Brian's NYC

Looked at only 4 places today...things get slower in general in the summer, including my brain and my legs. My sweat seems to speed up though.

The first 2 places we saw were on the upper east side. And by upper east side, I mean UPPER EAST SIDE. I mean Spanish Harlem, one of the most concentrated areas of housing projects in the city. Needless to say, we quickly ruled that area out for the future.

Then we headed across town via 42nd street (aaaaaaaaah! so many tourists! And I can say that now because I'm no longer one), and checked out a place near Ryan's in Harlem at 130th/7th. The place was cute, and the landlord told us it was on the only block in the city where the buildings still had porches. Not really planning on sitting out on the front porch of my apartment building, but it was a nice selling point nonetheless. But it was too far away from the subway and even though Spanish Harlem was way worse, we were still keeping an eye out for the hoodlums.

Then there was our 4th place. 111th/5th, literally around the corner from central park. the most perfect nyc apartment. They completely gutted the apartment, and everything down to the shower head was brand new. Gorgeous. Great girl renting out the place, who would give a $200 deposit if we paid the rent a few days early and would pay ALL the utilities. The place was perfect, but when it came down to it, we both didn't feel comfortable in the neighborhood, so for now we are ruling it out.

Tomorrow I have an interview for an executive admin. position at Citibank, then it's off for more apartment hunting (hopefully).