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Gen Xer here who spent decades living in Manhattan and Brooklyn since age 21, and now lives in CT in the burbs. I usually get back to the city around once a month, mostly visiting friends at their homes. I was recently in the East Village at a restaurant with a friend. What surprised me […]

My 3-year-old fucking loves garbage trucks. The only reason he will leave the house to go to day care in the morning is because we’ll probably see garbage trucks on the way. One of his frequent questions is “where do the garbage trucks live?” So boy was I excited when I saw that several DSNY

I’m Christian (Protestant) but open to a Jewish/Catholic/Shaman situation. I have really bad issues and I think it could be demons! submitted by /u/seasais [link] [comments]

The 6 train was delayed today and really packed, but for some reason, nobody wanted to move to the middle. I kid you not there was one person at each pole in the middle and everyone else was packed like sardines in the door area 🫩🫩🫩🫩 submitted by /u/No-Profile562 [link] [comments]

I never have service on subway rides yet somehow everyone else is still typing and scrolling away. submitted by /u/slargle12 [link] [comments]

My daughter has leukemia and urgently needs round the clock platelet transfusions. There is a shortage and they are having to ration them. She can only have AB because any other type will cause hemolysis and tank her hemoglobin. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center or New York Blood Bank is where to go if you

I visited Kremer pigments the other day and loved it. I’m looking for stores like that, where what they sell is so specific that they can only operate because it’s such a huge, diverse city. thanks! submitted by /u/mj-mayday [link] [comments]

The city wants to put gates at Washington Square Park. But gates just allow the city to eventually just close the parks whenever they feel like it. Many parks say they are open from 6-midnight but the gates are closed by the parks employees at 7-8 every single night of the week. Even in summer.

A little frustrated right now – I got yelled at by a film crew for ruining their shot when I walked down my stoop this morning on the way to work. And then I wasn’t allowed to walk back on the block this evening when I came back from work, and was asked by a

Downtown 4/5 train today around 7pm, at Fulton Station. Did anybody else witness people gagging and running off the train? I was about to get on the train when everyone started running out, covering their mouths, eyes watering, and gagging like they were about to vomit. A few people yelled “do NOT go in there”.

I’ve lived in the city for 3 years and love it. Today I was walking home like normal and I was on the very right side of the sidewalk being mindful. I was on 55th & 6th and there were a lot of tourists in the area — there were a lot of people on

I’m NOT talking about genuinely significant perks that affect your entire lifestyle here, like “walkability” or “access to diverse cuisines.” I’m talking about the very, very little bonuses that you take for granted here, not thinking about how uncommon they are elsewhere. For example, there was a TIL a few days ago about a marketing

I’m 39 and I have to go to the men’s intake shelter at 8 East 3rd Street this Sunday. I receive SSI for depression and anxiety. I’ve been staying with family, but that arrangement is ending and I have a signed letter from the leaseholder saying I need to leave. Staying here longer isn’t an

The homelessness on 6th Ave between 23-26th street has gotten as bad as I’ve ever seen it. The 2 bros on the corner has been swatting off beggars for years now, but it seems as they’ve given up or the homeless set up shop just right outside. There used to be a guy in a

I’m into fashion but I feel like I’ve heard no real hype around it this year. I looked at the list of designers and there was no one really interesting. I feel like the only relevant American designer right now is Ralph Lauren and that’s it. submitted by /u/wgdaytona [link] [comments]

My husband and I have decided to leave NYC and move back to the Midwest. We have a 2-year-old and are hoping to grow our family, and honestly, we just need more family support nearby. Cost of living here has also gotten really hard to justify. Logically, I know this is the right call for

I am – and it’s nice out, I know. Just trying to understand if it’s my top floor unit that is perpetually hot AF inside. submitted by /u/leasetransfermiami [link] [comments]

I’m a lifelong New Yorker. I am from the suburbs of NYC. Grew up here. Still live here. Have been going into the city my entire life. I was 11 on 9/11. I remember the day vividly. It was the start of a life of anxiety for me, never having felt such uncertainty in my

It makes me sad. It’s the one day I really don’t want to remember. I get why other people like to observe remembrances but it was such a terrible time. I feel like the museum and a lot of it is for people who weren’t around. They want to feel a connection to it. I

I just finished watching one of the round of 16 men’s match and it seemed like 50% of the seats were empty. submitted by /u/wgdaytona [link] [comments]

this morning i got picked up at newark in an uber. i got in early in the morning at 4am. the guy that picked me up had his young daughter, like a toddler, sitting in the passenger seat with no car seat. she slept the whole time but the uber driver kept reassuring me that

I recently moved from Toronto to the area. My job is near White Plains so I stupidly decided to lease an apartment here (I have since come to learn most people only come in 1 x a week since they all live in the city). I barely know anyone in NY. I made a mistake

This one is for all of the Native New Yorkers on here. What is the deal with Chopped Cheese? When did this become the sandwich of NYC? For me the sandwich of NYC is a Bacon Egg and Cheese on a roll. Am I wrong? submitted by /u/NewPhoneBudish [link] [comments]

Maybe not a NYC question exactly, but I’m guessing other people have run into this before. My partner is newer to the city and is trying to put the square peg of suburban life into the circle of city life, so to speak. A giant box of holiday decorations that takes up half of one

My partner and I have shared this apartment for 2 years, we have one more year on the current lease. We are probably going to break up soon. She suggested that she would keep the apartment for 2 years, and then we would switch off in 2 year cycles. I hesitantly agreed verbally. Now my

I am looking for anyone who was on or by the 49th st NRW downtown platform yesterday morning around 9:40-after 10. I was the girl who passed out and fell on the tracks. I am in pretty bad shape with broken bones, stitches, and bruises all over. But I’m alive. The only thing I remember

Born and raised NYC until very recently. had to take the bus or train for almost everything, lived in what the charities liked to call “disparaged” neighborhoods. I mention this to make the point that I was in no way sheltered from what the city had to offer. Why does everyone get super offended when

I was born in October 2001, so I obviously don’t remember 9/11 or the days immediately afterward. A lot of my family was here and experienced it firsthand, but whenever I ask them about the day after, their memories are kind of a blur because they were in shock. I’ve always been curious about what

I swear there used to be way more places you could grab food at 3am that werent just a bodega or a halal cart. Not talking about bars or clubs with food either. Like actual sit-down spots where you could get pancakes or a burger after a long shift or a night out. I know