 I don't know what to say somebody got to do something and if I can answer it within five seconds of thinking about it I definitely will absolutely no problem. Omakase more like nomakase There are a lot of cannabis shops opening up in the city. Yeah, almost like too many Here are 30 points on the fun bros unofficial guide to living in New York City Andrew a lot of people always message us They ask us this question privately in DMs. What is it like living in New York City? Andrew we decided to compile our own guide after not really finding the info we wanted Available out there on YouTube and previously existing blogs, right? Yeah I mean I watched a lot of the advice videos and a lot of it is good sound advice if you go to like Central Park a lot or if You do all these things you go to Smithsonian You go to the Smith or or you go to uptown about all these are different things But for our lives, this is the advice that we came up with so hopefully you know You find something useful from it, especially if you like lower Manhattan, of course, you know That is where we spend a lot of our time, but let's get into point number one guys Andrew point number one the 2022 NYC airport rankings go LaGuardia because they remodeled it. So that's number one new work number two That's a controversial pick as it's New Jersey and number three coming in dead last is actually the airport with the most flights That is the cheapest Andrew JFK man LGA if I can get a flight out of LGA, it's not only closer, but it's kind of smaller So it's less congested and it's less busy I will say man taking red-eye flights at JFK or early morning flights are Can be kind of stressful number two Andrew Scootering is absolutely the best way to get around New York City obviously, especially Manhattan, but probably the boroughs as well and Actually superseded the subway because the subway has lost a lot of appeal Whether it's due to danger or dirtiness or whatever whatever just the subway not popping anymore Even though they kind of got the tap to pay which is nice feature whatever scooters is where it's at Andrew Evan Forney a rides one Too to Madison Square Garden. He's a basketball player on the Knicks And I think it's really funny sometimes they'll see us on our scooters And maybe we got another friend with a scooter and they're always like scooter gang. I don't know I didn't make it up. That's what people yell at us sometimes though. I just say scooter life It's just a life. It's just like so good. I got to say man Shout out to you scooters. We got a code down below and just the scooters work better than I ever could have imagined point number three Andrew open drug use is a problem now I think it's a problem in every major metropolitan city around America possibly the world right now, but more so America I mean when you find a needle in the bike lane when I'm on my scooter from point number two I'm just saying that is a cause for legitimate concern, especially for people with kids families You know, they don't want to be exposed to that type of stuff You know, I saw somebody wrapping a rubber band around their leg at the park across from a child's park at Grand Street You know, I don't know what to say somebody got to do something obviously New York City's big city And oftentimes it is considered very dangerous statistically speaking based on how many people you're around New York is still very very safe It's just that you come in contact with so many different types of people obviously if I had the same percentage Ratio with people in crimes that like Alabama did have you know, it'd be a even a crazier place But either way New York is doing okay considering everything point number four Andrew a lot of people debate on these like YouTube videos and online forums and stuff like that about how to find a free clean nice Public bathroom in New York City and Andrew. I got a very unorthodox take on this. You just can't I just can't believe people are downloading apps and trying to get codes to like coffee shops Just pay for a coffee pay for a diet coke It's like gonna be two to five dollars. You can use the bathroom for like five to 15 minutes Get on your phone and you get a diet coke out of it I just don't understand why people would want to stand in line with like 20 people out of Starbucks or try to trick the Concierge at a hotel to let them use the bathroom. I don't know seems ridiculous to me I mean if you buy a drink at a spot, it's not like you're paying for the bathroom You're paying for the drink and the bathroom is a plus when you do go into a spot And you pay for something you do feel it more entitled to you know Use the bathroom for a little bit longer, you know, you don't have to act all sneaky. Yeah drop two big poops Who cares you paid for it? Oh? Buy a drink drop a dookie Nice point number five Andrew, New Yorkers, especially local New Yorkers They're not rude, but they are on a time crunch and they can get rude if you violate their time flow I would say people got a flow and they're on the go But if you need help they will let you know as in the fact like listen We've all helped like an older lady bring her card up the stairs or help someone over a curb You know if it doesn't take a lot of effort, and it's without our flow I think New Yorkers are very very helpful However, if you try to stop them in their tracks and waste their time People do not like that. Yeah people are about the flow But they want to just they just want everybody else to flow to but just don't stop their flow Point number six to sort of piggyback off this scenario Andrew if people ask you for your time Sometimes that can be a scam so you do not want to get scammed out of your time or your money Andrew one time a couple years ago somebody was asking us for directions I didn't know I was a little bit wary, but I busted on my phone I looked it up for him on GPS one thing led to another all of a sudden they're asking for money They wanted to take our scooters They're asking for everything and I was like yo, I almost set myself up I super regret trying to help this person trying to scam me. I will never do this again Yeah, I mean listen if you got a question about directions It's no problem asking somebody but just ask that question straight up do not ask somebody Oh, hey, do you have a minute? Can I ask you a question? No, no You don't have a minute to ask just ask me the question right now And if I can answer it within five seconds of thinking about it. I definitely will absolutely no problem If people say can I call a number? No, can you look up something for me on the internet? No, if you don't know the answer to the direction question. Don't look it up on Google That's it. You just don't know point number seven Andrew This is a little bit more light-hearted the $200 $250 omakase Japanese sushi date is not worth it Well, David, how many of these did you go on man? We didn't go together So who are you out with because I didn't eat that many omakase, but I'll tell you this guys There is plenty of great food in New York City at a $40 to $60 price point Obviously, that's you know for a night out when you're trying to show someone something cool But uh, yeah, I mean I don't think you have to go to these crazy places Even if you have the money omakase more like no Makase Wow, David, what are you trying to say about sushi? Huh? You saying it's yeah over price. Yeah, listen guys If you're rich, I mean and money's like doesn't even mean anything you yeah, just go to them going whenever night There's new ones opening every three days. Hey, there's still great meals for under $15 a person too guys We did a whole series on it number eight and or the majority of bagel spots and pizza spots and Chinese takeouts are Surprisingly not worth eating at wow a little controversial here I would say that there are probably items at each of these spots that are worth getting also I will say for dollar pizzas to bros is probably at the top of my list However, yes, this is not food that I would eat all the time But maybe in a pinch. Yeah, I'm just saying You know, I'm not trying to make a commentary on like Whether these foods are better in other cities or not but just like I had some pretty bad bagels in New York before too like Ones that were not like amazing all I'm saying is Andrew in a city that's like known for certain foods We're talking about bagels pizza Chinese takeout. These have been around for like 50 60 70 years 80 years in New York City I'm just saying you still got to go to like the high-ranked spots that are known for being good It's not like you're gonna walk into a random spot on the corner and have an amazing bagel Yeah, I will say some of the Chinese spots man. They got great fried chicken wings number nine Andrew You need noise canceling earbuds or headphones obviously headphones a little bit more dangerous because you're more oblivious But when you're at a coffee shop, you know the sounds of the street and there's so many people around it's a very dense city It's one of the densest in the world the most dense in America You just need the ANC mode to like lock in and focus on what you're doing But you also need the transparency mode to be safe. Yeah, you need both I would say when you're walking have the transparency mode on and definitely be looking around man I'm not gonna lie some people with big old headphones have walked into the bike lanes while I'm zooming down there And I just wish that they would have looked the other way So we wouldn't even have to try to dodge each other point number ten Andrew when waiting for a elevator make sure you wait for the People to exit the cart or whatever Mechanical device it is a subway cart before you walk in David. This seems like pretty common sense, man Well, why did you want to put this point on here? Some people just really don't know how to do it to be honest? I mean Even people in our building don't know how to do it I do think I hate to say it that some Asian people they tend to be taking like Maybe from Asia like people do this more where they're like, I say China I've seen in Hong Kong. Maybe it's Chinese people But gosh, some people try to bum rush the elevator when you got to exit and then you're almost bumping each other guys Trust me I get it that everybody is eager to get on to go where they need to go But trust me if you're bumping and cramming things it actually just makes things worse point number 11 Andrew the subways Especially at local stops sometimes have a different entrance for trains that go uptown which is north and trains that go downtown Which is south and if you don't really ride the train a lot you can get lost and it can't get confusing Yeah, definitely like if you're on your usual route It's probably not a problem But when you need a bus to move or transfer or you know Sometimes the entrance to a certain train is you have to go through a different platform to get to that platform So that's a little confusing. I do wish maybe in the subway. There was a few more directions on that But ultimately it takes some time to understand just take a scooter guys point number 12 Andrew some of the expensive Supermarkets like Whole Foods actually can have cheaper items than like a ride aid or like a metro acres or something like by us Like sometimes it's weird like a crappy looking market can have higher prices than Whole Foods Obviously, I'm not talking about the hot bar or like gourmet items But I'm talking about like on a can of beer or something Okay, I will say that the cheapest grocery stores that have chains in New York are probably key foods and Trader Joe's key foods Big chicken I guess is maybe it's not as good as Whole Foods, but it's definitely cheaper point number 13 There is just a lot of different streets everywhere like for example You might live a hundred feet from a street that you've never even explored and there's like a bunch of businesses on that street So that's one thing I noticed about New York. It's just super dense and sometimes it got Chris crosses and got weird alleyways And things like that. Hey Dave I will say as much as the scooter allows me to explore the city in a different way I will say when I walk the same streets that I scooter on usually I do see things a little bit differently because when you're walking you're right there next to the door You're not flying by it. No to be honest when you scooter probably only gives you like 30% of the sensory experience But uh, you do see things more from a bird's-eye view when you scooter It's more like a bird's-eye map view point number 14 and a lot of people don't know this But there's actually usually three different types of delis or bodegas bodegas typically would only refer to the ones Owned by Spanish people usually Dominican, but there's Dominican bodegas. There are Arab owned stores There are Bengali or Indian owned stores and even Koreans number four are famous for owning delicatessens that serve like really More expensive sandwiches. Yeah, I would say in Soho in East Village. You're gonna find a lot of the Korean owned ones They might have a lot of like the flowers outside They kind of look like those shops in the movies where you can buy a bouquet of flowers and then a big bunch of chopped fruit And then obviously at the bodega or the smaller delis you're gonna be also, you know You get your chopped cheese or you get your bacon egg and cheese and stuff Yeah, and you can tell which spots are owned by Arab people for example or Middle Eastern people because they will typically not serve pork Number 15 if you do live in New York City and you do volunteer work Just make sure it's worth your time because you know a good Organization is gonna take your volunteer work and try to make them back maximum impact in the society or in a given field But also like not waste your time right and I will say though There are so many people in New York City that there are a lot of volunteer opportunities So you can probably try them out relatively quickly Yeah, and don't feel like bad about nixing something where you're like man This ain't really my vibe in terms of like how I want to give back to society. I'm gonna move on number 16 guys Vertical storage is huge. I think it goes without saying that New York apartments are tiny and expensive That's why you need to stack it up and sometimes if you got you know cool things I mean it can even look aesthetic vertical storage stack it up all my way Number 17 Andrew a lot of people say that going out and living this night life-centric lifestyle in New York City is hyper expensive However, Andrew it does depend on what crowd you hang out with you can drink on a stoop You can go to a dive bar. You can spend seven thousand dollars on a DJ at Brooklyn Mirage There are so many levels low middle high and it depends on what you and your friend group deem as normative behavior Yo, you know, what's a normative behavior that I want to normalize doing the buy one get one free on uber eats, man There's always deals on your apps. You can save a lot of money in the city Obviously you can also spend a lot of money in this city, but guys you do not have to live this crazy lifestyle I get it that yes if you want to go to the club all the time you want to be a baller and get a table Well, guess what you're gonna be spending a ton of money, but everybody all like no lead a dirt bag meme page It's like going a car bone How can I get the car bone memes if I don't go to car bone? No, you know what hipsters actually really like to do They like to be hanging out at dime square You know that part of canal and division street and they like to drink wine outside Even if it's cold number 18 furnished rentals are a great way to test out if you even want to live in New York City You know for an extended period of time or while you are apartment searching that way You don't get forced into a time crunch and you make a bad read out of jumpiness or urgency. Hey Here's a hack Here's a hack to stay in New York for a month if you have a friend who is nice enough to let you crash on their couch But you just get a gym membership even if you get an equinox one nearby for a month Which is about what 250 to 300 dollars literally that's all you need to live in New York City a couch and an equinox Or just any other gym number 19 Andrew as good as the food is in New York City And how many famous chefs have been on how many famous shows and won how many famous awards? I'm not waiting in line for something more than 20 minutes. What? David We're talking about Dominic answer which I'm not waiting in line for more than 20 minutes I don't care what it is and it's not because that item is not great But there is a alternative that is probably like at least 80 or 90% as good with zero weight David You're not waiting in line for a Korean hot dog. You're not gonna be waiting in line for that Taiwanese waffle that's in the shape of a a pee pee Number 20 and this is a big thing where I disagree with a lot of the New York like tourism experts or whatever You do need to carry cash I mean you need the cash to go to a lot of like old-school spots. They take cash only Yeah, well David What else would you say some other things are that people should carry in their pocket that maybe don't take up too much Space but that are still useful. All right, so actually I use a vault wallet that is pretty big It's almost like a you know hard drive looking thing, but it's not that big. I carry Pepto tablets I drop vials a flat chap stick obviously cash for the cash only spots I even got an air tag in there so I could track my wallet of people lose it or try to steal it number 21 Andrew this one is a little bit more new age Finding your tribe and if your tribe is your vibe. How do you find that vibe? Now I know a lot of people sign up for sports clubs, right? They sign up for nonprofits I guess to me New York City is a little bit like college or undergraduate where you can sort of organize yourself Or at least organize part of your week by shared mutual interest groups Mmm, and you know what I think is actually very common is like people just dropping in with a friend to do something And then you know in New York businesses, they're very flexible and they're used to people doing this So if you want to just kind of walk into spots and just be really nice and just talk to people I really think that's actually a good way to either like join clubs or drop in on a class here There are you gonna be just class class for example, you know for for sports and gyms number 22 Andrew It would be nice if you were to live in New York City to build some relationships with shop owners People who own things or you know people who manage local spots No guys, it's very very important to at least know the name or have some type of relationship with the area and the spots Around you even if they're not exactly like you one it's interesting You always have a good conversation But literally like it's good to know bartenders like just to know their name be friendly like I'm not saying be their best friend necessarily, but you just got to know your local area and That's gonna help you stay in the city longer and that also helps you Understand and feel like you have more of a neighborhood in this big metropolis of a city I think people who do not make friends with like local owners They're way more likely from what I've seen statistically to leave after like one to five or seven years or however long you end up Staying like for sure because you're not feeling like it's your home place number 23 Andrew I would carry a small action bag with me wherever I go Especially if I know I'm about to be out in the city all day long in the wintertime That mean gloves hand and sanitizers wipes gum listerine strips a cell phone charger Basically a pack of wet wipes if you know you're gonna be outside You want to be ready to just feel comfortable? Yeah, I'm not gonna lie when I know I have to ride a city bike I do bring wet wipes with me Especially if I'm riding a city bike to a date where I'm gonna see the date And I'm gonna I know I'm gonna like shake their hand or hug them or something right afterwards You know just cuz I don't know who's touching the city bikes anyways That's something I do number 24 when it comes to expenses There is a lot of advice on how to track your spending this app that app what to spend on what not to spend on for me One big thing. I'm a big about it's just not having monthly subscriptions It's okay to buy something when you need it right if you need it you need it No, who am I to judge what you need when you need it But just don't have a monthly subscription man because that means that there might be a month where you don't need that thing and You get that thing and you've paid for it. Here's a I don't know if it's controversial, but I do think getting a good gym membership I'm not gonna name the gyms But even if it's kind of expensive But if you use it all the time and you know you're gonna go there in the morning and use it at least Four to five times a week. It is totally worth it. It's a whole new social system You'll get fit obviously as a whole place you can spend time in you can do other things there So it's like multi-purpose. So that's why I do think having a good gym can be worth it if you're gonna use it a lot For sure, but it's crazy at some people and or have hinge Subscriptions that means they're paying money per month for the hinge subscription and the roses just to go on more Dates where they're gonna spend more money. That is a crazy multiplier Andrew point number 25 We're gonna go through some tick-tock hacks that I got off Buzzfeed real quick and give my general opinion Like I said, I'm not the god of NYC. I don't really know but these are just my opinions Andrew What do you think about hitting up pop-up events thrown by brands to get free drinks and free cool stuff? You can do it. You can do it. I mean, I think it is a better deal than going to like pay $50 for pizza Fest or ramen fest do not do those foodie events. It is not worth it I mean some people gain a lot of satisfaction from kind of getting a deal and like sneaking their way into like having fun together You know, I mean, it's fun. It's for hand them do it city bikes Andrew I know the great plastic ones are especially good, but I know you are a little bit more in the city bikes than me For me, I'm scooter only. I'm not in some places. You cannot go and bring a scooter in to sometimes It's not convenient men. Sometimes there is time for a city bike and what do you think about coffee subscriptions? You know, some people like pretzel manger. They're offering a monthly cost coffee subscription for 20 bucks For me, like I said, if you live right next to one, like I'm talking about like within one block I could totally see signing up for it. Otherwise, you know, it's just not gonna fit your use case Things are only worth it if you're going to use it a lot. Let me repeat Expensive Memberships and items are worth it if you are going to use them often next up. We got studying at the public library for me I've done this before I'm not a fan I'd rather pay six bucks for a match at a nice coffee shop get the cleaner bathroom. I just I'm not saying I never did it I just not a fan gallery hopping instead of paying Andrew and going really far to go to an arts museum to get into a Exhibition you just hop the independent galleries in a gallery heavy district like Chelsea or LES. What do you think? This is fun guys and then also, you know, it's not really like, you know You just it kind of forces you to ask a lot more questions because you want to find out more But yes, that's the one cool thing about having all these free galleries But I would say the artists are not gonna be as famous and it's definitely not gonna be like a Banksy exhibit You know, that's gonna be at the expensive museum rent the runway and I know a lot of girls in New York City They wear a lot of expensive clothes. Maybe they wear for this event for this season I could see rent the runway making sense for some people if they want to be trendy all the time But definitely you got to make sure that fits your use case to be honest I can't imagine more than three to five percent of the population needs rent the one way Make sure you're part of that three to five percent before you sign up for it And are using Facebook Marketplace or just finding stuff on the street to furnish your apartment This is sort of a cheap hack for younger people in New York City. What do you think of this? Yeah, obviously the one aspect is like, do you know if it's clean or not or it's probably not clean And then you got to clean it So I think if you have a way to do that or if you're one of those people, you know Who cleanliness is not the number one priority. That's fine man leave your life But yeah, I mean it's totally possible. I know people who do this of these two I would like Facebook Marketplace better, but obviously the free and impulsive choice is just picking stuff off off the street Andrew this is talking about the blink gym membership. You know, that's the cheapest gym In the city that you can get a membership to I would say this guys if you're just crashing on somebody's couch Like you said Andrew, you could get even get the so-how house membership and the equinox and it could be lit I mean it depends on what kind of couch you're sleeping on What do you think Andrew about using AMC Tuesdays or the Regal Unlimited Pass? This is for people who really like watching a lot of movies for me. I'm not the biggest fan I'd rather watch the movies at my house. All right, you guys That's what we thought of the tiktok hacks point number 26 Andrew We are going to get into things that have changed in New York City so much from six seven years ago That's the first time we moved here. We are back again for the third time Andrew You know what I noticed the targets and Trader Joe's Pluriferation around the city has totally changed everything. Mm-hmm. Also, I would say there's a lot more best buys now There's way more whole foods too. Yeah and delivery apps are more common now Obviously now on a super super rainy day, maybe sit in customers are even less and because people are more ordering in Oh, you know what I noticed more and more people have like washer and dryer in their apartments It used to be really rare like 10 years ago. Now. It's like more common. Yo, man There are a lot of weed and cannabis shops opening up in the city. Yeah, almost like too many Oh, there's way more resale shops. You can sell your street wear sneakers You know, you could just flip it real quick get cash get credit Andrew You know what I noticed winters are not that bad anymore Now I'm not saying global warming isn't bad or climate change isn't bad and especially bad for Florida But in New York Andrew, it just means less snow less sludge less ice number 27 do not pick a high floor walk-up It's not worth it overall. Yes, is there pros and cons? I would say as somebody who picked a fourth or fifth floor one time when I should have picked the first floor option It's not worth it number 28 Andrew This is a pattern that I noticed if you only live or hang out with other Transplants you're probably gonna be going home in two to seven years and now there's nothing wrong with going home But I just noticed that a lot of people like if you don't adapt and have local friends That's a pretty good indicator that you're like, you know what I mean? Like you're not really gonna stick around Yeah I mean a lot of people move to the city when they're like 26 27 28 They want to live for a few years, but they really just want to party as much as possible Which there's nothing wrong with but that's not really building like a local life for yourself Then you still have to make friends and like get to know local people to really want to stay Yes, shout out to all the people from Houston I had no idea that Andrew groups of like 10 to like 30 Asians from Houston would all move To New York City at the same time and they all hang out with each other and play sports teams There's nothing wrong with that, but I'm just saying they're not really like becoming a part of the city Number 29 Andrew. This is a little bit more unorthodox advice. I mean, this is just how I feel do not only have one Barber that you're tied to I cannot imagine changing my life schedule around my barber I don't know Andrew. You do more in the hair than me. I mean, I see why people stick with one barber But I think definitely having a solid plan B or plan C guys I mean listen, there's actually a lot of spots you can get a haircut at Around the city and even in Chinatown man, some of those $10 haircuts are still decent Yeah, dude people are good at cutting hair in New York City like whether it's low middle high people are relatively good David last but not least we have number 30 This is kind of a funny piece of advice for people and this is something that we especially learned While scootering and being in the bike lane and riding in the streets a lot David, what is it if you hear the engine roar of a ATV or a Unauthorized dirt bike on the street just stop Whatever you're doing because if you got the light the walk signal as a pedestrian Just don't walk because the chances are those ATVs and those dirt bikes are running the red So I'm just saying I'm not saying a hundred percent, but just just don't risk it guys Watch out for the rough riders Art you guys that is it for our 30 points on the fumbrows unofficial guide to living in New York City We could have thought of 60 90 a hundred points, but the list had to end at some point Let us know in the comment section below if you agree disagree What additional tips you have and if you like these type of hyper local New York City videos So many people were just messaging me. 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