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What’s a New York specific problem that no one warns you about before you move here?

Everyone talks about rent and roaches and the subway smell. But no one told me about the sheer volume of scaffolding that just never comes down. I’ve lived on the same block for three years and the same tubes have been up the entire time. No visible construction. Just eternal gloom. Also the way people

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A Brooklyn hookah lounge wanted me to work 3 busy weekend shifts for FREE before maybe hiring me💀

Just got offered a “job opportunity” at a karaoke hookah lounge in Brooklyn where they want me to work THREE full weekend shifts for free as a “trial” before deciding if they even want to hire me 😭😭💀 Not shadowing. Not training for an hour. Actual busy weekend shifts working with customers. And the pay

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Gao Xiao Pa’s $6 rou jia mo (“Chinese burger”) cooked using a vertical rotisserie like in al pastor and shawarma (Flushing, Queens)

Gao Xiao Pa – Google Maps This is a more unique take on rou jia mo with stacked marinated chicken thigh cooked on a vertical rotisserie. They even have pineapple on top of the spit like al pastor would. Think you can get a slice of pineapple with your rou jia mo if you ask.

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Mama Yoshi’s Minimart (1711 Grove St. Ridgewood/ Wycloff-Mytle L train stop/Seneca M/J stop)

Just had lunch at this Ridgewood outpost that’s been on my list for years. Mama Yoshi is a neighborhood fast casual restaurant that serves chicken katsu sandwiches, breakfast burritos, and katsu curry bowls. They also sell an assortment of imported Japanese pantry goods and snacks like ramen, curry blocks, staple condiments, chocolate bars, and canned

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Visited for my sisters wedding, had 2.5 days to explore- here is where i went!

Birdee- cherry pistachio milk bun was a 10. the churro croissant was ok, i just wish it had filling. the blueberry lemon twist also great. the BEC however was too salty. still good, just not great. 8.2 Bernie’s- wedge salad, vinegar chicken, mozz sticks, and the lemon ice box pie was amazing. the overall vibe,

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I priced the same groceries at 12 NYC stores. The difference is kinda insane

I spent some time pricing out the same staples across stores in different neighborhoods. The gaps are genuinely wild, but not in the way you’d expect. Here’s what a dozen eggs costs right now: – H-Mart (Amsterdam Ave): $9.99 – Pioneer Supermarket (Columbus Ave): $9.99 – Whole Foods (UWS): $7.99 – Key Food (Amsterdam): $6.79

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Gai Kitchen’s Thai-style roasted and steamed chicken rice for $10.50 (Chinatown, Manhattan)

Gai Kitchen – Google Maps Page Gai Kitchen – Website This place is very good for a quick, casual, and filling meal. The chicken is tender and flavorful and comes with two different sauces. I opted for the ginger rice, which was very fragrant. It comes with a very good soup that was not simply

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Do you use your balcony?

My fiance and I are in a heated debate about whether or not those that have balconies, use said balconies. We do not have a balcony and I would love to have one for: Having coffee on Having literally any other beverage on Reading a book Scrolling Reddit Literally anything else because the idea of

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Bedbugs…Need Reccomendation For Reputable/ Kind/ Fair/ Honest/ Resaonably Priced Exterminator, Please?

I live in Queens. We’ve been dealing with a bed bug infestation since mid-February. Tried to get rid of it on our own and we’re failing. I’m looking for exterminator recommendations if anyone here happens to have a personal experience with using one. This is my first time ever needing the services of an exterminator

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Is it just me or is it just ridiculously more expensive to dine out, and the rise has been quite recent?

I’m a frugal diner, usually solo, and I’m always very calculative about meals. I like going to normal restaurants, nothing much upscale, and I usually order 2 things max (entree + either app, dessert, or non alcoholic drink) I feel like even a year or year and a half ago I used to spend between

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How do I get a homeless outreach team to help me? Having mental health crisis and people on streets laugh at it and won’t help and have shelter trauma

How do I get people to call an outreach team on me or get to a psych ward without insurance ? I am new to this and it’s been a month and can’t take it. I need case manager and tried so hard to get it and everyone treats me like subhuman scum. I had

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El Tenampa: Great tacos in the back of a Mexican deli (Sunset Park, Brooklyn)

El Tenampa Deli and Grocery – Google Maps Page Hard to tell they serve amazing Mexican food from the outside. After entering, walk straight back for tacos and more. This place can get very busy, especially on the weekends. Lots of people eating in and taking out. Very local feel. Tacos were $3.75 each. Got

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Do y’all just get on the subway and go somewhere in the city you’ve never been to explore?

I’ve never been to a traditional big city before, I live in Texas and all of ours are glorified suburbs lmao. Because of that I just drive where I need because there’s nothing interesting but I feel like NYC would be different but maybe I’m wrong. If I were to ever live there I’m sure

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Local pizzeria very likely has a credit card skimmer on the mag strip reader. Is there any place to report this?

Had a gift card that had $100 on it, I’ve had it sitting around for a long while but didn’t use it for the first time until the other day. The card had no chip and could only be swiped, and I spent $17 at a pizzeria in West Village. Went straight back home and

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