Hey guys,
I'm a recent college graduate who's moving out to NYC to work at a hedge fund sometime in the late fall. Super excited about the opportunity but a little apprehensive at the idea of moving to a city where I only know a handful of people outside of my roommates. I'm originally from the south and don't have a huge network to draw on NYC aside from a handful of friends from college/high school. Also, the fund I'm working for doesn't have a big analyst program--it's just myself and a couple others who are under 25/26, so not sure how great my work environment will be for meeting new people.
Long story short, I'm wondering if anyone has made a similar move and has tips on how to build a good social life in a new city. I really want to make NYC home until I apply to business school, and would love to hear any suggestions on how to make the most of the experience.
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Following as well
https://theskint.com/
If you don't like the events listed here, hit up East Village on Friday nights or the weekends.
If you are gay maybe hit up Chelsea. I'm serious.
Awesome, thanks man--appreciate the response. I'll keep this on my radar
You recommend just going to bars by yourself?
No, unfortunately you run the risk of looking like someone who can't find friends and people think something must therefore be wrong with you (unfortunate consequence of our increasingly socially connected society).
Also, COVID means activities like "going to bars" are not currently available or look extremely different than what they used to twelve months ago. Best advice for making friends in a new place is to start with your hobbies/interests and go to places where people with those same hobbies/interests are. Sports is easy; join a league when that becomes available. If you're not athletic or haven't played team sports, do a co-ed kickball league or frisbee league. These sports are 100% always just excuses to day-drink and meet new people. The gym is another good one, I've had great convos with people that I randomly ask to spot me (or vice versa) that lead to invites for drinks/parties. Into DnD? Hop onto Reddit and search for DnD nyc posts and you will see tons of people looking for new folks to play with.
Biggest issue is the COVID dynamic, but I think that may actually uniquely make people more willing than ever to meet new people as a result. So just go out there and connect with people who like the things you do.
It's NYC there's going to be 1,000's of people in the same situation. Hop on Hinge/Tinder to meet girls, join a sports league with a roommate and meet some other guys and girls, hit East Village or Williamsburg for nightlife, join a gym, check out Meetup. Not much of a shortage of things to do or see in NYC, and with roommates (who you hopefully already know) will make it a lot easier.
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