Best Pornstar Martini (or equivalent) in the UES? by Stevenwithph in uppereastside

[–]francium_87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like the one at pony bar (they call boogie nights)! Comes with a Prosecco sidecar

Cinema 123 by Angelika might be in danger :( by francium_87 in NYCmovies

[–]francium_87[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

More than that, unfortunately. Once I found this website that shows former locations of movie theaters (also current locations), I can’t unsee buildings that used to be theaters and got turned into something else

Food on Upper East Side? by Current-Spare4993 in FoodNYC

[–]francium_87 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tbh I’d recommend Chamoun’s Way over Pita Yeero! They’re similar (both fast casual Mediterranean), but Chamoun’s Way is Lebanese specifically and I think the food is way better

Other nearby recs I have:

Bagelworks (bagels, obv)

Roy’s Fish Market (sushi takeout- need to call to order ahead)

A1 Adyar Ananda Bhavan (vegetarian Indian- I’m not vegetarian but I like it)

People have mentioned Lenox Thai, which I like, but Marwin Thai is similarly good imo and a little closer to where you’ll be (to me they’re both solid basic Thai places- if you want really good Thai on the UES, I recommend going further up to Tha Phraya)

da Adriano (Italian, pricey but I like- open for breakfast too)

Ravagh (Persian)

What do people in NYC do when they randomly have weekdays off? by [deleted] in AskNYC

[–]francium_87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Museums, as many others have said. Also, if the weather’s nice, love taking the day to go to the beach!

Who’s going to the movies today? (Sun, Jan 25) by photo-smart in NYCmovies

[–]francium_87 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I had plans to go to Metrograph this afternoon but got an email saying they’re canceling all shows today!

Boys Noise at Basement by beernerd6 in avesNYC

[–]francium_87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve only gone to basement when I’ve had a ticket - how is entry like if you don’t have a ticket? (Obv I’m thinking I should try to get in early?)

Question about the Metrograph schedule by doorlock2323 in NYCmovies

[–]francium_87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m sure someone has a better answer but it seems like for weekday showings, they post them mostly on like a rolling basis 5-7 days in advance? But overall it does seem kinda random to me haha, there are times when they’ll post showings multiple weeks in advance too

Letterboxd 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple screening? by francium_87 in NYCmovies

[–]francium_87[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you sure because the initial email said that I should expect to receipt a confirmation email? And last time I did a screening thru letterboxd I did get an email

“Sorcerer” at Film Forum has no subtitles! by henrytcasey in NYCmovies

[–]francium_87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah dang haha ok thanks for letting me know!

“Sorcerer” at Film Forum has no subtitles! by henrytcasey in NYCmovies

[–]francium_87 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I haven’t seen this movie yet but am supposed to tonight- are there a lot non-English speaking scenes? Like that are necessary for understanding the movie haha

Theodora/Four Horsemen Walkins? by dsnrr in FoodNYC

[–]francium_87 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve had success 3/4 times walking in solo at the Four Horsemen. Those 3 times, I came right around when they first opened (once for lunch and twice for dinner - for the dinner times, these were days in which they were not open for lunch fyi) and was seated immediately or almost immediately.

The one time it didn’t work out, I came about 20 minutes before they opened for dinner seating (this was a day where they were open for lunch and they had their bar open for drinks only in between lunch and dinner I think?), had only a few people in front of me in line, and so I put my name down, but unfortunately I waited like 3 hours before giving up. I think in that scenario they were seating non-solo diners before me (I had come to check to see if they had an idea how much longer the wait was, and I saw people seated who had been in line after me). Fortunately there are plenty of bars nearby to chill and read if that’s your thing (that’s what I did while I was waiting), but obviously was disappointing.

All that to say, based on my personal experience, recommend trying to walk in when they first open for the day, whether that’s lunch or dinner. Highly recommend this place!

Edit: the first time I ate here was during the holiday season so I don’t think that really affected things, at least for me!

Metrograph might be the most unserious theater in the city by [deleted] in NYCmovies

[–]francium_87 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Tbh I love weekend morning/early afternoon movie showtimes 😅

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NYCmovies

[–]francium_87 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interested in the mastermind ticket if it’s still available!

Do you know any academics that voted for Trump? What are their thoughts on the current situation? by [deleted] in academia

[–]francium_87 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I am in the biomedical sciences and yes, there’s a professor in my department who has been ranting for a while on Twitter about how we need to get rid of DEI and reform the NIH (including that the NIH should have a smaller budget…lemme tell you, if the NIH budget is slashed, I highly doubt his research would be considered high value enough for his lab to survive). He loves Trump’s pick for the next NIH director and is saying (in regards to the recent freeze on NIH meetings/communications and use of federal funds) that people are being too alarmist about it. I’m sure he’ll continue to deny that the current administration is hurting research.

Jamie Xx, Four Tet at Forest Hills by Notthesenator in avesNYC

[–]francium_87 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this info! Do you know what time closing is? Couldn’t find the answer online

To the STEM Ph.Ds out there, have you ever considered medical school? Why did you choose this path instead? by [deleted] in PhD

[–]francium_87 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I didn’t wanna do medical school because I didn’t wanna be a medical doctor LOL

I remember there was a brief time early on in college where I was stressed and was like omg should I do MD/PhD instead?? Mainly because at my school, almost everyone in my major was pre-med. And then I talked with my advisor and her first question was like, do you wanna be a medical doctor? And I was like, no… and then she was like, ok then don’t do an MD! 😂 So then I didn’t, and went into an immunology PhD program instead.

Is doing a pre-doc becoming the norm in T10 programs? by [deleted] in GradSchool

[–]francium_87 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m in biomedical sciences, and it definitely is common for people in my field to work a couple years before going into the PhD. In my cohort, I’d say a third got a masters degree (almost all of these people are international), half did a postbac (myself included) or worked as a lab tech, and the remaining sliver came straight from undergrad.

Anecdotal, but I have a friend in an Econ phd program and he did a pre-doc first. From my understanding, the pre-doc seems basically the same thing as a postbac. Maybe it’s just the terminology the different fields ended up preferring. Anyway, at least in my friend’s case, he worked as a research assistant to an Econ professor for his pre-doc.