I don’t trust NYC neighborhoods that don’t have a Starbucks in a 6 block radius.
(Dunkin Donuts is NOT a substitute).
Seriously...this is Manhattan...one of the business capitals of the world. How can you walk 6 blocks and not see a Starbucks?!
Let me introduce you to a NYC neighborhood that does not have Starbucks. Its called the East Village. I just spent 2 hours looking at an apartment in this neighborhood. Actually I looked at the apartment for 5 minutes and spent the other 115 minutes getting to and wandering around lost in the East Village.
I have lived in Manhattan over two years. I like to think I know my way around the city. However when you take numbers off the street sings and replace them with names like Allan and Eldridge then how am I suppose to know which way is North? Its like they use all street sign numbers on the important parts of the city so they were left with random names by the time they needed to label streets in the East Village. I stopped and asked for directions 3 times, but no one spoke English (and I’m not kidding).
And furthermore - what is wrong with the East Village??? I passed several people doing laundry and and just sitting on benches in the middle of the day. What jobs do these people have that allow them to do laundry in their pajamas in the middle of a Monday afternoon???
I guess this is what makes NYC unique from other cities in the world. I left work at Rockefeller Center which is in the middle of the biggest landmarks in the world. I left the business men, investment bankers and five star restaurants and got on a subway. A few stops later I got off in the East Village. Not one sky scraper can be seen in the village. I passed mom and pop eateries like Ramirez Subs, and The Village Pizza. I passed old women cracked out on park benches and hippies walking around with guitars. Clearly this is not a part of town I would feel comfortable living in, but some people love this!
I decided to pass on the apartment in the village before I even saw the building. I wanted to save this apartment for someone who would truly love the village. I'm sure there are 3 special girls that are looking for a cute walk up where they can work on paintings, music and their herbal garden.
Seriously...this is Manhattan...one of the business capitals of the world. How can you walk 6 blocks and not see a Starbucks?!
Let me introduce you to a NYC neighborhood that does not have Starbucks. Its called the East Village. I just spent 2 hours looking at an apartment in this neighborhood. Actually I looked at the apartment for 5 minutes and spent the other 115 minutes getting to and wandering around lost in the East Village.
I have lived in Manhattan over two years. I like to think I know my way around the city. However when you take numbers off the street sings and replace them with names like Allan and Eldridge then how am I suppose to know which way is North? Its like they use all street sign numbers on the important parts of the city so they were left with random names by the time they needed to label streets in the East Village. I stopped and asked for directions 3 times, but no one spoke English (and I’m not kidding).
And furthermore - what is wrong with the East Village??? I passed several people doing laundry and and just sitting on benches in the middle of the day. What jobs do these people have that allow them to do laundry in their pajamas in the middle of a Monday afternoon???
I guess this is what makes NYC unique from other cities in the world. I left work at Rockefeller Center which is in the middle of the biggest landmarks in the world. I left the business men, investment bankers and five star restaurants and got on a subway. A few stops later I got off in the East Village. Not one sky scraper can be seen in the village. I passed mom and pop eateries like Ramirez Subs, and The Village Pizza. I passed old women cracked out on park benches and hippies walking around with guitars. Clearly this is not a part of town I would feel comfortable living in, but some people love this!
I decided to pass on the apartment in the village before I even saw the building. I wanted to save this apartment for someone who would truly love the village. I'm sure there are 3 special girls that are looking for a cute walk up where they can work on paintings, music and their herbal garden.
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