<p>Ok-here's one for the LC folk-----</p>
<p>My daughter is currently a student at Fordham and is a resident at RH. She is taking a class in the summer (Session II) at Lincoln Center. All I know is that the rooms are apartment style and have a kitchen. </p>
<p>Is there any helpful hints you can give me? Especially when it comes to move in, where do I go? I'm a NY native and I will be honest, I knew how to get to Fordham by public transportation (both campuses) and even though I now can drive to the RH campus with my eyes closed, which street is for the LC campus for move in? I'm guessing Amsterdam???</p>
<p>Any helpful hints are welcome. And if anyone has questions about the freshman dorms (especially Martyr's) let me know and I will gladly reciprocate. </p>
<p>Thanks!!!!</p>
<p>The LC campus and McMahon are on W. 60th St and it is currently one way going west to east so yes, enter off Amsterdam. I say “currently” bc it has changed from two way to one way and gone in different directions several times during my S’s four years there! AND we were caught off guard when we came in for his Senior Showcase earlier in the month. </p>
<p>You shouldn’t have any trouble finding something by McMahon to unload the car…worst case scenario, you double park to unload to the sidewalk and leave your D with her stuff while you go park in the first garage you see. Then your D can go right inside to get a cart. Even better…have her grab the cart while you are unloading. And don’t forget to get your parking validated for the Fordham discount. I’m not sure if they validate in McMahon but the Security desk when you walk into Lowenstein does.</p>
<p>Yes, McMahon is apartment style with a full kitchen and there will be limited food options at Fordham so she should bring what she needs to prepare her own meals. It would be really helpful to know who she is living with to see if she could coordinate kitchen items. Otherwise you could pack some dishes, flatware, glasses, pots, a frying pan and utensils and bring home what she doesn’t need. The microwave will be the big thing…it’s a must. But don’t forget that Bed Bath & Beyond is just a block or so away to pick up whatever else is needed.</p>
<p>As for food shopping, Western Beef is nearby and the cheapest. Trader Joe’s is further uptown but worth the trip. And whole foods will eat up her whole food budget!</p>
<p>I know other RH kids have really enjoyed living in Manhattan over the summer and I’m sure your D will have a great time! :)</p>
<p>Don’t forget paper products- TP, paper towels, napkins and cleaning supplies. For this stuff too, it is helpful to talk to the future roommates ahead of time to coordinate. I freeze a few meals for my daughter for her to pop in her freezer. Everyone eventually finds the $1 a slice pizza place.</p>
<p>There’s two somewhat near $1 pizza places. One is down Broadway in Midtown between 54 and 55th. The other one is going South on Columbus Ave for a few blocks. You can get an 18’’ pizza for $8</p>
<p>Western Beef is really cheap but you have to down and up a hill so a lot of people don’t like to go there, especially in the summer. I think it’s worth it. Otherwise, Trader Joe’s is pretty close. Morton Williams is next door but it’s overpriced. CVS is next door too and it’s fine for basics like toilet paper, detergent, etc.</p>
<p>I’d advise to buy stuff from Amazon rather than BB&B, but it depends on how much you need to buy. If it’s a few things, it’s not that bad. If it’s a lot of stuff at once, I think a big Amazon purchase would save you a lot of money.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the advice. She has a lot of paper products and cleaning stuff left over that I just brought home from RH so I’ll just keep it in the bin to take to LC. She knows there’s a Whole Foods down by Columbus Circle and her best friend lives up on 72nd Street. </p>
<p>An 18" pizza for $8? Wow…that’s great. I know she’s going through Pugsley’s withdrawal right now, lol!</p>
<p>Yeah the Whole Foods is really nice but it’s pretty expensive. I only go there for their coffee which is always fresh, but I wouldn’t buy anything else. I don’t really care about organic fruits and vegetables so I am OK with the cheap ones they sell in other stores or in the street, but your daughter might have different tastes. Their lunch stuff is good though.</p>
<p>Also, with any supermarket (especially Whole Foods and TJs), try to not go on weekends. You will spend an hour in line, and in the case of TJs there’s a line to enter the store! I went on weekdays in the night or in the morning.</p>