ITT: NYC bros talk about how great NYC is and how great they are for living there

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  1. CC

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    This thread/life moves too fast. Feel like we were just hearing about Fancy post-Roost Bumble dates seeing the Gramercy pad rooftop :yousoright:
     
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  2. Fancy

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    awww The Roost :ohgosh: you were so good to me

    The roof has been kind to us. Mostly for her, as she gets to WFH all the time. :crossedarms:
     
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  3. Nelson

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    I've tried to go four times and have only been able to get in once

    It was worth it
     
  4. Heavy Mental

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    What's the deal with the wait times? I've been meaning to go
     
  5. Big Apple Duck

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    It's a great time to be moving. Rents are cheaper and brokers fees are being dropped.
     
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  6. Big Apple Duck

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    Roost was a slam dunk. I kicked things off with my future wife there. The bartender started giving me funny looks, though, when he'd see me three times/week with a different girl.
     
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  7. SC1221

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    It's just really popular and trendy these days. I'd recommend just booking a reservation.
     
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  8. Big Apple Duck

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    Any of you guys had Traif? I've heard it's bomb and I'm going there on Saturday night. Any recommendations would be much appreciated.
     
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  9. Fancy

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    wasn't Traif a huge recommendation of this thread back in the early going?
     
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  10. jaimej

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    Pretty sure we went there for the first time a few years back based on a rec from this thread.
     
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  11. jaimej

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    Also, YES Big Apple Duck. Definitely get the tasting menu. It's like $50-60 for 11 courses, all incredible.
     
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  12. Big Apple Duck

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    Lots of talk starting on page 20. Sounds like the tasting menu is the way to go. Thanks
     
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  13. KJROD20

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    Traif is DOPE.

    That is all.
     
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  14. Menelaus

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    Traif is amazing, given I went like 4 years ago.
     
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  15. Heavy Mental

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    Traif is awesome, went because of this thread two summers ago and it was really good.

    Thanks for bringing it up again. Had forgotten about it and will try to go this weekend.
     
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  17. Champ

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    So we'll be staying 3rd avenue and 39th street...any lunch/brunch recommandations in the area open on Saturday? Open to all kinds of cuisine.
     
  18. Menelaus

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    Walk down to flatiron and go to Cosme, Upland, or walk around Eataly IMO.
     
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  19. Menelaus

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    P.S. I'll be brunching at Cosme tomorrow at 12:30 so come at me dawg
     
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  20. Champ

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    Any natural/organic wine sellers/shop would be great as well. Would love to bring back a few bottles. I've read a bit about Thirst, but it's not in the area.
     
  21. Menelaus

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    Chambers St. Wine, Astor Wines and Spirits, and Appellation Wine and Spirits (this one is exclusively natural wines)
     
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  22. Champ

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    Appellation seems closed, but will check out Chambers. Thanks!
     
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  23. Menelaus

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    I didn't know that about Appellation. That sucks.
     
  24. Big Apple Duck

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    We went to Traif on Saturday night and sat in the back garden area, which I recommend - not as loud and more space. The tasting menu wasn't available; they'll only do it for parties of 3+ on weekend nights and there were just two of us. It would have been $50 pp. We ended up getting:
    - Burrata with bacon marmalade
    - Tuna tartar
    - Duck confit
    - Scallops
    - Jumbo lump crab

    Everything was amazing. The scallops were out of this world - never to be missed. The crab was very good, but I would probably try something else in its place next time. I will be going back to Traif many times, and recommend it to all. We each had two cocktails and it came to $150, so pretty reasonable given the quality.
     
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  25. rcragg82

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    I'm at 29th and Madison - where should I go for dinner/drinks tonight?

    Need to be under $50 since I'm here for work. Ideally a place where I can sit at a bar and eat as that is my preferred route when traveling for work and thus eating alone.
     
  26. jaimej

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    The Cannibal or Black Barn would be my recs. Cannibal smaller and a little more casual, both have great food and atmosphere.
     
  27. Menelaus

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    Definitely Cannibal
     
  28. rcragg82

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    Thanks guys...both of those are exactly type of place I was looking for.
     
  29. The Guglia

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    I would say Tavern 29 if you want to have TVs
     
  30. Nelson

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    Ain't no reservations at Lucali

    I think they might for groups of 6 or 8 but good luck getting someone to answer the phone
     
  31. Fancy

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    I like Cannibal it's just so overpriced
     
  32. Space

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    I signed a partnership with Batali & Bastianich Restaurant Group for work. Have gotten to eat at all their restaurants in NYC over the last month for free and had lunch with Batali & Bastianich. Pretty fucking incredible experience overall. Assuming life is downhill from here.
     
  33. Space

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    Has anyone gone to Chefs Club?
     
  34. Menelaus

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    Space what do you do for a living fam?
     
  35. Fancy

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    stunts on us, obvi

    seriously though...what do you do Space?
     
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  36. Space

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    Is it weird if I just link my company's site? I did that once in another thread to hook people up and got gang raped (which I normally enjoy but in this case idk wasn't in the mood)

     
  37. Nelson

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    nice so kind of like Air BnB but "elevated"?
     
  38. Fancy

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    That's tight mayne.
     
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  39. Fancy

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    Update--application submission tomorrow and Carroll Gardens on Nov 1.
     
  40. Nelson

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    See you on the F
     
  41. Fancy

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    It's stands for the bfF train amirite
     
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  42. Nelson

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    u rite
     
  43. Space

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    Yea essentially-- you stay in a cool home that is handpicked and you get 24/7 concierge service. Wanna have a nice meal? Set you up at La Sirene. Wanna go to the gym? Free passes to soul cycle.

    Honestly if any of you have questions or interested in something feel free to PM me. Happy to trade soul cycle passes for hand stuff.
     
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  44. One Knight

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    Will be back in town for a few days next April, taking the wife to see a show for her birthday and chill in the city.
    Did all the big stuff the first time around so will be nice to do a little more exploring and see some other sites off the beaten path.
     
  45. Fancy

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    tbh i moisturize daily
     
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  46. Nelson

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    Currently debating with the fiancée whether to move into one of the new high rises being finished in downtown BK.

    Love cobble hill/Carroll gardens for the obvious charms, but we toured City Point and it's ridiculously nice. Not much more expensive than we pay now and it's got W/D in each unit, central HVAC, rooftops and grills, plus a Target, Trader Joe's, and movie theater in the base.

    But living in a virtual mall seems weird. Conflicted.
     
  47. OopsPowSurprise

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    All those amenities are worth it IMO
     
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  48. Nelson

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    Apartments look bigger too. We've been making do with 550 sq ft

    Bike storage, doorman, grocery storage for deliveries, viewing deck on the 55th floor. Ground floor also has a few restaurants and a huge food truck-type market. Century 21 too.

    Sick of schlepping 60 pounds of laundry to the laundromat once a week

    Smith Street would still be only 5 blocks away.

    Ugh rationalizing out loud
     
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  49. Arkadin

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    As an outsider reading it it sounds like the obvious move.
     
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  50. OopsPowSurprise

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    Literally all your quick shopping needs would be in your basement. Nothing better than not having to go 10 blocks for an ingredient you forgot
     
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