i go to new york

this is the apt i lived in circa 1990!
looks exactly the same except for the bathroom
it was a mouse-infested shithole then

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/rental/883643-multi-949-columbus-avenue-manhattan-valley-new-york

what was the rent

1125/3br
i guess 2850 23-4 years later isn't really that bad.

thanks all. glad columbia accommodation sounds relatively cheap and tolerable. i'm sure it will do for a few months (although if anyone has any leads then bear me in mind!). listings project signed up for, thanks! ultimately i guess i want to end up near the 2/3 in brooklyn (sorry iatee) because i have friends there, but i can cross that bridge when i come to it (ha).

I don't think columbia types end up in Brooklyn too often cause of the commute.

sweet ride dawg

and yeah brooklyn is so far from columbia, if you actually have to like be at school a lot you do not want to live in brooklyn

otoh its a p short commute if u have a 'copter

or if you can do super sick ollies

smith grind into 360 switch ollie all the way from 125th to green point awww yeah

i was going to use a longboard.

the people doing my job already are apparently ok with the commute, which is like 40-50m door-to-door? i can live with that. who knows though. maybe i will find love in the bronx.

these people are clearly lying abt being cool w it and the duration

i commuted 50m for 18 months in munich. i read books. it was relaxing. i guess the u-bahn is nicer though.

dont be this kid buddy http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/05/new-york-teen-found-to-have-one-longest-commutes-to-school-in-world/

fwiw atlantic ave to 116th st (change at 96) is apparently 33m according to the mta

that is ludicrous

you are

33min w a transfer, i will eat my metrocard!

you will eat whatever nuts and berries you can find in whatever rural environment you live in at the moment.

haha

where are you these days by the way?

vermont, it is terrible here but at least i dont have to take the subway

ha actually it is v nice i take it all back

the subway is gross tho

i mean its a great system just a lil gross to be inside

yeah i phoned my dad to tell him and his reaction was to tell me about the time he was scared riding the subway and the bus to JFK in 1972

hah

thanks dad!

dont worry no bus necessary now theres the airtrain

which somehow costs five dollars to ride for three stops

well done, caek. i really want to move to nyc but it seems to be impossible visa-wise. a three month holiday (that's how long you can stay, i think) is something i'm considering next year.

i'm really exciting about writing cheques!

i'm really exciting!

thanks xxp. yeah 3 months. irish people are eligible for the green card lottery fwiw. also if you arrive on st patrick's day they let you be the vice president.

fwiw atlantic ave to 116th st (change at 96) is apparently 33m according to the mta

― caek, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 8:05 AM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

see this is misleading because you won't live on top of the train station in atlantic avenue or even particularly close, and you will have to wait for the trains, and there will be delays. like the actual train trip might be 33m.

tho I know a columbia grad student who commutes from staten island

try not to do that at least

i'm going to live on top of the train station in atlantic avenue though, maybe you're forgetting that

inside target

mannequin 2013

i was on the subway in 1972, it was magical.

your options are living in that target or living in the barclays center, they both have their pluses and minuses

buried in the ball pit of chuck e cheese

i'm going to live with max, it's all arranged.

Irish people are eligible for the green card lottery fwiw.

Yeah, I think the next round is for 2015 entry. The odds aren't as bad as you might think tho.

im like a 15 minute walk from atlantic

long commutes are underrated, if you have no transfers or only an across-the-platform transfer its a nice way to read

yeah that's my plan

long commutes are according to science worse than hitler

long commutes are the worst, you have like an hour less of your day and you aren't getting paid for it