Things I have learned in New York.

so far...

- act like you know where you're going. even if you're lost.
- you will get lost. but its pretty fun.
- then you'll learn that subways go in two directions. Uptown/Bronx and Downtown/Brooklyn. that's kind of all you really need to know.
- New Yorkers are actually pretty nice people once you start talking to them.
- to check if anyone is following you: do not look back, look at the cars on the street and check the reflection.
- always have cash on you. but not too much.
- in the later hours and you really need to pee. you can pretend like you're using the phone booth and pee at the same time. it works and no one can see you.
- it's not as expensive as everyone thinks. you just have to know where to go.
- $1 pizza are lifesavers.
- never take anything from anyone on the street. nothing here is free.
- never. ever. walk through and definitely not into the housing projects.
- you dont need GQ, Complex, Details, Esquire, or any other fashion magazine. just take a walk around town.
- Always check what the weathers gonna be like. If there is any chance of rain, bring an umbrella.
- Rain boots are a necessity. Bike locks are too.
- Jaywalking is highly acceptable. So are running red lights while you're on a bike.
- Bars/Clubs that play hip-hop are very hard to come by.
- Tap water here tastes pretty good.
- Express trains will save you lots of time.
- Express trains stop running later in the night. So if you don't take a cab home, expect to waste 2 hours of your life waiting for the train.
- Cabs are pretty cheap compared to the Bay Area.
- It's going to take a while to get used to the 3 hour time difference so in that case I should really go to sleep now. Ill add onto this later. Goodnight