<p>so I’ve been to LV but not TS, yet, though i really want to go. But i have a question. LV, like the Vegas strip, is SOLELY to go with people you know, and to party with, etc. The purpose is to go there and just not know anyone other than the group you went with and have a good time. Its not a traditional city where you can mesh well and get to know others, because of all the hotels, event, etc.</p>
<p>For living/residential purposes, i.e., its your goal to meet new people and mesh well, is Times Square different than vegas in that regard? You know, is it more of a traditional city, like LA or Miami, where you can live, have all the excitement, -yet- get to know many people and make new friendships? Certainly that isn’t something you’d expect to happen in the Vegas strip, as people are there only temporarily, visiting hotels, etc., but is Times Square different in that its city does have a traditional feel to it where lots of people live and you can easily meet/hang out with new people who live in the city? </p>
<p>WHAT city in NY would be best for this?</p>
<p>I hope you get what i mean, and please, if you have been to BOTH places, and can give a good description then do so. thanks.</p>
<p>As a person who lives near Times Square and spends thirty minutes walking only three blocks past a load of easily-entertained tourists who stop every three seconds to take pictures of lights… I can say Times Square is highly overrated. Aside from Broadway shows and the occasional overpriced deli, there’s nothing to do there. </p>
<p>Times Square is not a place for meeting people; it’s a place to act like a mosquito and fawn after blinking lights. You’d be hard up meeting anyone in Times Square; it’s a melange of tourist and locals who seem to have motors strapped to their asses. </p>
<p>I think in general it’s difficult to meet people in NYC (outside of school or work) unless you make a specific effort to.</p>
<p>And I’m a little confused, you’re speaking of Times Square as if it’s a city? It’s a couple of blocks in midtown Manhattan.</p>
<p>Times Square is not a city, it is a black hole in the middle of NYC. Don’t ever go there unless it is for a very specific purpose, say to see a broadway show or hit up the 90% off going out of business sale at Virgin. </p>
<p>NYC, on the other hand, is fantastic and I highly recommend it.</p>
<p>Times Square is literally just a few city blocks Midtown with flashy lights and lots of traffic. I don’t even understand why tourists go to Times Square - unless you’ve never seen electricity or cars before, it shouldn’t be particularly exciting. Yet they stand there and take pics like it’s something special. That would be like if I went to Sleepytown, Kansas, stood in the town square, and took a picture of some cars and lights. Silly tourists :)</p>
<p>There are so many exciting things to do in NYC, don’t waste your time in Times square! NYC is very diverse, btw - I go to NYU in Greenwich village, and we have narrow, tree-lined streets with not much traffic, lots of townhouses and such. In other parts (Midtown) it’s a completely different atmosphere. Actually, I kind of get why tourists go to Times Square so much now, you don’t really get that atmosphere in many places. </p>
<p>Ah, i didn’t know it was not a city-city per se. I guess I forgot that. So Manhattan would be the best bet for the description I mentioned earlier? How is the life there? What do you recommend most.</p>
<p>And isn’t NYU not even a campus but a bunch of buildings integrated in the city itself? Is it commuter? I was thinking about there for Grad school, but I do not want to go to nontraditional campuses or commuter schools.</p>
<p>Yep NYU has no campus, just buildings around Washington Square Park, very non-traditional. 97% of freshman dorm, after that it goes down to like 70% - hardly a commuter school like it used to be though. Many colleges in NYC are non traditional.</p>
<p>You’re being very unclear - are you looking for a college in NYC or just looking to move here? The city has 5 boroughs - Bronx Brooklyn Queens Staten Island and Manhattan, whihc is the most expensive and crowded. If you’re an independent person who likes to stay busy, you’ll like it…if not, you’ll feel overwhelmed, alone, and isolated in the largest city in the country. If you go to college here, it should be easy to meet people.</p>
<p>As for Times Square, it’s nothing more than 3 blocks or so out of a huge city.</p>
<p>I’m just curious of the setting for down the road, grad school or otherwise. What about Columbia university, Cornell? Know anyone from those places. Ever been? Is it easy to meet new people</p>
<p>^ that explains a lot…i’m from a suburb outside NYC and go to college here, so it’s not a big deal. </p>
<p>baller - Cornell is in a rural small city in upstate NY…i imagine that in a campus that’s so isolated, students would have no choice but to socialize with each other. in city campuses like columbia, the social life revolves around the city scene. Cornell and Columbia are total opposites as far as atmosphere goes.</p>
<p>columbia has a pretty nice campus. i also go to school in nyc, not at nyu but not far from it, and i don’t have a campus, but my university’s grad programs are amazing. you’ll be missing out if you only want to stick to traditionally campused, non-commuter schools, especially for grad, and especially in nyc. </p>
<p>it’s tough to meet people in the city outside of work or school, honestly. or maybe it’s because all i do is go to class and go to work. idk. it’s a wonderful place. smashing. i love it. i wouldn’t want to be anyplace else. there’s always something happening. there are a million bars and concert venues and comedy clubs and art spaces and galleries and museums and parks and all kinds of things to keep yourself going. there are radical political groups if that’s your bag. there’s a super comprehensive transportation system. the outer boroughs (except for staten island haha) are pretty gorgeous. </p>
<p>The 70% statistic, or whatever the actual number is, is very misleading. Many NYU students choose to rent their own apartments, so they are still in the neighborhood, but just don’t live in university-affiliated apartments. They are not commuters who travel 2 hours each day to get to class and leave right after.</p>
Hmm well i consider commuter any off-campus student, but it’s true that upperclassmen often get Studio’s/apartments together. Brooklyn is a popular place, some places there offer decent housing for a less-than-Manhattan price, and are 30 mins or less to campus. Studio’s in the village are popular amongst students as well.
After freshman year, the the dorms get further and further away at NYU. since we have no campus, and everyone’s basically living in apartment/dorms throughout the city anyway, commuting isn’t a big deal. I take the train from my town and get there in about 35 minutes - some of my dorm friends have a 20 minute walk to “campus”. It’s not a huge deal.</p>
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