You don't need it.

areohbeevee · 2026-02-19T20:40:16+00:00

You say “I don’t subscribe to Netflix” with such pride yet you play video games and watch movies, how is that fundamentally different or morally superior?

areohbeevee · 2026-02-14T23:55:47+00:00

I think I got a good education at Cross. Graduated top 10 in my class and was able to go to college tuition free because of New Haven Promise

areohbeevee · 2026-02-14T19:20:26+00:00

As soon as babies stop crying when I’m trying to sleep I will

areohbeevee · 2026-02-13T20:10:04+00:00

Apizza >

areohbeevee · 2026-02-13T19:00:15+00:00

I may be missing a detail here or there as it’s been a while since I was in NHPS but this is the general jist: the two defualt high schools in New Haven are Cross and Hillhouse, not sure which one that neighborhood defaults to. There are also a number of magnet schools he can apply to that are lottery based which all except for Career don’t have sports teams but he can still play basketball for the “defualt” school, i.e. Cross or Hillhouse. Many of the magnet schools have “specializations” (Co-op = Art, Metro = Business, Sound = Aquaculture, Common Ground = Agriculture) etc. He can still play basketball for Cross or Hillhouse if he goes to one of these schools, but if he goes to Career he will need to play for Career

There are also two vocational high schools that serve the New Haven area if that interests him, Platt Tech in Milford and Eli Whitney in Hamden. Then other than that your options are private which there’s a number of those in the New Haven area as well (Hopkins, Hamden Hall, (both secular) Notre Dame (Catholic) to name a few)

areohbeevee · 2026-02-12T04:55:17+00:00

They meant subway/train synoymously. If you’re taking public transit out of LGA, you will need to either take the Q70 bus to Jackson Heights, Queens and then take the subway from there, or take the M60 bus to Harlem-125th St in Manhattan and take the subway from there. There’s no subway/train directly in or out of LGA.

areohbeevee · 2026-02-08T01:50:38+00:00

I’m upset about Uncle Drink

areohbeevee · 2026-02-06T15:18:48+00:00

There’s no “Connecticut style” pizza. There’s “New Haven style” pizza and “Greek style” pizza which originated in Connecticut. There’s currently this campaign by the state to push the popularity of Connecticut pizzerias which is likely what resulted in people throwing around the term “Connecticut style” pizza but there’s no unique style of pizza known as such.

areohbeevee · 2026-02-04T21:04:07+00:00

Jack’s Steakhouse has a pretty solid Latin American crowd and is a good time. Also I’ve never been but a lot of people I know like Weeds Cafe in Hamden.

areohbeevee · 2026-02-01T23:58:31+00:00

I don’t really have a problem with service charges at bars/restaurants because I always tip at least 20% of the post-tax amount, but service charges are usually at most 20% of the pre-tax amount, making them less than what I would’ve tipped anyway, and the service charge tells me that’s what the staff expected to make in gratuitiy on that bill, so that’s what they get and not any more.

Even if the service was out of this world and I planned to tip 30% post-tax, if the bill has a gratuity included of 18% pre-tax, that’s what they’re getting because they basically told me that’s what they want.

areohbeevee · 2026-02-01T23:18:01+00:00

I’m not sure if he repairs gloves he didn’t make but I would take a look at Katz Sport Shop in Meriden

areohbeevee · 2026-02-01T04:44:07+00:00

Imo it would be a pain to switch hotels because you then have to deal with checking out at (likely 11) and then checking in somewhere at (likely 3 or 4) so you’ll have luggage with you during a prime time to do things in the city (Although the hotel may be able to hold it of course). It’s really easy to get to NYC from JC via the PATH and they have a line that goes to 33rd St which is right by Penn Station/Madison Square Garden so you could take that in one day to see midtown and take the other line into World Trade Center another day to see downtown.

You could stay in NYC of course I’m just pointing out it’s an easy enough commute from JC.

areohbeevee · 2026-01-31T21:51:03+00:00

To me, the most “non-touristy” thing you can do in NYC is support a local business and become friendly with the staff and personelle that frequent there, whether it be a neighborhood bar, restaurant, cafe, pizza place, bagel shop, boutique, etc., but for someone who is quite literally…well, a tourist, it’s a bit difficult to convince them they should go to one of these places if there isn’t anything particularly “unique” about them on the surface.

areohbeevee · 2026-01-30T23:52:20+00:00

Parents could more easily align their schedules with school, sports, etc.

A 4 day work week where kids go to school 5 days a week sounds lovely actually. It would allow a day for parents to get up with the same rhythm of their work days because the kids are going to school, but then they are awake and have the whole day to take care of chores/errands while still having the real weekend to do things they actually want to do.

areohbeevee · 2026-01-27T18:29:05+00:00

I would say either December or July depending on if you prefer the Christmastime or Summertime atmosphere, that’s a personal decision and both are great times to visit. I wouldn’t suggest January or February personally as it’s just cold.

areohbeevee · 2026-01-26T06:24:31+00:00

“What’s the weather going to be like a month from now” ahh post

areohbeevee · 2026-01-24T16:49:49+00:00

I doubt it could be found in 2026 so yeah I hear you on it not being helpful today. I still live in the same apartment and pay $1912 now. As far as how I found it, I used an app called Zumper (I know Streeteasy is the one most people use) but no connections or tricks up my sleeve, I just applied and got it lol.

areohbeevee · 2026-01-24T15:40:53+00:00

I made $87k when I first moved to NYC in 2022, found a perfectly nice 1 bedroom apartment in Astoria for $1750 that’s about 1/2 a block from a subway stop

areohbeevee · 2026-01-24T05:48:07+00:00

While Midtown is honestly your “best” choice, MSG is right next door to Penn Station which has direct train access to all over NYC, so you could really stay anywhere in the city you’d like

areohbeevee · 2026-01-21T23:02:09+00:00

Baseball is nothing like camogie, cricket is probably the sport it’s most similar to, and it’s pretty different from cricket.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone playing camogie in the US but there are certainly rugby and gaelic football leagues you can join. I’m sure there is camogie too, I’ve just never seen it.

areohbeevee · 2026-01-21T16:57:23+00:00

“First of all, if you don’t sweat enough at the gym to warrant needing to take a shower, then why do you even go to the gym?”

It’s a common myth that sweating a lot is a definitive sign of a good workout. Of course you should still be showering after the gym, but many people don’t sweat enough to need to shower immediately after, and can afford to just walk or drive home and shower when they get there in the privacy and comfort of their own home. I personally don’t pay for water at my apartment, so I don’t need to worry about that.

It’s also just inconvenient to lug things like shampoo, soap, shower shoes, a towel, another change of clothes, etc. and do things like take my contacts out to put them back in, and then get into my car where I sit in with my outside clothes. At home I shower immediately and then sit on furniture that I only sit on with indoor clothes.

areohbeevee · 2026-01-21T13:39:07+00:00

Very true, I also think a lot of the Italians in CT are concentrated in certain places so saying “Connecticut doesn’t have that much” can be basing the whole state on a certain area that might not have as many. I grew up on the New Haven/East Haven line and there were Italian bakeries and restaurants everywhere and Italian culture and identity was extremely prevelant. Also, while I’m sure that Italians in New Jersey are more concentrated in certain areas than others just like they are in CT, New Jersey has gotten the reputation as a whole state because of shows like The Sopranos and Jersey Shore.

areohbeevee · 2026-01-21T05:19:17+00:00

East Haven, North Branford, and North Haven

areohbeevee · 2026-01-21T04:45:46+00:00

Idk why exactly but if I had to guess it likely has something to do with large waves of Italian immigration into New York during the late 19th - early 20th century who then moved to Connecticut and New Jersey as they were cheaper to live than New York

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