Hi everyone, I took my NY road test today.
The examiner tested my left turns, right turns, and parallel parking, but did not ask me to do a U-turn or 3-point turn.
At the end, he told me to pay attention to my turning speed, and then said “you’re safe” before ending the test.
The test ended earlier than I expected, so now I’m nervous.
Please help me understand
Hi!
I work in tech and am looking to get headshots done for LinkedIn and work use, it’s been a while since I’ve updated my photo.
I want something that feels fresh and professional, but not stiff. laid-back millennial/Gen Z energy lol: no white collared shirt and blazer against a boring office background.
Does anyone know a photographer who can nail that vibe? Bonus points if they’re a queer artist.
Thanks!
In the past at my job we’ve always had 5 paid days and 5 unpaid. I’ve always waited to use my paid days to go on vacation. Yesterday a manager at my job told us that after the unpaid time off, they are mandatory making us use the paid days even though I always and most cases never want to use them until I do. Is that legal?
30F from NYC and I genuinely don’t understand modern dating anymore 😭
Every single time I go outside, I get stared at, complimented, or catcalled. Men always assume I have some huge roster or that I’m constantly dating, but the reality is… I’ve literally been single my entire life 💀
I think people assume attractive women automatically have endless dating options, but attention and actual intentional approaches are two VERY different things.
Most of the attention I get feels surface-level, unserious, or just straight up awkwardness. I rarely experience men actually approaching with confidence, conversation, and genuine intentions.
And before anyone asks: no, I don’t want dating apps lol. I want to meet someone organically in real life.
The problem is I work remotely, I’m naturally introverted unless I’m comfortable, and I honestly don’t know WHERE people are meeting quality men anymore. Especially in NYC where everyone seems emotionally unavailable, scared to approach, or only looking for hookups.
So realistically:
Where do women in their late 20s/30s organically meet serious men these days?
Not club guys.
Not “wyd” texters.
Not men looking for a situationship.
I mean normal, confident, emotionally mature men between late 20s to early 40s who are actually intentional and not afraid to approach women respectfully in real life.
I’m a Black woman, 30, born and raised in New York, and honestly just tired of feeling isolated romantically and socially.
Any genuine advice is appreciated because I refuse to believe staying home and hoping my soulmate spawns into my living room is the solution 😭
Please shot me a dm if interested I can do anytime tonight
Whats the original reason nutcrackers got their name?
And shout out to the nutcracker man in Prospect Park, thank you for your service to the community during this heatwave.
My mother is an alcoholic and for the first time she came to me and said she needs help and is willing to get it. I don’t know where to start. I’m not sure what’s the best route for her. She needs help I know that for a fact. She has had a very rough life and if it’s affecting her. She needs some type of therapy and rehab. I’m not sure but she needs something. Please help I would like to get the process going asap. Where in NYC can I take her??
Hi, no longer live in the city, but I used to frequent Lexington and 53rd back in 2019. I used to go to this franchise/chain that had bagels and coffee, and I believe it was a chain (they definitely had multiple locations in the city IIRC). I THINK the logo / creative marketing was yellow, there was some sort of maybe stickman as the mascot? A chef?
This is driving me insane. Please have sympathy for a Canadian who cannot do another "bagels lexington 53rd yellow logo chain" Google Search.
EDITED: IT WAS LENWICH! Unsure why I thought it was a yellow logo place. Thank you everyone!!!!
30F and realizing how hard it is to make friends and date organically as an adult 😭
I work remotely, I’m naturally introverted (but also kinda ambiverted once I’m comfortable), and I’ve noticed my life has become this repetitive cycle of being home all day, every day. Then suddenly another year passes and nothing changes socially.
I’ve been trying to figure out what hobbies/activities actually lead to real friendships and connections naturally. I tried Pilates classes, but honestly everyone just comes in, works out, and leaves. There’s not much interaction, so it doesn’t really turn into friendships.
I think what I’m actually looking for is something recurring with the SAME people weekly, where friendships can naturally develop over time instead of random one-off meetups where everyone disappears after.
The issue is I also don’t want to force myself into hobbies I genuinely don’t care about just for the sake of “meeting people.” But at the same time, I’m open to trying new things if they create real community and consistency.
I’m also single and would love to eventually meet someone organically too, but right now I honestly just want a social life again and to stop feeling isolated.
Has anyone else dealt with this in their late 20s/30s? What hobbies, communities, classes, groups, etc. ACTUALLY helped you build real friendships consistently?
I've been seeing a lot of posts about an unknown respiratory virus circulating around other cities but not here in NYC. It starts out like a cold, runny nose, mild cough. Tends to get better briefly before getting worse, severe chest congestion, terrible cough, sore throat, ear pressure. In my house, I have it along with my two kids. My older son got to the point where they had to prescribe Albuterol and prednisone to manage his breathing followed by antibiotics for a secondary ear infection. Still somewhat sick after 3 weeks. Younger child also needed Albuterol, budesonide, and prednisone and then antibiotics for suspected walking pneumonia. I've had the same symptoms plus fatigue, doctor put me on antibiotics for bronchitis and suspicion that pneumonia may be setting in.
My older kid's high school has had a lot of illness lately, and I'm a teacher in Brooklyn and we've probably had double the rate of absences among both staff and students in recent weeks.
Between myself and the kids, been to the doctor 6 times the past 2 1/2 weeks. Only my older son has mostly improved. We know it's not cold, flu, RSV, or strep. Just never seen something like this where s symptoms beyond a mild cough are lingering in everyone for so long. People in California, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere are reporting the same symptoms so I wanted to see if any else in the NYC area is dealing with it.
I found an iPhone a couple of weeks ago and handed it to the staff, it was American natural history museum stop. Then I saw the news of the staff taking bribes and letting people in for cheaper and thought ouch, what if I handed it to someone not so nice?
I’ve been thinking about it since then! The lady that I handed it to looked so surprised but I was in a rush and didn’t think about just keeping it and wait for a call from the owner, I was also just visiting so didn’t even cross my mind
I’m basically just looking for reassurance!
If you lost your phone recently at that stop around the 8th-9th of May I really hope you were reunited with it!!
As I was walking to lunch a while ago I was stopped by a group of maybe teenagers who asked me what time it was, and after getting out my phone, as I checked and told the time, the guy who asked held out his phone close to mine (not touching, maybe a handbreadth) and his phone (not mine) made that ping sound. Before I could finish asking what that was about, they’d gone off.
Anyone else experience this?
There is an apartment building on my street from which several residents (4 counted so far) walk their dogs in the neighborhood off-leash. They go to the coffee shop nearby, walk to the dog park nearby, or whatever else. Just this morning I saw a father with his young child and a collar-less off-leash large dog return to that building - both his hands carrying coffees. These are all medium to large dogs.
What are my rights as a live in super with a child? Coop is actively seeking to terminate my employment on the basis of wanting to save money and not have a super at all. Or at least hiring a cleaning service so they said. This was explained to me by the managing agent. I have a 1 bedroom apt and my kid goes to school down the street. Single parent.
What happens if i’m terminated? Can I Squat? Any supers with similar experience?
I’m In Queens.
i’m CRAVING a menu with fruity vibes, like peaches, pomegranate, feta, pistachios, apples, berries, stuff like that! Anything that incorporates sweet and salty into their menu! I’m tired of burgers and french fries lol
if you were to spend an afternoon in a cafe watching people go by -- where would you go and why?
(What can you hope or expect to see that might be of interest? Serious Q)
I'm looking for cocktail bars that burnt out folks in middle age or approaching middle age can go to meet other folks in similar situations, current and former workaholics, childfree unmarried or married folks with professional jobs who did the grinding before or are still grinding, the types of somber but very classic vibes you got in shows like Sex and the City or Woody Allen movies? The type of place where the booze washes down a life of big city materialism and crushed dreams... but there's a glimmering hope of connection somewhere!
I'm trying to get their 300mbps plans but I also wanted to factor user experience. How are your experiences with the service and customer support?
A few years ago, my partner and I moved into an apartment owned by someone who was very close to our family. We signed a lease and paid rent consistently for several years in nyc.
Location: NYC
Recently, after the owner passed away, attorneys/property management reviewed the building paperwork and discovered multiple units are rent stabilized and apparently some registrations/paperwork were not handled correctly for years.
Everyone is now getting new official rent stabilized renewal leases with recalculated legal rents.
Our rent dropped by almost $500/month under the corrected lease. Some other units only changed by small amounts. We also learned at least one other tenant received a reimbursement check for prior overpayments after the recalculations.
What’s confusing is that nobody has discussed reimbursements or prior overpayments with us, even though our rent adjustment was one of the largest in the building.
Some additional context:
there were occasional concessions/free months years ago,
the previous owner managed the building very informally,
the current owner seems overwhelmed and financially stressed,
and my siblings and I inherited a minority ownership interest in the property itself (though we are not involved in management or monthly finances).
I’m not trying to start a lawsuit or escalate things. I mainly want to understand:
Is it normal for some tenants to receive reimbursement checks while larger discrepancies remain unresolved?
Does receiving a corrected stabilized lease generally imply there may have been a prior overcharge?
Should this issue be raised directly, or is it common for these things to be addressed later?
Does inheriting a minority ownership interest complicate or weaken a potential reimbursement/overcharge claim?
Mostly looking for perspective from people familiar with NYC rent stabilization rather than aggressive legal advice.
Edit: FYI - I did the math and the delta on how much we “overpaid” is 22k over a few years.