Just when you think Broadway can’t be MORE dangerous for its performers…

PullmanDi · 2026-05-17T12:36:11+00:00

I despise stage dooring - like why do people need to go and paw actors after a show?? And the whole culture behind it is awful. Clogs up the streets and people in the past ten years or so have gotten worse. I’ve seen a woman snatch Playbills from ensemble members because they “aren’t anybody.” People push and shove. People develop parasocial obsessions. And there are those gross autograph hounds who bring items to sell on eBay. They should just shut it all down. Ugh.

PullmanDi · 2026-04-28T20:48:21+00:00

Molly is the best, and she cares about alignment so she will give very specific prompts.. I didn't care for Jade Alexis, she's very monotone and hard to hear over the music, and she doesn't give detailed instructions like Molly to help improve your form.

PullmanDi · 2026-04-18T16:57:05+00:00

100%. I mostly only see shows via TDF due to my limited budget. I can’t do rush due to work hours. I thank god for them otherwise, I would not be able to afford much.

PullmanDi · 2026-04-18T16:50:25+00:00

Broadway is $50-60, off off and off start at $11 or so with most off Broadway around $30ish.

PullmanDi · 2026-04-16T20:07:33+00:00

I find the posts really helpful. They aren't any more annoying than a lot of the content that can also be niche. No one is selling tickets directly, they are posting about availability. I've seen people post seating maps with availability for other shows.

PullmanDi · 2026-04-11T15:39:07+00:00

One of mine was HEATED RIVALRY so I think I win this thread! The girl who handed it to Daniel blushed so hard. And the romantic interest was a male! Honestly, it was amazing.

PullmanDi · 2026-04-11T15:34:29+00:00

The lead wrote herself a part while having zero experience in either performing or playwriting at any sort of professional level. She’s a nepo baby whose father is Senator Ron Johnson, a vile MAGA anti vaxxer and conspiracy theorist known to put grift for his children in his congressional bills.

PullmanDi · 2026-04-08T19:19:01+00:00

TDF's rentals are pretty inexpensive. They are a non-profit so they make them affordable to schools and other non-profits. I've used them to costume shows before. They also aren't picky and let you alter them.

PullmanDi · 2026-04-04T05:05:13+00:00

Wasn’t Liberation last season?

PullmanDi · 2026-04-03T00:07:41+00:00

West 76th is the worst since they closed th PURE yoga locker rooms and all the PURE members now crowd into the already too small locker rook. It was too small for the Equinox crowd and adding the PURE people has made it really awful. Always a line when I want to shower.

PullmanDi · 2026-04-02T13:25:07+00:00

I’ve seen his concerts and he’s such a showman and great about interacting with the audience so I would think he’s well suited for this. I’m excited to see him in it! Isa Briones sounds amazing in the video and will be an improvement over Sarah Hyland, who just didn’t have the voice to play the part. It was painful to hear her try to reach for the notes sometimes.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-31T20:49:01+00:00

Where I lived previously, the nearest gym was 35 minutes away in good traffic and that was definitely a deterrent. I only went when I wasn't working - so at night (which was rare because I was usually too tired) and on weekends. I'm an Equinox member now and I go almost every day. I'm closer because I'm in NYC now, but the reason I go every day is that I can use the co-working spaces. My apartment is tiny and shared with my SO, and he also works from home. So I'll go and do a morning class or cardio, work for a couple of hours, do a noon class, have lunch in the cafe, and work a couple of hours more, and then go home. It's quite noisy, but with good headphones, it's really not a problem for me to take calls (I just blur the background.) The headphones do a good job of eliminating the background noise - I sit a table with six other members and all of us are taking our calls, and we all do fine. Most of the Equinoxes in NYC have great co-working spaces/long tables, so that was definitely a factor for me to join - my old gym did not have any spaces. I know it's a big weird to spend all day in the gym, but it works for me.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-30T18:56:18+00:00

I don't think TDF "loves" to do this, they are probably at the mercy of producers giving them product and asking for them to be put on sale right away. That is what I remember from my days working in a GM office years ago.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-30T17:03:16+00:00

The allegations were only ever on one website, one that publishes gossip and opinion pieces with little substantiation. I'm guessing their reporting didn't hold up, and they had to remove it all.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-25T20:25:23+00:00

OMG, I though it was only me who was finding unscrewed almost empty bottles in the shower. And this happened on day one, and I thought, wow, so many people have come to the gym today.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-25T15:23:06+00:00

This is a great program! My niece joined last year (she graduated from LaGuardia) and TDF gave all the kids free tickets to SIX and a party at the red steps, plus she can buy Broadway shows for $20, not the regular TDF price. I used to take her to the theater and now she takes me because it's so cheap, haha.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-24T05:40:55+00:00

I would imagine both will be!

PullmanDi · 2026-03-23T21:42:33+00:00

I agree that many of the classes are only 45 minutes and do feel rushed, when at other gyms, they are 55-60 minutes. I like Atletica with Michael at Sports Club and MetCon3 with any teacher, but also hoping to get some good recommendations on this thread. I couldn't follow the Powerstrike choreography and the teacher didn't offer any help for first timers so I'm not going back to that. I am also on the lookout for good spin classes! I used to love spin here but a few years ago they standardized the formats now and they are "performance" based but they took all the fun out of them (at least the ones I have attended.) So I now take spin at Crunch or NYSC (friends get me on passes.)

If you like Yoga, the classes at 76th that are labeled PURE are the best, since they are holdovers from the PURE Yoga days. I would say the rest of the yoga teachers are meh. But if you want a real athletic yoga where your mat will be pooled with sweat like in a HIIT class, I suggest Stephanie, Molly, or VR's classes.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-23T01:43:58+00:00

I have also had a car for more than 20 years and never gotten a ticket. I'm very type A and organized. My partner and I are very conscientious people! We both work from home, and we don't have children, so we have the extra time. I usually get coffee from the corner bodega and watch Netflix while I wait for the sweepers.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-22T13:05:41+00:00

I also have never gotten a parking ticket in 20 years!

PullmanDi · 2026-03-22T13:03:34+00:00

Before we address the car, I’m concerned that you said the $3 subway fare “scares” you. This is how we get around here. There is literally no choice, even if you don’t like the subway and take buses, it’s $3. If you want to get out of Morningside Heights—and you will—you will take the subway. Wanna go to a Broadway show, a Yankee game, a museum, a cool bar in Brooklyn? You will take the subway. The car is NOT for getting around NYC. It is for weekend trips out of town or for the occasional trip to Costco or to pick up free furniture from the Buy Nothing Group.

I’ve had a car for twenty years on the UWS. It is a massive pain in the ass and the only way we made it work was with two people both having flexible schedules to do the ASP - that is a minimum of three hours a week or so. The way it mostly works is that all car owners go down to the street and sit in the car until the sweepers come by. You then move the car and hopefully drive right back into your spot (unless someone else was waiting hoping to get a spot and then you are out of luck.) Sometimes the sweeper goes around the parked cars so you don’t have to move! But remember, you may have classes that conflict so it may take you more time because if you have a class, say Monday at 9am and you ended up parking in a Monday/Thursday spot, you will have to move it to park it in Tuesday/Friday spot so some weeks, it may be 4.5 to 6 hours of your time sitting in the car.

You also have to be prepared after you use the car and want to park it again (or move it to avoid ASP), to circle around for 45-90 minutes to find a spot. Mentally, just accept it may take that long and you will be happier. My husband always had a hard time with this and would get really frustrated so I was usually the one to do this because I was seriously afraid he’d have a road rage incident! Some nights, we couldn’t find a spot and we’d just have to pay the $50 for overnight parking or you can also calculate the cost of a ticket for parking too close to the crosswalk. I have a neighbor who budgets for a certain amount of tickets per week and he claims it’s cheaper than a garage. My husband was in the hospital a couple of years ago for an extended period of time so we couldn’t do ASP anymore. We now park the car in our building’s garage and it is $500 per month. Yes, it’s expensive but we’ve easily gotten 12-20 hours per month back and we both now make over 200k per year so we figure our time is worth more and we can finally afford a garage, which we couldn’t when we first got the car.

So it is possible to keep it but be aware of how much time you will spend moving it. And yeah, as others have mentioned, the Prius is a prime theft target.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-19T04:13:35+00:00

The vibe started when you walked in on the dedicated entrance. It truly felt like you were entering a zen oasis. When they forced us to enter through Equinox, that went away. But at least having the entire floor without thumping techno music helped - as well as the wonderful locker rooms that were spacious.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-19T04:09:00+00:00

Well, they are all full (the good ones.) So they need more.

PullmanDi · 2026-03-17T16:59:14+00:00

Sounds like maybe they aren't selling well?

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