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Moving quickly

1. check streeteasy every day bc new listings go up very frequently 2. go on tours as soon as possible / as frequently as possible 3. send in an application as soon as possible (like ideally on / immediately after the tours) 4. *research the apartment.* make sure it’s rent stabilized, check ownership + rent history, sometimes there are landlord / property manager databases that are worth looking into, or you will likely have to move again very soon there’s a housing crisis in the city rn so if you don’t move quickly enough someone else is going to get the apartment, being the first application in the pile 90% of the time is the only way to get a lease (provided everything else is in order)

@alaiyo

Mar 23, 2024

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if you can get free rent, do that

shit, man, rent is expensive. grad student housing will be fun, you'll be there with your fellow grad students and you'll have a local dive bar that you all go to and you'll make friends and it'll be good. most parts of the city are cool to live in. your grad school is not on Staten Island. I guess super deep brooklyn/queens are not that cool, but really, keep an open mind, you'll have more fun than if you spend $5k a month to live in the east village.

@danhakimi

Apr 5, 2024

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AT 19

It all depends on culture, rent in your area and your aspirations. And, most importantly, your relationship to your parents. If you like your family, rent is high and you're in college, then just stay at home! Don't pressurd yourself - you'll move when the time is right

@ludwig

Apr 13, 2025

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emulating games on your phone

I'm playing Pokémon ultra violet and it's amazing -- basically a hacked version of fire red so you can do a bunch of extra stuff (including catch mew)

@swampbug

Apr 22, 2024