I'm a 24 year old single male and I'll be going on vacation to New York City for about a week next month.
I'm getting an airbnb in the University Heights section, on West 183rd street, is this a good area?
I have a general idea of what I want to do (go to meseums, parks, eat, experience nightlife, etc.), but I would like some recommendations as well as miscellaneous pointers.
Any restaurants or bars in particular that you really like? This is a bit of a long shit, but it would be awesome if I could get laid. I'm not counting on it, of course.
Evan Young
>bit of a long shit take a laxative
David Reed
oops meant to say "long shot"
Robert Diaz
you gotta check out the food in Hunts Point. There's also an awesome pizzerie on west 34th and Mermaid Ave. in Coney Island
Ryan Nguyen
what kind of food in hunts point? And are you sure there's a west 34th st? google maps shows that it skips between 33rd and 35th, I guess to avoid confusion with Manhattan's 34th st?
Jaxon Bell
my bad, I thought it was 34th. I always keep thinking it's somewhere in the lower 30's, just walk down Mermaid past 30th, it's on a corner. Forgot the name but the pizza is killer. And all kinds of food in hunts point, tons of ethnic restaurants.
Wyatt Smith
unfortunately it seems like Hunts Point is quite a hike from where I'm staying
but I'm sure there are closer places in The Bronx with a lot of ethnic food.
Connor Lopez
D train to last stop in Brooklyn for the pizza, hour ride
Cooper King
That's a shit neighborhood, see if you can get something around 145th and broadway, hunts point, crown heights
Samuel Cooper
aren't those also kinda shitty?
only an hour? I thought it would be more than that
Oliver Peterson
this. don't just stay in manhattan all week, and god help you if you go anywhere near times square. you gotta explore the boroughs man, and the less beards and flannel you see the better. for Brooklyn, you gotta visit Flatbush, Bushwick, and Coney.
Nathan Cruz
look Imma break it down for you.
Bronx: niggers and spics. Manhattan: Old white people, niggers, and spics. Brooklyn: hipsters, niggers, spics, chinks, sandniggers, slavs, guidos, and shitskin colors of all hues. Queens: spics Staten island: Cops.
Juan Bennett
Coney Island is definitely worth checking out in the daytime
At night either the LES, Williamsburg, or Bushwick
Carter Williams
That is Harlem
Nolan Clark
YO WHAT WEEK MY HOMESLICE
Gabriel Perry
Way too simplified
Bronx: Niggers, spics, crackers in some parts Manahttan: Crackers, spics, niggers, chinks Brooklyn: Crackers, Hipster Crackers, Spics, Niggers, Chinks, Towelheads, Kikes Staten Island: Racist crackers, some niggers, spics, and chinks in the Northern part Queens: Crackers, Niggers, Spics, Chinks, Curryniggers
Eli Diaz
not even close
1. That is The Bronx, not Manhattan 2. Harlem ends at 155th st
Ryan Walker
Not simplified enough Bronx: I just Manhattan: Want to Brooklyn: Fucking move Staten Island: Out of Queens: This shithole
after 31 years in this city, I'm ready to tap out.
Jeremiah Turner
do you think you'll be better off in the middle of Kanas where there's nothing to do except sniff cow farts and do meth?
Ayden Evans
I was thinking of a middle ground. Nashville, maybe. Or Dallas. Or yeah, somewhere with no one around for miles because I am literally a minimum of 4 feet away from a person at all times and I hate people now. I hear more noise in an afternoon than I would elsewhere in a month. I just want quiet. Also, reasonably priced realestate.
Jace James
If you go by plane, you could check Ground Zero.
Jeremiah Stewart
are you antisocial?
also you pretty much need a car in those cities
Jason Moore
twrnty somethig blocks is close enough for me
Leo Hill
everyone here is antisocial by necessity. when you have to deal with a million people a day, you need to be able to shut those people out when you're packed like sardines on a train and some dudes dick is literally in your face. Or when there's a chimpout on a bus. walk down 4th ave in Park Slope and see how many times you get asked for change. Ever been around a large density of chinese people? After a certain time, it gets unbearable and you just want peace. I'll gladly invest in a car if it means I can have a 2 story house with a garage and back yard for 250k
Nathaniel Wood
nah, people are quite social actually once their work day ends
see all the people unwinding at night
Benjamin Cox
All I'm saying is, don't buy into the bullshit. It's a great place to visit, but don't stay. God help you, your wallet, sense of self worth, creativity, and tolerance for people and their bullshit if you stay.
Been in new york 25 years and yes its a great place to visit but a crappy place to live in...and I'm the lucky ones: I live rent free in a home mom and dad left me....no way in hell I pay 1500 rent to live in mini studio in the city
Jordan Reyes
Dude I'm from the Bronx. Stay out of hunts point unless you like diseased prostitutes and crack. University heights is pretty ok. Lots of hipsters and Dominicans. Personally my favorite spots are downtown in the east village. Definitely check out the village.
Eli Thomas
Fuck new York. Come to California, just avoid the fag areas and u will have a good time
Angel Gomez
Go to a Barcade if you wanna meet a cutie gamer waifu. I've done pretty well there.
Cameron Allen
And definitely check out a comedy club. The comedy cellar is the shit and the stand is pretty good too. Best comedy clubs in the country. Fuck California and their sitcom comics
Ayden Lee
There are hipsters in University Heights?
And yeah East Village and LES are cool, must sees for both locals and tourists who like bars
For some reason I thought the Barcades would be massive sausagefests. Which of the 3 locations do you think has the most girls?
Eli Mitchell
I like the one on St Marks the best. There are a surprising amount of chicks there on a Friday and Saturday night. St Marks place is a really interesting time regardless. There's all sorts of shit to do late night over there. And yes the hipsters are starting to move into university heights. It's not as much as Williamsburg but it should end up like that in a few years. And if you're into sports and shit check out the big sports complex at Chelsea piers. All you gotta do is shoot down the west side highway and you're there in 15 minutes. You can spend a whole day there easily. The driving range is cool as shit.
Brandon Phillips
University Heights is one of the cheapest neighborhoods in the city so that makes sense. It's still not even cheap in comparison to other US cities, but it beats paying 2000 a month to live in hipsterville.
And yeah St. Mark's, but also the other streets around there, especially Avenue A, are cool. I usually have a real good time when I hang out there.
And I'm surprised that chicks go there, I'll check out Barcade next time in the EV.