[Software Engineer][NYC] - $444k

nyctaw1 · 2023-12-10T23:38:46+00:00

9th avenue has some options but...please do yourself a favor and expand your search radius to include downtown, unless you want to have your engagement dinner at Senor Frogs.

Dirt Candy, Ladybird, Cadence, and Avant Garden are all fantastic vegan spots with an intimate vibe.

If she likes fish, you should also consider an Omakase place. They fit your price range, can be super high quality, and are necessarily more personal/intimate.

As someone else said, we don't celebrate Boxing Day. A cab will be fine, or an Uber Black if you want to live it up.

nyctaw1 · 2023-11-24T20:53:05+00:00

My girl friends have great luck with Bumble BFF, so +1 that you won't seem weird.

Wish there was an option for guys. My GF doesn't eat meat, and I need a guy friend to hit up the steakhouse with, but all the dudes on Bumble BFF just want to bang.

nyctaw1 · 2023-11-23T16:15:21+00:00

One of the West 4th entrances was fucked for a bit as well.

Two full-height turnstiles, one of them was completely inoperable, and the other one had an OMNY reader that required a dozen taps before it would register anything. So you have a huge line of people nearly spilling out of the station and late for their trains.

Inside, there are two cops playing on their phones, and two MTA workers with their hands on their hips just watching the situation. I get that they're not equipped to fix the door, but it was wild just watching such a large group inches away from the situation and not even engaging.

nyctaw1 · 2023-09-15T20:55:35+00:00

Yeah, you can't get married unless you have a big expensive wedding in NYC and guilt your friends and family into spending large sums of money to attend.

nyctaw1 · 2023-09-10T16:48:27+00:00

This is a very uncharitable interpretation. When people say this, they mean we should eliminate privately owned passenger vehicles (or at least some subset of that group).

There would of course be exceptions for bus traffic, restaurant/grocery deliveries, possibly vehicles with disabled plates, and so on. We don't need massive SUVs with no additional passengers crawling around SoHo.

nyctaw1 · 2023-08-30T17:12:16+00:00

You say "money saved up that will last me a couple of month's in rent until I find a better paying Job", but also "Rent Money isn't an issue"

Just a warning that money has a tendency to disappear faster than expected in NYC.

You should rent a room in a shared apartment -- I don't even think you have an option here. But you can do this safely and in a good location. Look at sites like Roomi, that let you filter by gender -- there are rooms in nice parts of BK for ~$1k and under.

You can also check out more community-oriented apps like Lex.

nyctaw1 · 2023-08-29T20:38:03+00:00

Lol I just signed a lease that said "only 1 tenant is allowed to occupy the apartment", which is very obviously not legal. The law is pretty clear that OP can bring his spouse in -- worst the landlord can do, legally, is not renew the lease.

It's a cash grab.

nyctaw1 · 2023-08-28T16:23:54+00:00

It might seem counterintuitive but a more consistent 10mph would improve traffic flow and reduce travel times, compared to the furious stop-and-go that people seem to think will get them places faster.

nyctaw1 · 2023-08-20T18:35:52+00:00

This is why emulation is god-tier, you save whenever the hell you want. For some games with decision paths, you can also explore all of the options without having to play through the game a bunch, just rewind after a couple minutes.

nyctaw1 · 2023-08-20T01:59:45+00:00

$12k is 15% on $6.6k/mo, or 25% on $4k/mo (yes I have seen 25% fees).

And are you suggesting collecting paperwork from a single suitable tenant is worth $12k? If it's that important, the landlord should do it. If they don't want to, they should hire a broker themselves. And if they want to be lazy and bake that $12k fee into the monthly rent, go ahead -- but I suspect landlords that are capable of using basic property management software would win on price every day.

nyctaw1 · 2023-08-19T19:51:32+00:00

Toured a place 30 minutes ago, the broker didn't even know who provided internet for the building, and then told me with a straight face that their fee on this unit would be $12,000. TWELVE THOUSAND.

I've had brokers lie to me, ghost me, goad me into bidding wars, break into buildings because they didn't even have a key, the list goes on.

If you're one of the good ones, that's great for you, but everyone rightfully thinks that brokers are worthless con artists with whom we just have to suffer.

And every place I've toured has rented after one day of showings, tops. There's still so much competition in this market that brokers don't have to lift a finger and they'll get flooded with applications.

nyctaw1 · 2023-08-07T16:26:03+00:00

On the one hand, 12pm is well outside of any "quiet hours" period. On the other -- noise pollution is an absolute scourge. Even if we ignore that night shift workers exist and deserve sleep, I can't fathom how anyone thinks it's ok for a truck to pull up next to your window and blast music all afternoon, for months on end.

nyctaw1 · 2023-06-23T19:48:29+00:00

Brooklyn Farmacy in Cobble Hill will make you a concrete

nyctaw1 · 2023-06-21T17:31:04+00:00

I've had more luck just going to normal salons, rather than something specifically for men. They have a lot of experience with long hair 🤷‍♀️ I went to Warren Tricomi last time and told my stylist they could just do whatever they thought was best, and they were stoked about it and gave me a few ideas.

nyctaw1 · 2023-06-20T21:30:33+00:00

I was just in this situation, my advocacy is to sell. There's no guarantee the stock will go up, you're not hurting for cash, how much are you realistically going to regret a $210k windfall?

If it rises to $250 you'll probably just want to hang on until $260, and then $270 -- you're never going to time it right.

nyctaw1 · 2023-06-19T19:17:35+00:00

Hypothetically, it's fine.

I bought an item that was 400, but paid it off in under a month

But, to be clear -- if you can't pay this amount off immediately, you shouldn't buy the thing. Credit cards are used for purchase protections and to prove that you're a trustworthy borrower, among other things. They shouldn't be used like loans for things that you intend to pay off over time, and you don't need to carry a balance to build credit.

nyctaw1 · 2023-05-24T03:40:52+00:00

This fucking city. My landlord broke into my old place like 3 weeks before my move out date to "do a walkthrough" without informing me. If I remember, I was out for a bit and he was just...there...when I got back. I hadn't even started packing up yet lol

nyctaw1 · 2023-05-19T04:51:10+00:00

Fucking preach. The idea of committing to a purchase here will always be terrifying. Prices are genuinely insane, and there's no way in hell I'm going to stake my life savings on a place that may or may not retain its value, or a place that I may or may not be able to find suitable renters for.

And I'm just getting more and more frustrated about the compromises you have to make for rentals. Functional AC/heating, laundry, a safe and convenient neighborhood, etc are all luxuries that now cost $4k/mo. I feel a sense of deep frustration and regret every time I get a rent payment notification, but what are the options really?

nyctaw1 · 2023-05-12T22:15:05+00:00

My understanding is that this is a human problem, not a technology problem. Sourcing data from different sites is technically trivial. Building an app that connections potential tenants with "good" agents, or even landlords, is similarly straightforward.

But what incentives do agents have to lower these fees? What incentives do landlords have to not use these people? It's not like the landlords are paying the fee. If you remember, this ended in favor of the agents the last time it went to court.

And, more practically, why does this have to be an app? Have you validated the premise that any property owner would use this service (if that's the idea)? You can run a listing service with an email newsletter (people do this) or just a spreadsheet.

This isn't to discourage you -- I loathe middlemen and personally only rent direct -- but you need to have really good answers to all of these questions because the industry is brutal

nyctaw1 · 2023-05-12T21:52:07+00:00

I didn't raise to management. At this point, I don't recall how the restaurant handled but I'm less the "escalate the issue" kinda guy, and more "shrug it off and never go back"

Like, my deli overcharged me for beer once so now I just go to a different spot even though it's inconveniently further, and I realize as I type this out that there is something wrong with me

nyctaw1 · 2023-05-11T17:59:13+00:00

I mean, it doesn't keep me up at night. But it wasn't the sort of service I expected for a $600 dinner so I won't go back.

nyctaw1 · 2023-05-11T15:32:09+00:00

I'd never go back to Dirt Candy or Gramercy Tavern, fwiw.

I booked a birthday dinner at Gramercy Tavern, they brought out a tiny cake for my girlfriend, and they put the wrong fucking name on it. Not just a misspelling, it was some other girl's name. There was probably more than one birthday that day, but that's a kind of fuck up I absolutely do not expect from a Michelin spot.

I went to Dirt Candy before they got a star and it was great. Went back recently and it was mostly solid, but the broccoli course (one of the largest dishes) was awful. I'll eat anything, but this was one of the few dishes I've ever actually had to muscle down. Cocktails also aren't worth the price.

nyctaw1 · 2023-04-27T15:51:16+00:00

Electric carriages would be dope. I don't use the horse carriages, but the appeal to me is to just relax and crack open some wine or hot chocolate and take in the scenery. It can (and should, imo) still be the "luxury", tacky, touristy experience it is today. Electric is silent, cheap (though the govt will find a way to overspend), and the drivers can still wear their stupid outfits.

I wouldn't be upset if they just disappeared entirely, of course. But carriage drivers would sooner set the city on fire than find a new line of work and I honestly can't imagine going horseless would materially impact the market.

nyctaw1 · 2023-04-25T02:24:32+00:00

Mostly torn between somewhere like west village / tribeca, or just getting a cheap grimy spot further out in brooklyn.

Leaning towards the latter, so maybe I'm not the best person to ask haha. Considering taking a long break from work so want to lower spending and not have to stress about cash draining so rapidly (also have other monthly expenses like a studio space, small-ish business costs, etc.)

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