<p>Congrats Max! Now you can get rid of that ugly comforter. :-)</p>
<p>Is it downtown or uptown?</p>
<p>I think it’s technically downtown</p>
<p>Midtown. You going to have fun getting to know the city.</p>
<p>Hehe, very true. XD</p>
<p>Congrats!!!</p>
<p>Wonderful! I’m so excited for you!</p>
<p>late to the party, but I would like to add my congrats.</p>
<p>Add my name to the growing list of well-wishers!</p>
<p>Max,
You have a lot of people in your corner cheering you on!</p>
<p>Please spill a little bit about the job and what you will be doing( you don’t need to be overly specific) so all of us vicarious parents can have the pleasure of shlepping nachas bragging about how one of our kids is doing great things!</p>
<p>And I want to know shoe details: did you buff up the old ones, find some at the last minute yourself, or let oldfort help? This would make a great short story plot…</p>
<p>Decided to accept the shoe help. XD Those old shoes of mine were just not going to cut it. I tried buffing them up pretty hardcore… but then they just looked like shiny pieces of worn leather with thick soles. The newer ones look a lot better. Felt a lot more confident walking into the interview, too.</p>
<p>I’ll be working as an analyst in the insurance/risk management sector. Probably a lot of spreadsheet work/reporting/financial+stat calculations, etc. Should be fun, at any rate – they welcome new ideas so I am hoping that I can help side-optimize some things with what I know about CS.</p>
<p>Right now I am trying to find an apartment and hopefully use the sign-on bonus to help fly over/ship my stuff/move in/begin working and paying off my student loans and rent. Lots to do… but I’m glad this finally worked out. It’s been a very stressful bundle of months!</p>
<p>A big thank you to oldfort, then!<br>
Now, maybe New Yorkers can help with tips about renting in NYC!</p>
<p>Hi max, I’ve been following your saga and it is such a huge relief to hear you’re all set with a new job in a wonderful city. Congratulations to you! I couldn’t feel more relieved if you were one of my own. </p>
<p>If you’re working in midtown, you might look into Long Island City, which is in Queens, right over the East River. It’s just a few minutes away from Grand Central or Times Square and should be cheaper than Manhattan. And you have that beautiful view of Manhattan.</p>
<p>I don’t have a car (unless there is some kind of train over the river) – I was actually looking into the financial district. Cheaper housing, and a reasonable commute. Otherwise I would just have to find a roommate and try to land something closer to midtown for maybe 1300-1500/month. Any thoughts/suggestions?</p>
<p>Brooklyn is cheaper and just over the bridge, trains abundant.</p>
<p>I had missed the shoe saga, and am just catching up. Congrats!</p>
<p>Brooklyn, definitely. Williamsburg and environs. If you can’t stand not being in Manhattan, look at Alphabet City and SoHo, or Harlem. </p>
<p>And definitely try to find roommates. That’s the only way anyone can afford anything, much less save. It may take a few tries before you get really settled, expect that.</p>
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<p>Don’t know if it’s a typo because it sounds too good to be true. I am also looking for D1, but she is only looking for summer sublet or dorms in NYC. The only reason it could be so cheap is if it’s rent control, but worth giving them a call.</p>
<p>Oldfort, you may already know this but NYU dorms are available for the summer and they have kitchens.</p>
<p>Yes, D1 is looking into that. Not to hijack the thread… She would like a place with a kitchen and NYU has some nice apartment like dorms.</p>