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

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  1. Heavy Mental

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    do you eat at MaLa Project?

    i'm straight up addicted to that restaurant. best dan dan's in town.
     
  2. CC

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    Had the interns pick me up some Union Fare :yousoright:
     
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  3. Fancy

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    never been--it's on the list now

    place is super solid for dinner. how's the lunch?
     
  4. CC

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    There's the food stand section on the right side of the space that's great for quick lunches if you work in the area. Had a homemade pepperoni pizza today but also get burrito bowls, poke bowls, sandwiches, etc. from there.
     
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  5. Gatordukie

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    Chirashi bowl from Yasuda
     
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  6. Heavy Mental

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    Sichuan peppercorn for days
     
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  7. Fancy

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  8. Menelaus

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    Have you had Made Nice yet? I'm almost tempted to go down there from midtown just to try it.
     
  9. Big Apple Duck

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    Drinking Willamette Valley pinots in the Delta lounge at PDX because my flight to JFK is delayed 3 hours due to this shit storm.
     
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  10. Nelson

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    Was happy to see Wagamama land in NY near flatiron
     
  11. CC

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    Wanted to get it last week but the line was beyond stupid. I'll check back in in a month or two because the concept seems cool.
     
  12. Fancy

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    I have not but I will soon have some free time on my hand during the week so I will
     
  13. CC

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    Feels like the NYC version of Larry David struggling with the parking lot machine from a couple of years ago.

     
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  14. two

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    Weather is supposed to be pretty damn sweet this week :chatzy:
     
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  15. wes tegg

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    I need to find a quality doggy daycare, and I might just move up here.
     
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  16. Nelson

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    [​IMG]
     
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  17. Lyrtch

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    wife is thinking we may move here too

    but we think of moving everywhere
     
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  18. Nelson

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    Housing is unaffordable here because there's a fucking doggy daycare on every block
     
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  19. wes tegg

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    We're just going to move right off the Higline and be hip af. Send our dogs to the avenues.
     
  20. Nelson

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    corrected; emphasis added; accept all changes; close tracked changes
     
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  21. Fancy

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    you're in it for the ramen aren't you?
     
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  22. Fancy

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    Just in case you were thinking of moving here wes tegg and Lyrtch



    fuck this

     
  23. Hank Scorpio

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  24. TC

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    People started taking off shirts and some pants
     
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  25. CC

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    My friend was on that train. Crazy.

    Also had no idea The Meatball Shop was on Caviar. Just crushed a few spicy pork balls :lick:
     
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  26. Lyrtch

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    thats just being outside in the summer in the SE nbd
     
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  27. Nelson

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    That's my train, baby

    :blowup:
     
  28. Killy Me Please

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    I've been on a rampage eating whatever Astoria has to offer for lunch. I can only eay sandwich King, bareburger, butcher bar, Jackson hole, el Rey taco truck and demole so much. Any tips are appreciated.

    Ramen Burger in LIC is meh
     
  29. gordon bombay

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    Oh boy, I am a converted bus man here in Chicago
     
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  30. Nelson

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    This made me really, really happy today so I thought I'd share with the group.

    Rockaways are one of my favorite spots for the summer, can't wait to go try and spot this

    Large numbers of humpback whales have returned to NYC for the first time in a century
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    A humpback whale tail slaps off Navasink Beach in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

    The sight of a humpback whale fluke set against the New York City skyline is an anomaly no longer.

    For the first time in 100 years, sizable numbers of humpback whales are being spotted in the waters off NYC, and it's thanks to years of environmental clean-up efforts, Popular Science reports.

    "Because of the improvement of the water quality, algae and zooplankton have multiplied, giving good food for the menhaden [a small fish eaten by whales], which have returned in numbers that the fishermen say they have not seen in their lifetimes," Gotham Whales founder Paul L. Sieswerda told Pop Sci.

    New findings reveal baby humpback whales and their moms intentionally speak softly when a threat appears. Just like human infants, humpback whale calves are extremely vocal. However, new audio reveals baby whales “whisper” to their mother in order to avoid being overheard by predators. If theories prove correct, these skills could indicate a very high level of intelligence.

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    Until the enactment of the Clean Water Act in 1977, New York City's waters were a dumping ground for everything from medical waste to factory run-off. Some of those chemicals were cancer-causing, the EPA said.

    New Yorkers have seen a significant rise in whale sightings over the past few years, and the trend is only accelerating in 2017. The whales are thought to be ducking into New York for a bit of sightseeing and feeding on their migration routes up and down the coast. Back in November, a whale was seen near the Statue of Liberty, prompting the Coast Guard to send out warnings to nearby boaters.

    The whale sightings are so frequent, there are multiple ferry companies offering whale-watching tours.

    On a recent American Princess Cruises excursion, lucky whale-watchers saw four humpbacks in a single trip. In 2016, the Telegraph reported that 20 whales were seen all year.

    A similar trend, also credited to conservation efforts, has been seen with the shark population in California. The Clean Water Act and the Marine Life Protection Act have boosted the numbers of great white sharks — and marine mammals in general — according to scientists.
     
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  31. wolfpck

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    Going to be in town this weekend with the girlfriend for my first time. We're staying in Queens with her sister. Looking for any casual food suggestions (pizza, delis, etc) for a first timer and also looking for a little bit of a nicer place for dinner Friday night.
     
  32. Nelson

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  33. Fancy

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    read like 10 pages and you'll be good

    or

    https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york
     
  34. Nelson

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    Fancy I'm maybe moving to Luquer Street down yonder way
     
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  35. Fancy

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    that's pretty phat--we should get a beer at Folksbier cuz that stuff is tight
     
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  36. Nelson

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    will report back

    trying to negotiate down this broker fee because IT AIN'T PLAYIN
     
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  37. Fancy

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    I'm by-owner living currently so i will pray for you
     
  38. Nelson

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    you mean like "month to month?"

    thankfully NYC has some pretty renter-friendly law for you in that instance
     
  39. Fancy

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    nah i mean i rent my apartment from the guy who owns the brownstone so i didn't pay a broker fee
     
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  40. Nelson

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    smart. that's what I've been looking for, too. Market is tough for those tho.
     
  41. Fancy

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    got lucky as it was a referral from a coworker

    what are you looking for? my landlord owns a few brownstones and is a super chill dude
     
  42. Nelson

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    damn, please hit him up, seriously. Would even throw you some referral bones or dinner or something.

    looking for one or two bedroom, more than 800 sq ft preferably, 2500-3500 monthly
     
  43. Fancy

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    Bro we online friends, this is what we do. I'll check with him and see if anything is coming up. Obviously nothing is guaranteed but I have to chat with him tomorrow anyway so I'm happy to do it.
     
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  44. je ne suis pas ici

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    scalini fedeli. anyone been?
     
  45. Nelson

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    Starting to wonder if we're already at the peak, or if it's only going to get worse





     
  46. jaimej

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    So glad I moved to the suburbs last year.
     
  47. TC

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    :gross:
     
  48. jaimej

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    No regrets, as I type this from my office in midtown. Nice comfy train ride here every day, where I always get a seat and no one is yelling at me to praise jesus or wacking me in the fucking face with their foot during "showtime".
     
  49. TC

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    I live in a city 1/80 the size of NYC so I can't really talk shit here but suburbs and commuting just sounds terrible
     
  50. Nelson

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    Growing sentiment. City actually lost existing population in 2016.