People

I’ve seen and heard from many people that NYC is just a temporary place, and not a place that they would call home forever. A lot of it is online, so I don’t know how much I can trust of that, but it seems to be a pattern submitted by /u/Calm-Bar-9644 [link] [comments]

My iPhone was snatched from my hand on 42nd Street on Friday night. Find My later showed it inside a large residential complex in East Harlem. I went to the area, called police, and they said they couldn’t do much because the location wasn’t specific enough to identify an apartment or person. Has anyone in

I recently bought a crochet cardigan vest from a vendor at the Union Square farmer’s market, under the impression that it was handmade by local hobbyists. The booth had strict “no photography” signs, which I thought was to protect their original designs.. But it turned out that the exact same item is being sold on

first month here i took the 6 one stop, 23rd to 28th, perfect weather, nothing in my hands. no idea who that guy was. now my number is somewhere around 30 blocks. last tuesday i walked union square up to 42nd because the R was 9 minutes out, and it started raining around 34th and

it’s been 48 hours since i discovered my neighbor’s decomposing body. EMTs said he was dead for at least a week before he was found, so the entire apartment is a serious biohazard and our entire floor smells like literal death. none of the windows in the hallway actually open, so the closest thing to

How old are you? What do you do? How much do you make? The salary threads from a few years ago were super interesting, so I figured it’s time for an updated one. With inflation, job hopping, remote work, AI (yuck) and the job market changing so much, I’m curious what people are actually making

Wondering what to do in the city on this Saturday afternoon. submitted by /u/Dramatic-Highway1969 [link] [comments]

There’s a guy on my street corner who sings the chorus of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing every night from 8pm to midnight on repeat. Very badly. Every night. Really loudly. If I go down to tell him to stop, he stops singing as soon as I make eye contact with him. When I turn my

Are there any gyms left in the city that’s just a bunch of rough meatheads pushing heavy shit? Over the past 10+ years I’ve lost all of mine in upper Manhattan, one by one. I can’t find any with the kind of vibe I love. Squat racks, clanging plates, loud yelling when someone goes for

I somehow ended up working for a famous person this year—not at all my intended path or field, and when I was hired, the role was definitely NOT pitched as “support this famous person,” which is all it’s turned out to be. I’m trying to stick it out for my résumé’s and bank account’s sake

submitted by /u/somepeoplewait [link] [comments]

I know this is a little pathetic, but please be kind. Best friend died and I have no family in the area; most of my other friends have either left NYC or are away for the summer/busy for the next couple weeks. My therapist of course is helping, but we’re virtual and this is not

submitted by /u/ommmyyyy [link] [comments]

This is by far the weirdest illness I‘ve ever experienced, and I’m really struggling to knock it. About three weeks ago, I was at work when I started to feel a slightly scratchy throat around 3 pm. By the time I got home, I was curled up in bed with a fever and intense body

I’m a licensed GC working in NYC high‑end residential and brownstone renovations, and I want to push back on how fast the conversation around the Midtown building situation turned into “non‑union bad, union good,” instead of talking about the actual safety system that keeps failing workers. From what we know so far, the sequence is

Over the past couple days I’ve seen a lot of “13+87=100” and “T&T forever” ads on subway ad boards and bus stop signs. Who is footing the bill for this ridiculous celebrity worship? I really hope someone paid a lot of money for those and the city isn’t doing it for free. submitted by /u/Smacksmackums

I’ve been living in NYC for about 6 years now. I’m a transplant, not an OG New Yorker, and one thing I’ve noticed is that every few years I feel like I have to make a whole new group of friends. People I get close to eventually leave, some move to the West Coast, some

Or do they have smaller/normal places for the average worker? submitted by /u/Heyhey-_ [link] [comments]

I signed up and had all my friends do it too. Not a single one of us has won yet and tomorrow is the last day for winners to get announced. Is the system not working or is there just a huge volume of lottery applicants? submitted by /u/Bananahs_ [link] [comments]

ETA: To the kind Redditor who offered me a lottery ticket she won’t use, thanks so much! Like an idiot, I accidentally hit ignore request! I hope you read this so you won’t think I intentionally didn’t respond. BUT, I’m really thinking about bypassing the crowds and doing something quieter after all. Thanks though! Hope

Looking for a place where kids and parents go where kids don’t get what they want or are having “a day” and they wail and beg. Bonus points if the parents are fuming and seconds away from packing it all up and taking everyone home. This is for a small local research project. No persons

The people who solicit fake cabs at the airport are the worst. I travel regularly for work and constantly see naive tourists getting scammed by these guys. Last week I told a couple not to get in as there buddy in the car was pulling up and the guy started freaking out and threatening me.

I live in lower manhattan and last went to Canal street like 5 years ago cuz an out of town friend wanted to buy a purse. Then it was mostly Chinese ladies selling reps and would show u like a catalogue of what they had. I walked by today and its all African men selling

might just be me idk… submitted by /u/Ok_Astronomer5738 [link] [comments]

Like I think Malagasy food comes to mind, with there being not a single restaurant specializing in food from Madagascar. There might be side dishes at French places but I don’t think that should count. Wondering what else is out there Honorable mention: German Butterbrezels. The German restaurants here only have the giant ones to