Lafayette dorm at NYU

pelicularities
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:06:16 +0000

There’s a bus that runs from Lafayette to 715 Broadway, just outside Gallatin and Tisch. I don’t know when it runs - twice or thrice an hour throughout the day? It takes time and it’s not going to be like Palladium, rolling out of bed 20 minutes before class and still getting there on time, but lots of students take the bus. It runs at set times so you can get into a routine.

On the other hand, 2nd Street is seven minutes to Tisch, door to door. I lived in 2nd Street last semester and quite liked it - about as close to campus as upperclassmen are going to get, two blocks from Whole Foods (she’s been spoilt by Palladium and Trader Joe’s, I know). However, with the size of the rooms in 2nd Street - especially low-cost housing - I tend to think that if she has any doubts about getting along with her roommate, she shouldn’t do it. Or, if she does a lot of serious cooking, I’d take Laf without a second thought; the kitchens are MUCH bigger. Actually, Laf rooms are much bigger, full stop. Laf low-cost housing feels three times bigger than 2nd Street low-cost.

I don’t know if there’s an exercise room in Laf. Lots of dorms have “facilities” that nobody actually uses, so their existence is somewhat mythical - sighted, but veracity never quite confirmed…

Edited to add: groceries are generally cheap around Chinatown if she knows where to look. And if she’s rooming with two friends, I think Laf could be quite a blast.