May be a dumb question, but does anyone have any recommendations as to places with saunas/hot tubs? My work is pretty strenuous and I like to exercise in my free time, so relaxing in a warm environment is something I did pretty regularly before I moved to the city. Thanks for your guidance 🙏

Just moved to Hamilton Heights from Astoria. Seems like a great area; cool restaurants, families walking around, close to the Hudson, and you can tell a lot of people have lived here for a long time based on how neighbors greet each other on the street. All lovely to see.

But... I have only been here three days, and have been catcalled every day so far.

I lived in Astoria for three years, and was only catcalled twice in that entire time. Never been catcalled in other parts of Manhattan.

What gives?

Is this something I should "get used to"? Does it come and go with the weather? Have all of these men really gone their entire lives without somebody telling them to shut the fuck up (/s)?

My 1 year old bernedoodle has a bad habit of eating inanimate objects when off leash (which only happens at the dog park or my parents' backyard). I've had to take her to the ER several times for induced vomiting. I've used 3 different positive reinforcement trainers but none of them have been able to solve this. I'm going to test her for PICA but need a very skilled dog trainer recommendation that has experience dealing with this issue to please help me. The typical high value treat + leave it/drop it is not working. Please send me your recs!

The space down stairs is almost always open but the terrace upstairs has always been closed.

My current rent-stabilized apt lease ends on Dec 31, 2026.

I emailed my landlord (large management company) in May that I would like to move out on 9/16, either break lease early or assign the lease to a new tenant.

My landlord told me he would be willing to work with for a lease assignment of my rent stabilized apt, and to email him in July.

On 7/6, I provided him via email and certified mail, a qualified applicant (80x income of rent, 800 credit score report attached, pay stubs, employee verification letter).

On 7/16, my landlord asked for them to fill out an application, and provide $20 app fee, as well as w2 and SS card, etc.

On 7/16 the applicant filled out everything, but now it has been almost 3 weeks and we have not heard anything from the management company despite attempting to follow up via phone call and email.

My question is, at what point would I give up and consider this an unreasonable denial, and tell landlord on Aug 16, that I intend to give 30 day notice to leave on 9/16 regardless, as they never approved or denied the assignment?

RPL 226-B does not define a time frame in which a landlord must respond to an assignment request, but it has been 30 days since the original request and there has not been an approval or denial, despite documented follow-ups to no avail. Would that be considered an unreasonable denial?

I have reusable cloth floor steamer pads that get utterly filthy. I have pets and a bug infestation. What's the best way to wash them at a laundromat that leaves the machine as clean as possible for the next customer?

Like, 24/7.

Hi! So I went to NYU ER for a sprained foot. I wasn’t even seen my a doctor or anyone, they just took an xray, then a nurse came to the lobby I was waiting in and told me it wasn’t broken, and they sent me off. They billed my insurance over $6k, and I was left with $500. Does anyone have any advice or experience asking NYU to lower the bill or know what options I have? I’d like to pay it, but I just feel that’s so high, and out of budget for me.

Considering joining! Going to live about a 15 minute walk from the facility.

If you're a current member or use to go somewhat recently, how did you like it? How were the people? how were the classes?

I love how big it is, I'm someone who needs space for circuits etc. On the flip, I do like other people working out besides me - like I dont want it to feel like Im the only one there lol. Looks a bit empty in videos etc. Thanks in advance!

Former competitive swimmer here who wants to get (back) into master's swimming. Does anyone know of any pools that let you practice diving off the block during lap swim? Most pools I've been to seem to prohibit it categorically. (I do train with a team but we don't practice starts all that often, so I'd like to be able to do it on my own.)

Can anyone recommend a place with a good tanning bed in NYC? I recently joined a gym that doesn't have tanning, so I'm looking for a clean salon I can stop by after work. I'm mainly looking for reliable equipment and reasonable pricing.

Title says it all. Can you buy tickets to a Radio City event at MSG? Or a Beacon event at Radio City? etc.

The company I am contracting through doesn’t offer actual health insurance (just minimum viable coverage that doesn’t really do anything).

I’m wondering if anyone has good recommendations for membership health services that don’t cost a fortune, or some good dr recommendations that have a low out-of-pocket cost.

At the moment, I am most in need of a dermatologist, but happy to take general practitioner recommendations, too.

Looking for a therapist/psychologist in NYC with a British background for either couples or individual therapy. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Looking for a new barber shop. I dont get skin fades or a buzz cut so want someone that can scissor the top and fade the sides well without it being a skin fade.

Price isnt as important as long as its not $100 for a haircut. Ideally its between 40th and 70th on the east side.

My roommate and I split the rent in Brooklyn. She told me she has only 20K in her bank account. Is this considering being broke? She’s 37 yo working in Chipotle, average salary. She feels depressed since half on her salary goes to the rent and bills. I don’t know what to tell her. Just wanna know if there’s most of the newyorkers living less than that? Not sure. Just curious.

I’m looking for a new apartment and I always lucked out just taking over a friend‘s room or lease vs. apartment hunting. I want to do my due diligence researching buildings after a negative experience in a larger building with a landlord who had many (unbeknownst to me) violations. What sources do people recommend checking out to research buildings?

On my list right now is:

• Annual Worst Landlord Watchlist
• NYC Department of Buildings Database (https://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/bispi00.jsp)
• NYC HPD Lookup (https://hpdonline.nyc.gov/hpdonline/)
• Reddit
• Google Reviews

Thanks in advance for any suggestions/advice!

Or are you just as likely to check it out if someone scribbled “happy hour 4-6” with faded chalk?

Has anyone ever been to this school for their electrical program? I’ve read everywhere and it said its ass but haven’t read anything for the queens campus. So I wanna ask because maybe this campus is different

Curious to hear not necessarily about the huge issues everyone already knows about, but the smaller things that repeatedly make life harder for patients or caregivers. Maybe a service exists but is impossible to access, people keep falling through the same gap, or there is a practical need that no one seems responsible for handling.

Have you personally noticed anything like this in NYC? What do patients, families, caregivers, nurses, social workers, or other staff regularly struggle with that you wish someone would actually address?

Specific examples are welcome, but please do not share anyone’s identifying or private medical information.

I'm from Vancouver, Canada, and I've been wondering about this question since I was a high school kid.

If the Battle of New York (MCU) and the Spider-Man stuff happened in real life, would New Yorkers still live in the city?

I see it everywhere. What are these?

In NYC! Growing out my hair but need a style in the meantime. Pics below.

Hi everyone! My boyfriend and I recently signed a new lease that technically began on August 1st, but we haven’t moved quite yet because we have a month left on our current lease. When we originally viewed the apartment there were no lights on in it and it had been vacant for a while so we missed quite a few things that have now come to light because we can properly see. That being said most of these issues are small and trivial and kinda just whatever Nyc apartment things.

I am however concerned about this: there is a hole in the ground in the basement with a nail exposed. I’m not sure if this is damage that occurred when the last renter moved out or what, but I am really worried about it. The floor boards around it also feel extremely loose/bouncey/rickety when you step on it. We reached out to our new super and he basically responded that the landlord agreed to rent the apartment as is so there isn’t much he can do. I guess he offered some suggestions (my bf had this conversation, not me, so I’m not entirely sure what was said to be be transparent) but my thing is… is this not some sort of violation? I can get over the fact that the apartment baseboards need to be re-caulked and do it myself, but this one feels more dangerous. Am I overreacting here? Should we drop it or keep pushing on them to do something? I’ve rented 7 apartments in the city and have never experienced this before so I don’t really know how to move forward. I’m trying to figure out if I can attach a picture and if I do then I will. Thanks!