I took a few pictures of the place while it was empty that I have put up on Flickr. There aren’t that many, but it gives you an idea of the size of the place. I also made a drawing of the layout with measurements so I know how much space I have for various …
Monthly Archive: November 2007
Nov
23
My New Apartment
It took two weeks of back and forth, but last Tuesday afternoon I signed the lease on a new apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (Google map). Actually, it’s a lease assignment, meaning I’m taking over someone else’s lease. I already received the keys from the previous tennant, and Aunt Bernadette set to work giving my …
Nov
18
59th Street Bridge Suites: Sucks Donkey Balls
I know I said this at the end of my last post, but I just can’t say enough how much this place blows. Before I visited the place I did read the reviews on TripAdvisor, and they were mixed. Some people complained, others were resigned to the fact that it was low-service without being low-cost. …
Nov
04
Funny coincidence
I swear, it was completely unintentional. But my temporary apartment is two doors down from Scores.
Nov
04
Coming to America
I have been a New Yorker for a week now. It started last Saturday when we stepped off the plane at JFK. It was a pretty anti-climactic departure from the Netherlands. The movers came and packed up all my stuff. 54 boxes worth of stuff, 20 boxes more than I had when I came to …