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Moving to New York City

deannnnn

deannnnn

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Hey Guys,

This Saturday, I'm moving from Fort Lauderdale, FL to New York City for college. This is the only forum that I'm actually active in, therefore I really value the opinions of the people here. Does anyone have any tips for moving to the city and adjusting to city life? I'll be living on 14th Street between 3rd & 4th Ave.

Anyone know any cool places to eat or hang out? What should I know about AT&T's coverage in NYC? (I've heard bad things... =/ ) Anything else?

Thanks! :)
 
Check out Uncle Jack's in NYC if you want to treat yourself, I had the best steak I ever had there. 3G coverage is five bars all throughout NYC, but I only got a .30mbp/s-.50mbp/s connection compared to the 1.2mbp/s+ connection I get in NJ. If you're a food fanatic, the city is great. There's a lot of places that span every price range that have amazing food. Another great thing is shopping. Every brand has some huge, trademark store in NY (in the NYC Apple Store, which is a giant transparent cube, you stand on the ground and it takes you down into the store or you could use the stairs, it's really sweet), which is really cool. Be prepared to see a lot of tourists around the city, and always be careful with your stuff. Leave something in the open and there's a 99% chance you won't get it back. I'm sure you'll really like NY, the first few days will be amazing. The lifestyle of NY is really the best of the best. I wouldn't live there now for a few reasons, but I'm sure it would be sweet for college.
 
your moving to a very cool neighborhood, close to union square. I hope your high up if you want to study??? the best thing to do is just walk around and explore and ask locals/friends where to hang out etc. there is so much here for everyone really
 
MICHAELSD said:
Check out Uncle Jack's in NYC if you want to treat yourself, I had the best steak I ever had there. 3G coverage is five bars all throughout NYC, but I only got a .30mbp/s-.50mbp/s connection compared to the 1.2mbp/s+ connection I get in NJ. If you're a food fanatic, the city is great. There's a lot of places that span every price range that have amazing food. Another great thing is shopping. Every brand has some huge, trademark store in NY (in the NYC Apple Store, which is a giant transparent cube, you stand on the ground and it takes you down into the store or you could use the stairs, it's really sweet), which is really cool. Be prepared to see a lot of tourists around the city, and always be careful with your stuff. Leave something in the open and there's a 99% chance you won't get it back. I'm sure you'll really like NY, the first few days will be amazing. The lifestyle of NY is really the best of the best. I wouldn't live there now for a few reasons, but I'm sure it would be sweet for college.
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Thanks for the response =)
Yeah, I get 1.2+ speeds here in Florida too... but whatever, I won't have time to be browsing in NYC anyway! I've been to the Apple store before which is absolutely incredible, but thanks for the tips. I'll try to stop by Uncle Jack's sometime.
 
thechidz said:
your moving to a very cool neighborhood, close to union square. I hope your high up if you want to study??? the best thing to do is just walk around and explore and ask locals/friends where to hang out etc. there is so much here for everyone really
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lol yeah 14th floor.
 
Here's a few pictures from my visit a week ago (taken on my iPhone 3G :), click on them for a bigger version):

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Here's Uncle Jack's, it's much nicer inside:

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A lot of those pictures were really random, but they were great photos. I just realized that I should have took pictures of more of the stores there. New York is a really nice place to live, I'm sure you'll really enjoy living there. It's a great lifestyle that you won't find anywhere else.
 
bring lots of money. NYC is super expensive compared to where you are coming from.
 
deannnnn said:
Yepp! U-Hall!
Familiar with it?
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Yup! Living next door at Palladium. Make use of the pretty good dining hall and gym at Palladium after you get settled down, and check out Webster Hall between the post office and movie theater on 11th (across from Third North) sometime on Thursday/Fridays throughout the year.

As for the city, there are so many things to do. If you'd like, I can show you around after sometime after the 1st (not arriving until then, cutting it close to the start of classes I know haha).
 
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