New York I Love You But You're Creeping Me Out

Living in New York City, Part I.

I've now been living in New York for two months. In that time I've learned a few things about the city. Here are a few of my observations:


Cab drivers are insane. It really shouldn't come as a surprise, but cab drivers, in general, are fucking nuts. I guess I could say this about driver in general, but since most of the cars on the road here are cabs, so, that's that. The first time I was in a cab here I was pretty sure that I would die in that cab. And yet I have never seen any accidents here. Insanity, I say.

There are pizza places EVERYWHERE. Just for shits, go to google maps and search "pizza places new york, ny" and look at the results. And that's just what Google shows you initially. There's a pizza place somewhere in the building I work in and there are five more within a block of it. I've almost gotten tired of pizza. Almost.

Everything is more expensive here. Everyone knows that it is expensive to live in New York, but even the Top Ramen costs more here than I'm used to. Fucking RAMEN.

Pigeons. I've never been in a place where there were this many damn pigeons. I knew the name "rats with wings" and I've come to the conclusion that this is really an insult to rats. I see plenty of both, but I've never had a rat pester me or try to fly into my face. Rats tend to keep to themselves and scurry around the subways. I'm cool with the rats but FUCK PIGEONS.

There are celebrities here. Now, I've only seen one celebrity on the street ("Hornburger!") but I understand that there are more. They probably just don't frequent the same places I do, like "Little Poland" and NoHo.


The tree at Rockefeller Center is not nearly as big as it seems on TV. At least not this year. Biggest disappointment.


There IS decent beer out here. It doesn't compare to Oregon, but there is some pretty good stuff out here. Best IPA I've had since I got out here is a beer out of Chicago called "Goose Island." I recommend it.

And that's all for now. Next time I'll delve into other sides of New York: Living in a warehouse, secret sex parties (see Eyes Wide Shut) and VIP shindigs.