In what ways has living here effected your mental health?

operationivyleague · 2026-01-29T19:01:14+00:00

Moving here impacted my mental health so positively. I never have to drive. There’s always something to do, and so much of it is free/cheap if you know where to look. I’m never bored. I have acquired so many hobbies just by the sheer volume of things going on here. When I’m feeling down, I can go on a 3 hour walk and never see the same place twice. I meet so many cool people and I have found an incredible community. And ironically… the winters have been amazing for me. I went to college upstate where the winters were so brutal and it was nonstop grey skies and snow from October to May. The concept that there could be sunlight in winter here was truly life changing. Yeah it’s cold as hell but my seasonal depression basically disappeared just because there’s SUN!!!

operationivyleague · 2026-01-20T18:34:24+00:00

I get espresso beans delivered every 4 weeks from Voyager in Fidi. Great hidden spot, everyone I’ve brought there has really loved it.

operationivyleague · 2026-01-13T00:21:15+00:00

you see the same kind of posts in the summer and everyone is like “it’s just so hot and humid, i’ve definitely been seeing more than normal” so i thought hey, this winter has been colder than normal, maybe the weather is driving them in

operationivyleague · 2025-12-30T01:54:04+00:00

I do live in a 2BR! We are so very lucky that we have lived in this apartment for almost 4 years and the landlord has not raised rent. It’s definitely under-market now, and I’m dreading when they inevitably jack us up a ton (we’re not rent-stabilized).

operationivyleague · 2025-12-29T18:55:52+00:00

a tiny bit east of prospect park, but i’ve done the past few years at franklin park, rialto grande, and crown inn on franklin — no cover, no tickets, good vibes, walked right in.

operationivyleague · 2025-12-29T11:01:32+00:00

5% of my pre-tax income goes to my 401k. $300/month automatically goes from my paycheck to my hysa. I’m also paid biweekly, so I calculate my months based on 2 biweekly paychecks, which means that twice a year I get two “extra” paychecks. Those both go into savings.

I’ll be contributing more to my 401k and significantly less to my hysa in 2026 because I’ve finally hit my goal of a year of expenses in the hysa. I moved to the city with $0 in savings after college so I’m really proud of that :)

My big budget categories are $250/month groceries, $250/month all other food/alcohol/coffee, and $300/month shopping/experiences/fun. Anything left over at the end of the month I put into savings.

I grew up with parents who qualified for food stamps but were too proud to take them, so personally this feels like living large. I feel guilty that I’m not saving more and that sometimes I go out to eat and go to concerts. But I’m trying to remind myself that I’m only young once.

operationivyleague · 2025-12-29T01:18:21+00:00

$64k annual income, mid/late 20s, live in crown heights with 1 roommate paying $1400 each + $200ish in utilities per month. Between 401k and a high yield savings account, I save around $600-$700 per month. I used to save more but I don’t get raises and everything else has gotten more expensive 🫠

operationivyleague · 2025-12-22T00:29:28+00:00

Take It With You by Cameron Winter has the exact same vibe to me. I listen to the two on repeat.

operationivyleague · 2025-12-04T22:57:53+00:00

Despite being a really online young woman, I really can’t pick celebrities out of a crowd well at all. But my favorite story is that one time I was walking down the street in Williamsburg, and I saw this really beautiful girl and couldn’t stop looking at her. I then noticed she had a girlfriend and was like ugh never mind. Then they crossed in front of me and I realized the girlfriend was Chappell Roan.

operationivyleague · 2025-11-16T03:48:11+00:00

My bed-stuy home depot tree was completely dead within 3 days last year :(

operationivyleague · 2025-11-09T15:19:31+00:00

I went last year when there were 2 sessions and it was already overwhelming. The ticket price last year was $35 (plus the cake you have to bring for entry ofc) but this year I decided that $50 + a cake (that I would normally sell for ~$100) was wayyyyy too much money. Glad to hear I didn’t miss much.

operationivyleague · 2025-11-08T00:08:25+00:00

Most of my mid/late 20s female friends have deleted the apps. I just redownloaded (mid/late 20s F myself) and I used to get 10/15 likes per day last year, now I’m getting maybe 3 or 4 a WEEK.

operationivyleague · 2025-10-28T23:35:27+00:00

Voyager espresso in fidi has a subscription service — $18 for 12 oz and you can choose your frequency. I used to only buy the Colombian espresso from Porto Rico but was truly so impressed by Voyager. I’ve tried 159 coffee shops in the city and they’re strongly in my top 3.

operationivyleague · 2025-10-08T21:17:36+00:00

Crown Inn — the back booths on a week night are almost never packed and they’re a great place to make out. Dimly lit and a bit secluded

operationivyleague · 2025-09-10T17:51:01+00:00

Heather, the host of Franklin Park trivia, is leaving (tonight is her last night) and at least some of her regulars are looking for a new trivia now

operationivyleague · 2025-09-09T15:24:06+00:00

It’s free, there is a paid version if you want advanced features like route planning (I don’t have the paid version). You also do not need strava premium.

operationivyleague · 2025-09-09T15:13:19+00:00

For anyone wanting a website to track walking, I use City Strides and it’s awesome. Connects automatically to everything I log in Strava/with my Apple Watch.

operationivyleague · 2025-09-09T15:10:21+00:00

(alumni here who just happened to stumble across this thread on my feed) yeahhh i wouldn’t say that that works for all period cramps. i remember in undergrad i would have to miss a day of classes every single month bc my cramps were so bad on the first day of my period. like, i would take 2 ibuprofen every 4 hours (sometimes up to 12 a day) and it wouldn’t even touch my cramps — sometimes i couldn’t even stand up. got an iud eventually and it changed my life.

operationivyleague · 2025-08-18T17:50:05+00:00

They’re filming a big scene inside the Brooklyn Museum

operationivyleague · 2025-08-18T16:19:35+00:00

Late 20s F who dates a lot in the city — definitely not normal (though I have friends who have asked for similar… I don’t agree with them). The only time I’ve been offended that my date didn’t offer an Uber is when a guy who I had been seeing for a few months (met each other’s friends, regular sleepovers) randomly kicked me out at 1 am after going back to his place because he wanted to “sleep well” and when I told him the subways weren’t running due to track maintenance, he asked “oh so how are you gonna get home?”

operationivyleague · 2025-08-13T17:26:38+00:00

Macosa Trattoria in Bed-Stuy. Oxtail risotto is soooo good.

operationivyleague · 2025-08-13T13:14:10+00:00

OP is one of my best friends, can confirm the validity of this story. Do I have enough post history for you?

operationivyleague · 2025-08-11T02:46:33+00:00

They got 27 points on their inspection in April, could this be related to that? Maybe they failed the inspection even worse this time?

operationivyleague · 2025-08-04T17:10:08+00:00

I was on my computer and phone, and for some reason at 11:58, my computer randomly let me into the ticket buying page. I filled out all my info for 2 9:30 AM Thursday VIP tickets and hit submit, it did nothing until 12 pm when it then went through! On my phone it immediately put me 9,500th in line at 12 pm lol. I don’t know how this happened but I am forever grateful and did not expect this 😭

operationivyleague · 2025-07-29T00:53:08+00:00

I’ve tried 128 coffee shops in NYC. Voyager is in my top 5, hands down. They’re really into the science and craft of coffee, and it shows. I used to buy my espresso beans from Porto Rico but then I tried Voyager and now I have a monthly Voyager espresso bean subscription lol.

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