<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I actually go to school in Pittsburgh, but I am interning this summer at the Google office in NYC. A friend pointed me to FIT housing, which is conveniently a very short walk from the office. Do any of you have experience or knowledge of the summer housing for interns at FIT?</p>
<p>Fashion</a> Institute of Technology - Non-FIT Interns</p>
<p>The shared apartment rate looks very reasonable, and while I am certainly comforted that the campus is alcohol/substance free, I just turned 21 and switched from the Seattle office last summer to really try and get a feel for big city life. </p>
<p>My main concern is that with the rules there I will be boxing myself in to have a "cheap, but not so fun summer in NYC". 8 overnight visitors ($10/night) per month seems low, but manageable (there's only so many friday and saturday nights per 30 days) until I consider that I may have friends and family coming to visit and needing a place to stay. No drugs is a non-issue, but with no alcohol / medium size (21+) get-togethers, will I still be able to find enough fun things to do in the area that won't break my wallet?</p>
<p>also fwiw, I am a straight male, and I mention only because I know the area is very gay-friendly. I have gay friends and am accepting, but I don't exactly gravitate to the gay scene.</p>
<p>One last note is that I will have about 20 good friends in or around the city this summer. I'm thinking maybe I'll be able to escape and hang out with them when I need to, but I'll also have the safety of this place when I need it. Again though, I feel I risk being the guy who just shows up to everything and never invites anybody over.</p>
<p>If you made it this far, I'd love to hear your input :D</p>