<p>I'm applying to Columbia, but I've never been to NYC. I know it's "AMAZING," but why? I was wondering if the people who have been there could give me an idea of what the city is like. Maybe some of their favorite parts about it and their favorite things to do there?</p>
<p>NYC ISSS most definitely amazing!
That's why I'm still applying to NYU. Because it's the city that I love!
I've only been once. I stayed for 3 weeks.
I'm sure a New Yorker would be able to tell you more about NYC but......
Here are my impressions:
- Very fast pace.. It's exciting... I can't even imagine being bored in that city!
- It's really a city of neighbourhoods.
- The city really doesn't seem to sleep.. I walked down Broadway at around 1/2 am and there were SOOO many people out and about!
- The different parts of Manhattan have a slightly different feel to it.. which is even more exciting.. I'd imagine that there will always be something new to discover!
- It seemed safer than I'd imagined.
- So many places were uncannily familiar... Think about it 80% of movies have New York in it in one way or another.
- Great food! Lots of diversity
- The people that I met were friendly...
- I stayed in 3 hotels (because my Mom's just crazy like that) so I got a little taste of the diff. parts of Manhattan and I just loved it all. First we stayed on 5th Ave. right by Central Park. Right across from CBS studios and saw Beyonce in a mini-concert too! Umm in the mornings everyone was busy going to work, and again it's really fast pace. I loved just people watching :) And I got hooked on the big fat bagels!
Second, I stayed right on Broadway .. I found it more touristy here. But um, if you love the theatre, you'll ADORE NYC :) It's sooo much better than London's West End. More vibrant and exciting!!!
Last, I stayed in Battery Park, Lower Manhattan. It was nice here but very businessy.. financy..
My fav parts: Times Square, Little Italy (esp. Spring St. where one of my fav galleries is), Central Park South, and where MoMa is (I think on the Upper East Side by Central Park).
Anyhoo.. I'm not sure WHY it's so AMAZING.. but I know that it just IS.. It's New York... It's full of life!
However, I would imagine being a Undergrad student would be a little diff. than being a tourist... I'm certain that living in NYC as a student won't be the same.</p>
<p>1 2 in the morning?..hehe dear..after they get out of the clubs or something around 4 in the morning you see this longgggg line running from carts to the end of the block..ppl waiting to buy food..its soo rocks..cart food rocks..haha</p>
<p>your right..i think living there is better..!</p>
<p>the ppl are soo nice and diverse and just being in the train is so interestin..i mean ive been living here my whole life and still its soo interestin..love the 6 train..okie dokie !</p>
<p>:) lol I know! But I was with my parents.. I don't think we coulda gone club hopping! ;)</p>
<p>Oh.. but the subway.. I think I'd have to get used to that! Haha the Singapore MRT (subway) has like 2 LINES! hahaha
But when I go back home to Seoul I get lost in the subway as well... cus every other city's subway is so much more complicated than Singapore's..</p>
<p>i visit the city very often.. since i live about 10 minutes from there in new jersey. i'd have to say that it all depends on your taste. yes, new york city is very fast paced. also, you can't really see what the city is like in a few days or from reading descriptions, you have to live there to understand. and one thing i disagree with silver_wavez is that the people are friendly. in NYC, ppl show u no mercy. The majority of ppl in NYC (especially in manhattan) go through wat is called "tunnel vision." they have a destination and they head straight for that destination. Especially in the business district, if you bother any1 who's going to work, get ready to be cursed off (it's happened to me). i'd say that the consensus among my friends is that nyc people are generally not all that nice.</p>
<p>For myself, i've gotten sick of the fast-paced, get-out-of-my-way attitude of new york city. I wanna go somewhere where people are more laid back, like on the west coast (at least that's wat i've heard). If you meet people from the new york city area, you'll realize that most of them are in a hurry. and the subways are horrible, especially compared to the Seoul ones silver_wavez mentioned. but i guess that's all part of the character of NYC.</p>
<p>but aside from wat i just said, i'd say the stuff that silver_wavez listed is right.</p>
<p>Subway is one my favorite things. Anywhere in Manhattan in less than like 30 min for pretty cheap (especially if you get unlimited card). I hate having to pay for and drive my car anytime I want to go anywhere. And how can you not love riding the subway standing with no hands, especially when the train goes through a turn. Its like surfing or something.</p>
<p>Oh and if you go as a tourist, DO NOT ride a red tour bus. All we did the whole time we where out in the city at the summer program was make fun of those people. They look ridiculous and they just scream "I am a tourist, look at me!"</p>
<p>okay..i love the subway..i think its great..see i guess it depends on the type of person you are..yeah everyone has there own thing going but people arent horrible..I dont think u can just generalize that because you have those random ppl who stop you on the train or on the streets just to talk to you or say hi and then u have those ppl who will bump you while walking...i dont know..i also love that its diverse..</p>
<p>" and one thing i disagree with silver_wavez is that the people are friendly. i" - i said the people that I MET! Of course i wasn't all chummy with passer-by going to work people..
the people i met thought were friendly.. but yes i would imagine that the typical new yorker is very busy, very driven.. and won't be friendly till you are THEIR friend.</p>
<p>and i disagree with about your seoul subway statement.... koreans can be very agressive too.. and the seoul subway is NOT friendly at all.. and i hate how u have to walk 2 miles to change lines on the seoul subway!</p>
<p>oh no.. when i meant the seoul subway, and the new york subway.. i didnt mean the people, i meant the cleanliness and the ACTUAL subway trains.. not the people within the subway trains. sorry i didnt clarify that. i dunno, i know the new york subway lines are dirty, some people dont think so, but after seeing subways from other places.. new york subways really have to shape up in terms of safety and cleanliness.</p>
<p>yeh i suppose that is true.. that's why i said the subway would take time to get used to....
i'm sure it has better service than the tube though....</p>
<p>dude...thats all im gonna say!....coz that is the bottom line!...lol</p>
<p>yep yep!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>if you think nyc subways are dirty, try philly
i always liked nyc, expecially manhattan compared to philadelphia(my home), and the subway system in nyc is far better in terms of reach and lines.</p>
<p>yeh well..its quick definitely..omg im sorry ididnt like philly when i went..its strange..plus where i was at..omg at night there were sooo many waterbugs..at night ahhh it freaked me out!..bostons not bad..but still doesnt come to nyc..</p>
<p>yea, philly isn't my favorite (sorry penn, though i wouldnt want to go to a college 10mins from home anyway), i like boston and love nyc:)</p>
<p>I like Broadway around 50th, Columbus around 70th, Lincoln center, and East side by central park around 60th, 80th (around met museum), and 90th. I go to NYC every Saturday, but I live in CT. The area Columbia is in is really nice, too. Don't let anyone tell you it's not a nice neighborhood. I don't know what they're talking about. I see people walking their dogs along riverside and I get so jealous of them because I don't live there (yet. . . next year :) )</p>