Moving from FL to NY, any advice?

[AoE]

I thought the monthly cards are now around $120? I hardly use mass transit, but I'm pretty sure they kept raising the price the past 3-4 years.

Also, where in brooklyn is your office, Ryko?

Monthly cards are about $89. If they raised them even close to $100 there would be a huge shitstorm here.

Don't trust anyone in NYC, ppl in NY are far from "Friendly" ..
make sure you carry your wallet in your pants pocket not a bag or "male purse"..
Don't carry a Camera around you neck like a tourist you'll look like a target..
Don't Buy anything that looks like tickets to a show from a weird looking guy standing Outside or the museum/concert/Madison square garden etc..
Never pull out a a hand full of cash at once in the street believe it or not, you're being watched.
Don't look like a terrorist! New yorkers are hella paranoid due to Sept. 11th ~.~

lol

I don't work in NYC and I know that $9 an hour is some low-ball shit. You can probably get better than that if you look around.

[Quixon]

Don't trust anyone in NYC, ppl in NY are far from "Friendly" ..
make sure you carry your wallet in your pants pocket not a bag or "male purse"..
Don't carry a Camera around you neck like a tourist you'll look like a target..
Don't Buy anything that looks like tickets to a show from a weird looking guy standing Outside or the museum/concert/Madison square garden etc..
Never pull out a a hand full of cash at once in the street believe it or not, you're being watched.
Don't look like a terrorist! New yorkers are hella paranoid due to Sept. 11th ~.~

Just noticed this because AoE quoted it.... (Sounds like a tourist rofl)


#1 ignore all of that shit (except the shady ticket man) if you are walking through anywhere but the ghetto. NYC is no different than any other large city, and is actually safer than most imo. You need to take basic precautions, but you don't have to run around like a paranoid moron.

#2 People from NYC aren't unfriendly, they have things to do and don't have time to give retarded tourists directions or information. Keep in mind the people living there almost always have mass transit as their sole means of transportation... and as such are running back and forth to catch the scheduled train or bus they need.

[AoE]

Like I told a dude visiting from North Carolina just a few days ago. Just use common sense and don't be a jackass and you'll be fine in NYC. Last time I had an issue in the city was like when I was 13 and lived in the South Bronx.

[Quixon]

NYC is safer than Newburgh.


Real talk.

[AoE]

NYC is safer than Newburgh.


Real talk.

We also have home-growned terrorists and you need to go through a metal detector to get into our high school.

[Quixon]

We also have home-growned terrorists and you need to go through a metal detector to get into our high school.

Yes sir.

I played against you guys (Football/Basketball) when I was back in High School in Washingtonville.


Everything bad about Newburgh gets completely erased by the greatness that is Pete's Hot Dogs though.

[Not Kuno]

Ah you are right my bad, it works with "penn station taco bell" and "penn station new york taco bell" but not with ny.

I can't find a taco bell without actually leaving the city and heading up to Yonkers or some other right outside the city location. Guess I'll have to give a good search over at Penn Station.

I know everyone is putting taco bell down and wondering why someone would want some taco bell. I like it, I just do and I used to eat it a lot. It didn't seem like anything at first but after you go a few years without ever even seeing a taco bell you sorta think it sounds really good.

Aside from the one I just mentioned in queens, theres one on/near madison/29th in the city. Its combined with some other shop I don't care for. They exist in NY I go to them all the time. >_>

As for unfriendly, I had a guy give me a big sob story about having no money and kids in the car and he really really wanted to use my credit card to get gas money or something. As a NYer I'll give directions (if I know them) but I'm not putting myself in any risk to help strangers.

[Sylphet]

lol it's pretty clear you've never lived outside of home

Here's a list off the top of my head for expenses:

Rent
Phone
Gas
Electric
Laundry
Metrocard
Food/household items ( incl. all the shit you need buy at the drugstore)

This is assuming you are going in with ZERO debt/other financial obligations (credit cards, student loans etc)

Not to mention you will be taxed additionally just because of living within the New York City limits.

You're correct that you'll never be 100% prepared but there are definitely degrees of unpreparedness. The idea of saving ANY money when you make that much (or that little) is in a word: (sorry) laughable.

On the more important note of Taco Bell, I had to go up to Westchester to get me some when I lived in the Bronx However when I was an undergrad at NYU there used to be one on Broadway and W. 4th... no idea if it still exists however.

[Ryko]

Assuming you're just subleasing a room, gas/electric will be covered in what you pay for rent. Laundry/personal shit would basically tap you clean along with food at 9/hr though. When I worked for 10/hr in some retail pharmacy I basically had enough to go out to one tournament a month, tops.

[AoE]

All the good food spots in NYC and dudes are worried about where Taco Bell is.

[Xerlic]

All the good food spots in NYC and dudes are worried about where Taco Bell is.

Seriously, all this Taco Bell talk is boggling my mind. NYC isn't quite like LA with their taco trucks, but there are definitely much better options for tacos/burritos than Taco Bell. I personally hit up one of the 3 El Rey del Sabour carts at least once a week for lunch.

I understand getting a craving, but you guys are talking like Taco Bell is like the shit or something.

[Sylphet]

Mexican cravings and Taco Bell cravings are not the same thing!

[AoE]

Only thing Taco Bell does for me is make me angry that I spent like 10 bucks on food that doesn't even make me full when I can go a Chinese Restaurant that makes spanish food and get a damn near full course meal for 5 bucks.

[Ksandra]

Mexican cravings and Taco Bell cravings are not the same thing!

At least someone understands

Only thing Taco Bell does for me is make me angry that I spent like 10 bucks on food that doesn't even make me full when I can go a Chinese Restaurant that makes spanish food and get a damn near full course meal for 5 bucks.

How in the FUCK do you spend 10 bucks at tacobell? D: they're cheaper than mcd's


Also it's the special sauce that can't be denied, fuck the haters.

[Ferien]

How in the FUCK do you spend 10 bucks at tacobell? D: they're cheaper than mcd's


Also it's the special sauce that can't be denied, fuck the haters.

We're talking NYC here...McD's costs 15. And I told you this afternoon, that special sauce is bullshit. The Chinese make better mexican food than taco bell does around here.

[Kilhart]

Bullshit. There are McDonalds in the city that I've seen with the two Filet O' Fish special. Granted, they were for $4 instead of the $3 that other places have, but places that don't have the special are like $3 per sandwich.

As for the rest of their menu, I can't say since I only give a shit about fish filets

[Ferien]

Bullshit. There are McDonalds in the city that I've seen with the two Filet O' Fish special. Granted, they were for $4 instead of the $3 that other places have, but places that don't have the special are like $3 per sandwich.

As for the rest of their menu, I can't say since I only give a shit about fish filets

I'm obviously fucking kidding. And fuck the filet o fish, double quarter pounder or an angus burger all the way.

[dekamii]

The Chinese make better mexican food than taco bell does around here.

i don't care what people say but this is fact. lol

[Airenn]

I am immensely glad this topic is mostly about food.

[Cleverness]

You have chinese people making mexican food, and Mexicans running Italian pizza places. SHIT IS BIZARRO WORLD.