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3. But there are budget-friendly things to do your local hardware store will have it at a reasonable
price. Definitely find out where your closest
New York City is, after all, the home one is. It’ll be essential to setting up your
of the $1 pizza slice and cheap deli house,” advises Aditya.
sandwiches, bagels and hot dogs.
There are lots of great little spots 6. Venture out of New York
for cheap eats on every corner, City
so make it your mission to
sample them all and find your While this article is mainly for tips
favourite. for living in New York City, we
couldn’t ignore the fact that the
There are also many free rest of the state of New York is
things to do while in New worth a visit.
York. Simply walking around
each of the different boroughs For the nature lovers, there are the
and experiencing their individual Catskills Mountains, the Adirondack
identities and cultures can be a great Mountains and Park, and the Niagara
way to spend a Saturday. You can walk Falls, which are all accessible from the city
across the High Line and take in the sights, and can provide a welcome breathe of fresh
take a cruise on the Staten Island ferry, soak up the air from the hustle and bustle of the metropolis.
atmosphere in Times Square or watch a film on one Other cities and towns such as Albany and Montauk
of the many big screens that pop up in the parks in are also worth a visit if you fancy a weekend out of
the summer. the city but don’t want to go too far.
4. Find the green spaces 7. Understand the grid system
It is true that New York is a very built- In Manhattan, the streets are all
up city, but don’t be fooled into arranged and ordered in a grid
thinking that there are no green system, which can make it easier
spaces for you to enjoy. As well for you to find your way around.
as the vast Central Park, which
you could easily spend an entire The roads that run east to west
week walking around exploring, are called “streets”, and routes
there are a range of other that run north to south are called
beautiful parks in Manhattan, “avenues”. Fifth Avenue separates
including Morningside, Riverside, the east and the west sides of the
Washington Square, Bryant and borough, and all the streets and
Battery, to name just a few. avenues are numbered in order.
There are even more parks to be found It may sound complicated, but once you
in the other New York boroughs of Queens, start walking around the city you’ll pick it up in
Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island. no time.
Many of the parks often have a range of fun, 8. It’s a student hub
free activities that you can join in with,
such as yoga in Prospect Park or (as As New York is home to a number of
mentioned before) watching films colleges and universities, you’ll be
on a big screen under the stars. surrounded by students wherever
you go.
5. Find your nearest Given just how many higher
hardware store education institutions there are in
the city, keep an eye out for events
Aditya Chopra, an Indian student that you may be able to attend at
who has just graduated from other universities or facilities on
Columbia University, advised other campuses that may be open
that all international students to you. One of the biggest pluses of
should familiarise themselves studying in a city such as New York
with their local hardware store. is that you get to meet hundreds of
people from different walks of life,
“Hardware stores are a boon to the US and utilising the university network is a
college student: if you need something great way of doing that.
for everyday life – homeware, kitchen stuff,
stationery, umbrellas, you name it – chances are
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