NYU Summer Housing 2010 Thread

It's getting about that time of year again.. checking the NYU Summer Housing website to see if the application is up yet. In the meantime, I just wanted to create a thread for those looking to live in the NYU dorms over the summer to keep each other updated.

Anyone know the general timeline for the process? I know applications are supposed out to be out 'mid-February' and that non-NYU kids have to obtain an NYU ID, which can take up to 3 days, before they can actually submit their preferences.

Also, what are recommendations for housing assignments? My NYU friend is recommending Gramercy Green first and foremost, then the Union Square dorms. Gramercy seems super nice - any word on if it will be available this summer?

 

NYU has 5+ dorms near Union Square. Some of them are nicer than others. However, Broome Street is part of an "exclusive" residential college program at NYU and the dorms are generally nicer. That being said, this may not be reflective of a sober viewpoint.

 
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If you're working in Midtown East (GHL, JPM, UBS, DB, etc.), I'd rank the available dorms like this:

  1. Broome Street (2nd best location; 2nd best interior)
  2. Coral Towers (best location; tied worst interior)
  3. Greenwich Hotel (worst location; best interior)
  4. Lafayette Street Residence (2nd worst location; tied worst interior)
    • Location is rated solely on proximity
    • Interior is rated on how much the place resembles a jail cell
    • In a tie, location takes precedence
 

In response to previous post...Living near Union Square is absolutely fine for commuting downtown to the financial district. You can take a 4 or 5 train from Union Square station and it is 2-3 stops to the financial district if you are going to Fulton St. Station (near world trade center) or Wall Street. The 4 and 5 trains are extremely fast and go very far between stops so it is not an issue getting there quickly. It could take you longer to go a shorter distance on another subway line because they make so many stops.

 

Yeah, the area around Broome Street does seem a little barren. Greenwich Hotel would probably be the best positioned dorm for nightlife, as the best of that resides in West Village, the Meatpacking District and Chelsea. You'd just want to check to see how long of a commute it'd be to your office.

Coral Towers is OK because it's near Union Square, but it's a couple of blocks east.

Lafayette Street Residence is bad no matter how you look at it I guess.

 

Lafayette Street Residence really isnt that bad...

right next to 6 train and extremely close to NR lines...near chinatown so a lot of cheap food options

nice apartment style dorms with full blown AC. i got a triple and the room was huge. within the first 2 weeks of the summer two of my roommates left and i had the entire huge bedroom to myself for the next 7 weeks. it was pretty awesome.

 

Yeah I'm very interested in FiDi as well. Would be less of a commute in the morn/at night and won't have a whole lot of time to go out anyway during the 10-wk stint so I'd rather just save some $.

 

I am going for Citi at Greenwich, is Greenwich hotel the best location? how much per week?

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From an NYU student,

a) Broome area is actually pretty nice - Soho-ish, and near good food and restaurants. Also right next to NRW lines, which go right to both Wall St and Midtown 50s/B'Way area where many offices are.

b) Lafayette sucks, I lived there. Rooms are good, but for the 3-4 hours of sleep for SAs, not worth the shitty Chinatown location. Grimey, grimey, grimey - lived next to a homeless shelter and Off-Track Betting and not sure which brings in shadier characters. Near 6 train, yes, but still.

c) Coral is shitty but great location near Union Sq.

d) Greenwich Hotel would be good for Citi, plus decent trains run near there but it's sort of in the middle of nowhere.

 
aquamarinee:
Rates are available for both. I called to find out already -- New School's a lot cheaper ($270 per week for a double). Not sure about the deposit though. I think it'd be a lot easier to live within walking distance, but that's just my personal preference.

That is only $10 cheaper than the NYU double rate, I believe.

 

I just booked my spot for the summer @ 55 John Street and it ran me 2950 (including 250 app fee). It is a three man room. I agree with Aquamarinee - walking distance is key.

I'm on a drug. It's called Charlie Sheen.
 

Such a relief, apparently my BB's finalizing a contract with NYU for SA housing.. hopefully we are covered or get a cheaper rate.. at least dont have to worry about where to live no more.

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How convenient it is to live in NYU while working at 388 Greenwich? I don't really care how good the dorms are since Im only there to sleep anyways.

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Interning right near Central Park this summer at the Plaza hotel. Just sent in my application and paid my deposit listing Coral Towers as my first choice and Broome as my second, only because the available options are all about the same distance away and Im going to have to take a subway no matter which NYU dorm i live in. I also wanted apartment style. Are these good choices? Put Coral first because its closer to Union Sqaure (subways, grocery store, etc etc)

Also, do I have a good chance of actually getting a room? The application JUST went up last Wednesday and I'm assuming it took all NON nyu students the same 3 days it took me to get an ID number, so that would make yesterday the first day non NYU students could fill out the app.

Thanks!

 

I lived with EHS at the New Yorker last summer and it was terrible. Even though it was nice to be able to walk to work, the neighborhood is disgusting and touristy (too close to Times Square). The rooms are very small and there is little closet space - my roommate and I actually had to buy a hanging rack from Kmart to fit our work clothes, which just meant there was even less space to move around in the room. The laundry room was also closed for a month while I was there, which meant lugging dirty clothes a couple blocks to a laundromat.

Alcohol is not allowed in the building, and although this is not enforced too strictly, it is annoying to have to hide your bag when walking in from the liquor store.

By far the most annoying aspect of the New Yorker (not sure if it is like this at other EHS locations) was the ridiculous security/guest policies. You are only allowed to have one guest at a time and the security guards actually check your ID every time you walk in, especially at night. In addition, you have to check overnight guests in before 10:00pm on the day that they will be spending the night. As you can imagine, this is a problem if you happen to meet your overnight guest at the bar the same evening, and there were multiple times over the summer when a guard refused to allow in female guests of mine, despite pleading on my part.

On the whole, the New Yorker is expensive, cramped, and poorly located, and I would strongly urge you to live anywhere but there, regardless of how close you are working to the building.

 
The Ghost of Jesse Livermore:
As you can imagine, this is a problem if you happen to meet your overnight guest at the bar the same evening, and there were multiple times over the summer when a guard refused to allow in female guests of mine, despite pleading on my part..

Ouch! total cock block...

 

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