New to New York
Is it just me or is there not any real thread for new kids out of college in NYC on WSO... Am I the only one who thinks it's hard to meet people here?
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Hard to meet people means you don't put yourself in a position to meet people. Between having roommates, people at your job, people you network with, events you attend, and friends of people you spend time with, it's impossible to not meet people.
Get used to giving out your number, taking other people's contact info, following up with them via PHONE and not facebook or some other dumb medium, and also get used to random "mini-adventures" throughout the week. I can't count the number of times that "getting something for lunch" has turned into me and some coworkers having a single shot or a single beer and trying to get back quickly, and other random forms of debauchery. Having fun and meeting people is all about the little in-between moments, since that's when everyone mentally "decides" how cool you are and who they can introduce you to.
To clarify: be the frat guy everywhere you go. Force yourself to be outgoing and to talk to people. You'll lose some times - people will be stiffs and either not like you or not respond, but that's par for the course and the only worse thing would be to go 0/0 by not trying at all. The greatest thing, in my opinion, is to be known as the undercover party freak. Once some of your peers (NOT bosses) find out you're the hottest shit since last week's hot shit, you'll gain favor in a lot of ways, and this is a really quick way to have people invite you places and want to talk to you in general.
Also, learn to hit the bars and clubs solo. If you can master this, you're golden for life. Not a necessity by any means, but definitely a skill worth having.
^ THIS
@Kassad
I liek you now - single shot or beer during work hours? get out of here you just vaulted over the line and left all your inhibitions @ the door
Hard to meet people in NYC?
Go anyplace and start talking to people, there's only like 10 million of them here.
Problem solved.
Who on this thread wants to meet up for drinks next week? I need one or ten after the last month.
New to New York... (Originally Posted: 11/03/2010)
Hey guys - I'll be moving to NYC in the near future and am not too familiar with a few things.
What's a reasonable amount to pay for rent for a studio / 1bdrm in Midtown or FiDi? Seems like $1800 - $2000 will get you a pretty nice studio.
Do most banks have gyms on site?
Anyone have an opinion on Yerba Mate?
Thaaaank you in advance.
Gym thing has been covered in other threads, some do and some do not, but there are plenty of 24 hr Gyms in the city.
2000 are you serious? try half of that... if youre an analyst atleast
I'd shoot for something in between (i.e. $1,500/mo.).
Assuming the $70k salary and the total tax rate is between 35% and 37.5% (taking into account federal, state, city, Medicare & Social Security), your after-tax income is somewhere between $43,750 and $45,500.
If you spend $2,000/mo. on living expenses, you now have between $23,750 and $25,500 to spend on discretionary items, student loans, etc. the rest of the year (about $2,000 a month).
If you cut that to $1,500/mo., you have between $29,750 and $31,500 to spend on the same stuff ($2,500 a month).
I don't know about you, but I'd much rather have 25% extra money to blow on clothes, models, bottles and drugs (or if you're responsible save for business school) than a massive room and closet I'm not going to see much anyway.
I pay $2,000 a month in a brand new building for 500 sq ft studio in midtown west. Your best luck is to get when the season is on off-period (not Summer) and when building is new. The economy has been lagging so there are definitely opportunities out there.
I was able to score 2 free months for a 14 month lease, so normally the rent is $2,300 or something a month. Don't be afraid to negotiate either, but be able to back it up with comps. Good lucK!
i pay 3500, 1750 for my share of a duplex apartment one ave from columbus circle/central park with 2 beds, 2.5 baths,2 living rooms and viking/sub zero kitchen with a wine fridge and my own washer dryer room that is most likely bigger than some of your bedrooms BOOYA
If you're paying $1000 a month, prepare to share half your meals with the critters. Believe me, you don't want to make them hungry.
Thanks guys for your advice. I'm not too crazy about dropping that much for rent, but I've heard stories about cockroaches and other vermin scurrying about peoples' apartments that I'd like to avoid by living in a newer building.
Welcome to the city, you wont find a place without roaches, mickey mouse, and splinter in some cases. Heck you might even see the ninja turtles. get used to them you can't avoid them.
These are all very mobile creatures so living in a new building probably won't have an impact on if they are there. You could argue that is costs more and that people paying higher rent would keep their places nicer/cleaner, but that isn't always the case. If you live in any sort of multi-unit building, expect there to be bugs, etc., however, if you keep your place clean, they will be less likely to chose to scrounge for food in your kitchen than in your dirty neighbor's.
Regards
New To NYC (Originally Posted: 04/03/2011)
As the title says I am new to NYC, have just moved over from the UK, I work at a BB, 2nd yr associate in commodities. Have been reading this forum for a while and find it pretty interesting so I thought i would post on here.
Looking for advice on what areas you think are best to live in Manhattan as well as more general advice about places to go/things to do.
Dude, there are thousands of posts on where to live in NYC. Check out the search function.
Upper East, Chelsea is where I see a lot of people who are above analyst, but still haven't gotten out of the city. There are a lot of discussions about this topic with a lot of helpful advice.
My favorite places to live are upper west side (around the 70's), columbus circle, or Central Park South. But that's probably just because I love Central Park and don't mind the crowds (although upper west side is pretty quiet).
I don't really do clubs, etc. So the only advice I really have is restaurants.
For a real steakhouse I like Sparks, or maybe Del Frisco's. Seafood I like Atlantic Grill. Brunch I like Norma's in Le Parker Meridien in Midtown For a "fancy" meal I like Daniel For Asian fusion I like spice market
I'm sure there are tons of other great restaurants I am leaving out, but that's just off the top of my head
Grocery stores: I love Trader Joe's, but you have to get there early because it gets packed. I also go to Whole Foods (the one at Columbus Circle is great) to supplement the things I can't find at Trader Joe's.
Thanks for this, have been here for a week and am staying in corporate housing to start with in midtown so just starting to get a feel for different places around the city. Someone told me about a delivery service for food called fresh direct, is that a decent option?
chelsea is gay. don't live there.
Eat pizza. Lots of it.
Places to check out: Patsy's, Grimaldi's, DiFara, Zero Otto Nove, Totonno's, DeNino's, Nick's, New Park Pizza, Stromboli, Lombardi's
restaurants: dorsia, barcadia, espace places to live: america gardens on the upper west side, trump tower everything else will fall in to place
Thanks guys, exactly the type of thing i was looking for. Sports wise is it easy to play tennis/football(soccer) in manhattan?
beware the hipsters.....they're like a plague
Football is pretty easy, there are a few fields in Central Park that you can use, and there are even leagues that you can join if you want some more organized games.
As for tennis, I find it a little tougher, but still not bad. There are public courts you can use scattered across the city (central park, Van cortlandt Park in the Bronx, riverside park, and I think there is a place by union square). If you are very serious about tennis I would recommend joining a private tennis club since they have some nice indoor courts that you can use year round. Hope this help.
that's good to know about football, i thought for some reason you couldnt play random games in central park. Yep a private club might be the way forward on the tennis by the sounds of it.
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