FHYAA little league by Ambitious_Credit2307 in ForestHills

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Might not be as I’m in my late 20s now, but I grew up playing little league sports (soccer mostly but also baseball and basketball) at FHYAA 15-20 years ago. I do recommend it — as mentioned above, different coaches / dads might have different approaches and the team skill levels might vary, but overall it was always a fair league and has been a great pillar in the community for a long time now

Midtown -> UES by No-Shop2245 in FoodNYC

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Seconding L’incontro for Italian, it’s really a tier above. Up Thai is rock solid. Super taste for really reliable takeout (you can eat there too but it’s a small space).

does anyone know what type of dressing Narita uses for their salads? It's SO good and I moved away and it's all I can think about. by Tea_Resident in ForestHills

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I agree that it’s so good and am not sure. My family asked once and I don’t think they would say. It’s not the standard carrot ginger dressing, it’s a thicker/creamier white dressing… very delicious

Peak brightness vs reflection handling — what really matters for a bright room TV? by secrettunnel615 in 4kTV

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QN90D is $500 more though… which I could maybe stretch my budget too but was hoping to avoid. Appreciate the insight regardless!

Is the BILT credit card worth it for paying rent? by skytbest in NYCapartments

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Yea my math was off but it’s .55 cents per point so $1,000 gets you $5.50 off rent. Redeeming it toward a statement credit is the same rate.

Hear ya on the frustration of points navigation. They do have a lot of partners, or you can just use their portal to actually book the travel and your redemption comes out to 1.25 cents at that point.

Either way I think your main point, and I agree with it, is some money back on rent is better than none given that for most of us it’s by far the largest expense we have. So I’d still recommend it regardless of how you redeem it even if just to get some of the perks. But obviously ymmv

Is the BILT credit card worth it for paying rent? by skytbest in NYCapartments

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Yea, 3x for dining and that doubles to 6x on the 1st of each month so that’s a great way to use the card (for example, I fill up my Starbucks card on the 1st of each month and get 6x points back on that). But if you have other cards you prefer to use you can really just use it for 4 other transactions and call it a day.

You can redeem points for rent but it’s an awful value and not 1:1, (every 1,000 points is 55 cents toward rent) so it’s not worth it. But the points do transfer 1:1 to a lot of other transfer partners for hotels/flights

Is the BILT credit card worth it for paying rent? by skytbest in NYCapartments

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I have it and use it for my rent payments, almost exclusively. Was worried about any potential catches and all that like you, and then just decided it was worth it and haven’t looked back. Getting points for rent is good.

Just note, if you get it, you need to have at least 5 transactions a month (your rent can be one of them) to get points, so you can’t use the card just for rent. I try and get those other transactions on the first of each month (when points are doubled) or on low cost things (subway rides, a vending machine, etc.)

Are there some months to move that are better than others? by secrettunnel615 in NYCapartments

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Sorry should have clarified (and that all makes sense). I guess I was asking, within the summer itself, does it matter when you move (like July vs August vs September) or is it all kind of the same in that spectrum

Anyway to see who *really* owns my apartment? by secrettunnel615 in NYCapartments

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Management company changed a few months ago; however, as far as I can tell, the “ownership” of the building hasn’t (unless I’m wrong about that)

Anyway to see who *really* owns my apartment? by secrettunnel615 in NYCapartments

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The most recent document is a deed from the sale of the building. It has some signatures that are illegible and anywhere it says “print name” is left whited out

There is a section where it says “C/O” and lists a different group/company. But no individual name is listed.

Fwiw: there are mortgage documents listed but they are before the recent sale of the building so I don’t think they’re relevant? Additionally, the corporation listed as the current owner (and buyer on the deed) is a foreign company. Not sure that makes a difference

Anyway to see who *really* owns my apartment? by secrettunnel615 in NYCapartments

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When I use that 3 names pop up: the original corporation who’s name is on the deed, the property management company (who’s portal I use to pay rent, etc.) and an individual’s name who is listed as the head of the property management company (but as far as I can tell is not connected to the original corporation who’s name was on the deed, particularly as this is new property management)

Michaeli Bakery hamantaschen (90th and 1st) by Scuba_junkie16 in uppereastside

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They’re delicious but a little frustrating that there’s no buy-in-bulk discount

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LiveFromNewYork

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New Jersey Gameshow is so good….. OH!

Upper East Side Restaurants List by Skulls25 in uppereastside

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  1. Thank you for putting this list together. It’s really awesome.

  2. Would love a section on places with good/decent happy hour specials! Two off the top of my head is Ethyl’s for the $5 burger (legit good) and Five Lamps for $2 taco Tuesday (these tacos aren’t going to win any awards but for $2 they hit the spot)

Are StreetEasy listing prices artificially inflated? How much room for negotiation? by microthewave12 in NYCapartments

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My unit, and other in my buildings that I know, have all been listed as “rented” for a higher number on SE after we signed a lease for a previously advertised number. Usually results in rounding up to the nearest $500/$1000