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Skateboarding => Travel Guide => Topic started by: Hacksaw Jim Duggan on March 13, 2014, 07:51:27 AM
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I'm graduating from college in May and I somehow got a job in New York. I The pay is pretty good and I have started looking at some apartments . Anyone that currently lives there know of any good/cheap places to live, keep in mind that I'll be working 60-70 hour work weeks in the financial district so ease of commute is important! Also, any tips for someone moving from Texas to New York for the first time? I lived in Chicago last summer for an internship so I'm mildly accustomed to the lifestyle.
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Also, if anyone has any rooms for rent, that would be great.
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astoria, Brooklyn, Hoboken.
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I'm graduating from college in May and I somehow got a job in New York. I The pay is pretty good and I have started looking at some apartments . Anyone that currently lives there know of any good/cheap places to live, keep in mind that I'll be working 60-70 hour work weeks in the financial district so ease of commute is important! Also, any tips for someone moving from Texas to New York for the first time? I lived in Chicago last summer for an internship so I'm mildly accustomed to the lifestyle.
my tip would be to walk loudly and carry that 2x4. be as patriotic as possible and under no circumstances do you get into a car and do drugs w/ the iron sheik.
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I'm graduating from college in May and I somehow got a job in New York. I The pay is pretty good and I have started looking at some apartments . Anyone that currently lives there know of any good/cheap places to live, keep in mind that I'll be working 60-70 hour work weeks in the financial district so ease of commute is important! Also, any tips for someone moving from Texas to New York for the first time? I lived in Chicago last summer for an internship so I'm mildly accustomed to the lifestyle.
Where exactly in the financial district will you be working? Also, how much will you be looking to pay in rent?
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Get a spot in Chinatown/lower-LES and walk to work. Otherwise boerum hill/south slope in BK offer quickest Wall Street commute that's affordable. And I use the word "affordable" pretty liberally.
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Damn, those sound like crazy hours. What are you going to be doing?
I can't offer any advice cus I'm still in college living with my parents but good luck dude!
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I'm looking at around $1500, I could go higher but I'm wanting to be on the safe side. I'll be working on the west end of the financial district. I've been looking into Jersey City. Does anyone know much about New Jersey? I heard I could avoid the NYC tax if I live there.
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I'm looking at around $1500, I could go higher but I'm wanting to be on the safe side. I'll be working on the west end of the financial district. I've been looking into Jersey City. Does anyone know much about New Jersey? I heard I could avoid the NYC tax if I live there.
i stayed there a few months back for a kid's beauty pageant or cheerleading contest. something random and awful and the parking was terrible. we did however stumble onto all sorts of neighborhoods, some 3 deckers like Mass, some projects, some nicer one family homes and it is right there to NYC. you'd prolly save a grip like leaving SF for Oakland but it costs a bunch to take that tunnel every day. downtown jersey city looked kind of low to the ground and lacking, spotwise. all the skyscrapers seemed to lack stairs. if you take the train ya prolly don't hafta live right at the job site.
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I'm looking at around $1500, I could go higher but I'm wanting to be on the safe side. I'll be working on the west end of the financial district. I've been looking into Jersey City. Does anyone know much about New Jersey? I heard I could avoid the NYC tax if I live there.
Any idea of how bad of a commute it is to LES park or the Tribeca skatepark? I understand there's a shitty little skatepark in Hoboken, but I want a pretty cool way to spend my weekends. I'm the guy who pretty much only skates ledges, what's the best skatepark for that? To put it into perspective, I love skateparks with that perfect sized ledge you can spend hours on.
As for the train, the PATH will take me an extra $100 per month which is hopefully more than what I'll save in rent.
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worked same hours, same location, lived in Hamilton Heights ... and loved it. was more affordable and more space than Jersey City/Hoboken. A train is the best, plus you have the option of 1/2/3. For those nights working past 7:30pm, cabs can haul up the FDR or West Side Highway. On weekend mornings it took 15 min to get to Astoria park (train&bus combo), 20 min to get to Chelsea park, 25 to tribeca park, and 30 to LES (although I left just before they re-did)...and now there's the new 181 park. the only thing is that if you're going to go out with friends in brooklyn, you may as well just plan on crashing somewhere because getting home without an express option is the worst
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I'm looking at around $1500, I could go higher but I'm wanting to be on the safe side. I'll be working on the west end of the financial district. I've been looking into Jersey City. Does anyone know much about New Jersey? I heard I could avoid the NYC tax if I live there.
Any idea of how bad of a commute it is to LES park or the Tribeca skatepark? I understand there's a shitty little skatepark in Hoboken, but I want a pretty cool way to spend my weekends. I'm the guy who pretty much only skates ledges, what's the best skatepark for that? To put it into perspective, I love skateparks with that perfect sized ledge you can spend hours on.
As for the train, the PATH will take me an extra $100 per month which is hopefully more than what I'll save in rent.
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Don't live in that part of jersey. Lame as fuck. With few exceptions.
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Jersey City is nice, and not too expensive. Some cool restaurants and bars that are not filled with Douchebags.
The drawbacks is you have to rely on the path train which runs like shit at nights/weekends.
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Also, how is The Bridge skatepark? It looks like a great winter getaway, is it a pain in the ass to get to on the PATH?
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the Bridge skatepark is in Bayonne which is not far from Jersey City, but the path goes nowhere near there.
You would need to take the Light Rail train line.
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If I were you I would Air B&B/sublet a place in Dominican South Williamsburg for two weeks to set up camp. Then you can use that time to find a longer sublet or a lease if you're feeling strong. Making a commitment long range is literally regular in a city this competitive. A few blocks can honestly change everything and you will get hustled almost as a rights of passage.
You can take the J train straight to Fulton Street 4-5 stops in 15 to financial district. That will buy you time to scoop out the scene and determine if you want to live in town, or in the burg/greenpoint/bushwick/bedstuy. That's where you need to be if you're a skater and you're young and hopefully single (if you aren't it won't last). You won't have anything to compare it to but the appeal of living in manhattan has diminished severely over the past couple years, beyond the cost of living.
PM me if you have any questions, I'm into helping people avoid the mistakes I've made over the past decade.
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gonna fuck around in this thread because im in the same boat, graduating in May with a writing job in NY (so the pay is much...much less) is it even possible to pay ~1000 for rent? I'm moving from Pittsburgh where I'm paying 350 :/
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If I were you I would Air B&B/sublet a place in Dominican South Williamsburg for two weeks to set up camp. Then you can use that time to find a longer sublet or a lease if you're feeling strong. Making a commitment long range is literally regular in a city this competitive. A few blocks can honestly change everything and you will get hustled almost as a rights of passage.
You can take the J train straight to Fulton Street 4-5 stops in 15 to financial district. That will buy you time to scoop out the scene and determine if you want to live in town, or in the burg/greenpoint/bushwick/bedstuy. That's where you need to be if you're a skater and you're young and hopefully single (if you aren't it won't last). You won't have anything to compare it to but the appeal of living in manhattan has diminished severely over the past couple years, beyond the cost of living.
PM me if you have any questions, I'm into helping people avoid the mistakes I've made over the past decade.
listen to this man. the J train is perfect from commuting to the financial district from brooklyn. and coming from someone who's lived both in manhattan and brooklyn, bk is definitely a more attractive place to live for skaters, assuming you don't mostly go to parks, in which case manhattan might be your cup of tea. hard to compete with chelsea piers, LES, tribeca, and the new hamilton bridge park far uptown.
if you REALLY wanna pay a cheap rent, look as deep in as bed stuy, near the myrtle or kosciuszko J stations. i'm in that area and pay <900, although i do live with three other guys in a 3br. anywhere closer than that you might get hustled by a realtor trying to flip bushwick/south williamsburg as an "emerging neighborhood" as a justification for a higher rent.
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the Tribeca park is tiny but they've got some fun ledges. went there in fall 2012 and the place was practically still mint
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gonna fuck around in this thread because im in the same boat, graduating in May with a writing job in NY (so the pay is much...much less) is it even possible to pay ~1000 for rent? I'm moving from Pittsburgh where I'm paying 350 :/
Your best bet is to try and find a little loft/studio/dorm thing as a short-term lease. I'm looking into that and the rent is pretty cheap. Manhattan is the place with the most places of this type.
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I'm in Bedstuy and pretty keen on it but if you need to commute into the financial district you may want to live off the J train instead of the G. Bedstuy is predominantly African American but I like how it still has it's nooks and crannies. I feel like this area is a bit cheaper than Bushwick depending on where you are but both have their deals - it's really just searching in the right place at the right time. I live between the Bedford/Nostrand and Myrtle Willoughby stops on the G train and found a sick 2 Bedroom for $650 each.
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gonna fuck around in this thread because im in the same boat, graduating in May with a writing job in NY (so the pay is much...much less) is it even possible to pay ~1000 for rent? I'm moving from Pittsburgh where I'm paying 350 :/
I live in Ridgewood, which is in Queens just outside of Bushwick, Brooklyn. If you're into getting a roommate, you could easily split a 2 bedroom in the area for $700 or less. I'm in a big junior 2 bedroom with my girlfriend and we both pay $625. The transportation situation is really convenient, too. I'm right off both the L and M. It takes me about 15 minutes to get to Williamsburg and 25 minutes to get to Union Square or the Lower East Side. It's also really nice and quiet. The Brooklyn side is mostly Spanish and the Queens side is mostly Italian/Polish/Romanian/Ukranian families. It's a great place to live if you're on a budget and not trying to live right in the thick of things.
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Damn never realized how many pals live in nyc or in bk ??? Clinton Hill Represent ;D
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Well I got a short-term lease in Brooklyn Heights, so PM me if anyone wanna meet up @ LES or McCarren!
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Let's link up at McCarren or the blue zone on Manhattan and Scholes in BK.
I skate often, pm me
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I smell an NYC Slap Pal sesh.
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Let's link up at McCarren or the blue zone on Manhattan and Scholes in BK.
I skate often, pm me
I been skating there a shit ton lately, i love the relaxed non street league energy drink kid vibe you get there rather than at some of the other parks during the day.
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You guys down for a Manhattan and Scholes morning session? It's almost always pretty mellow there. Otherwise I normally go to Tribeca over LES - tends to be less of a shit show.
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You guys down for a Manhattan and Scholes morning session? It's almost always pretty mellow there. Otherwise I normally go to Tribeca over LES - tends to be less of a shit show.
Im down til i find a new job
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I'm down but I can't do it during the week. No one ever shows up at manhattan and scholes before 12 on the weekend anyway though.
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This Sunday funday?
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Works for me.
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I'm down for an early morning session for Sunday at the "blue zone" on Manhattan/Scholes.
I'll be there pretty much all day Saturday too. #justsayin
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I can bring my vx in case anyone wants to head elsewhere.
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I am also down for sunday at the blue zone ;D
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Well,seems like all we're really waiting on is for someone to throw out a meeting time for Sunday...
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10? 11?
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Meet in the middle, 10:30. Done deed.
If some of us get there later, like around 11, then I'm sure everyone will be there for a bit.
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Anyone want to skate Saturday as well?
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I might be able to. Not sure just yet though
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I can bring my vx in case anyone wants to head elsewhere.
lol is this satire or for real?
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meetups r cool or whatever but wut i really wanna kno is where do the bohemian nyu girls all hang out
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I can bring my vx in case anyone wants to head elsewhere.
lol is this satire or for real?
is anything real?
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meetups r cool or whatever but wut i really wanna kno is where do the bohemian nyu girls all hang out
We'll discuss this at the meeting.
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Saturday and/ or Sunday sounds good
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1030 sun works for me, saturday is def possible too, I also have a camera but i film in HD so by natural law ill leave it at home since vx gets priority and also only i know a few non blown out spots in the area..
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I'm able to skate all day Saturday starting around Noon.
Let's get some clipzzz
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I can't make it tomorrow but I'll be there Sunday.
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^same, il be wearing the grizzlies jersey
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I may stop by on sunday morning. depending on saturday night.
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I showed up at 10:30 and stayed til around 12 but I didn't see anyone.
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Glad we got to sesh on Saturday at least.
Anyone want to link up this week?
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Sorry man, Don't think anyone showed up until noon-ish.....probably because Sunday morning is the morning after Saturday night haha. Even so it was just me, Tarela, and Hacksaw Jim Dugan. I can do morning seshes during the week or all day Sunday.
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i been lurkin there all week unnoticed except for the tween girls feelin my ish
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I'm heading there now.
Gonna sweat buckets and probably pack like 6 gatorades
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Im gonna be staying at a friends in woodside for july 16-31. He is working all day so im kinda on my own, just gonna go from park to park and try to meet some guys. i dont know.
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Good to hear, Four Wheels.
Feel free to PM me when you're here and we can link up to go skate.
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Good to hear, Four Wheels.
Feel free to PM me when you're here and we can link up to go skate.
thanks man, i definitely will hit you up once i get there.
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Hey guys.
SLAP will probably cook me for that post:
So, I am going to NYC for two weeks in late August. I intend to buy a board.
As many people over here, I am very picky with my set up and only ride Mob-grip. Jessup won't do it for me.
My question would be which of the skateshops carries Mob grip?
(Of course I already checked the homepages of a few shops, but couldn't find any infor abot it).
Let the shitstorm begin!
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Hey guys.
SLAP will probably cook me for that post:
So, I am going to NYC for two weeks in late August. I intend to buy a board.
As many people over here, I am very picky with my set up and only ride Mob-grip. Jessup won't do it for me.
My question would be which of the skateshops carries Mob grip?
(Of course I already checked the homepages of a few shops, but couldn't find any infor abot it).
Let the shitstorm begin!
labor in chinatown has always had mob when i get a board there so thats your safest bet. they also have one of the sickest board walls in the city. other shops tend to run out and for some reason lag on restocking it. for example, ive skipped out on buying decks from dqm on the bowery and 2nd nature in brookyln specifically because they didnt have mob.
blades on broadway will also most definitely have mob at all times, but be warned, its basically a one stop shop for hypebeasts with a decent sized board wall in the upstairs area. usually crailtap, dlx, and big time distro boards is all they have.
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Thanks man. And thanks for not asking me to focus my account ;).
A friend of mine already requested Labor skateshop to me. Now that I know they carry Mob, I am sure I will be getting my board there.
Was hoping to try a Hopps board, but everything else will probaply do it.
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Thanks man. And thanks for not asking me to focus my account ;).
A friend of mine already requested Labor skateshop to me. Now that I know they carry Mob, I am sure I will be getting my board there.
Was hoping to try a Hopps board, but everything else will probaply do it.
Labor always has Hopps boards. I order from them frequently.
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Thanks man. And thanks for not asking me to focus my account ;).
A friend of mine already requested Labor skateshop to me. Now that I know they carry Mob, I am sure I will be getting my board there.
Was hoping to try a Hopps board, but everything else will probaply do it.
Labor always has Hopps boards. I order from them frequently.
Labor is a really cool skateshop. The guys that work there were very cool and helped us out with spots (even though we could have used the QS spotmap).
The Hopps shape wasn't really me, so I bought a Magenta as usual.
We also went to KCDC, but were cool guy'd out.