In range for New York travel rolesNew York travel postings that state pay run $1,720/week to $2,850/week, the middle half $2,030/week to $2,570/week, across 221 postings.
We're seeking an experienced Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse for a 13-week travel assignment at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY! This is an excellent opportunity for RNs with strong Med/Surg and telemetry experience who are comfortable working rotating shifts.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in New York
New York is the rare U.S. city where a nurse can leave a 12-hour shift and still find bagels, Veselka’s 24-hour pierogi, or a Broadway understudy—density is the point. The tradeoff is cost and space: citywide rents run about $3,930 to over $5,000, so newcomers cluster in Washington Heights, Inwood, Hamilton Heights, Astoria, Sunset Park, Flatbush, or Bay Ridge, where $2,150–$3,000 buys pre-war walk-ups, Dominican and Caribbean streets, and 20–30 minute A/D, LIRR, or PATH rides toward Midtown hospitals. Skip the car inside the boroughs (congestion pricing started 2025); Jersey City, Newark, Bronxville, and Rye are 28–60 minute rail or Seastreak ferry backups. Central Park’s 843 acres, Prospect Park, the High Line, and Riverbank State Park are the backyard. Expect four sharp seasons, summer storms, tiny apartments, block-by-block safety, and a first-year neighborhood hop. Food, 24/7 transit, and 1,700 parks keep people; rent and noise push them out.
