live there...he got an old couch, and slept on it or whatever, and made himself at home in that loft. It was not fancy by any means but it allowed him to live in NY....as a musician...the band would play gigs that didn't pay much you know....it was an investment by all the members to pay the rent on that loft.... he was a young guy at the time and enjoyed that. It was in Tribeca...the triangle below Canal St....in other words, kind of outside Chinatown I guess...