Alabama Girl Dreams Of 1-Bedroom in Brooklyn

Laura Zamora

A girl in Montgomery, Alabama is currently saving up to move to Brooklyn, New York... and she could use a few bucks. Laura Zamora is an art-school grad and printmaker, and has decided to accelerate her stalled plans by setting up an Etsy page asking for donations so she can get out of dodge (specifically, her dad's place).

She aims to be a resident of Brooklyn by August of this year, and explains her mission a little bit, saying: "I don't want you to think that I want to move because I think it's where I will become a better artist or printmaker. No, no. I have always wanted to live in NYC and now is the time to do it. I continue to work on my art and find new things to do here, yet I would have more time and resources to make my own work living on my own."

If you want to help her l-i-v-e the dream here in the big city, check out her Etsy page and drop a dollar in her hat (or buy some of her art).

She even says just "a word of encouragement would help!”—which we're sure you'll have plenty of in the comments section. What may be more helpful, however, is some real estate advice; Zamora has "estimated it will take about $2,500 to get to NYC and secure an apartment for about a month... a cozy 1-bedroom in Brooklyn." And perhaps also some advice on how one gets "more time and more resources" while trying to pay for said dream apartment. [via Brokelyn]

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on January 25, 2011 12:39 PM

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ShadowLock

Oh sure move to Brooklyn where prices are getting Raised on almost EVERYTHING... and join the 1000's of Freelance Graphic designers...

/facepalm

Mystery_man

Every comment is everything I expected. lol. I love bein a New Yawka.....

Mystery_man

This shit is str8 retarded. Yeah, I'll give you some money.....gimme some h**d. lmao Good luck with that!

btross36

I think sex work is better than etsy...just saying.

Doug Fister Fanclub

If she wants to move out here making paper airplanes and live in a one bedroom apartment, she's going to be shoving more than carrots into that ugly mouth of hers.

Ann

In the 90s I was telling people "don't bother coming to Brooklyn unless you have 5k saved up". And I lived in Sheepshead Bay. Where did she get the 2500 fig. from?

FutureMan

Where can I lease a 1br for $2500 down? Someone let me know.

JeanneNYC

And who is going to lease to someone with no job and only enough money for the first month's rent?

MPA

I'd give her $500 if she would let me bang her doggie style while she has a mouth full of carrots

unretrofiedforu

Wow that's generous. She looks more the $60-200 class IMO.

City Snapshots

I wish I could sit around making animal charms while stuffing my face with carrots...who doesn't? But I live in the real world (ie: Brooklyn).

OscarBoxesSlinkybum

Are those charms Shrinky Dinks? Because they look like Shrinky Dinks.

TeddyNYC

I could have sworn I saw her gallop down Court St. today.

SeasTooFarToReach

Oh No! Look what you've done. You've made her remove the page before I could laugh. You all should be ashamed.

Just Me

Awesome!
Page gone!
To my fellow commenters, Go Brooklyn! Go Brooklyn!

haha!

SeasTooFarToReach

If she can't deal with a few online people poking fun at her, then she should stay in Alabama!

robingee

It's not the wonderful dream you think it is!

Minus Manhattan

Why am I reading this? Apparently it's give me free shit because I'm on the internet week.

freeups

These might be the funniest comments I've ever seen on Gothamist. Bravo my Brooklynites.

Catherine Kustanczy

Whooppie poopsie. I just got an internship in NYC for March & am figuring out how the hell to get down there as a Canadian w/out a work visa. Maybe I should sell photos of stuff stuck in my bodily orifices for $1 a pop.