Hi Everyone!
One of the best parts of Teachers College (besides the wonderful classes, faculty, and community of classmates that you will have) is of course the opportunity to live in New York City. It is one of the largest, most well known metropolitan cities that is home to the exciting world of media, politics, education, entertainment, and fashion.
The city has many neighborhoods and landmarks that are known around the world. The Statue of Liberty, The New York Stock Exchange, Ellis Island, Wall Street, The Empire State building, Rockefeller Center, Central Park, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Broadway are just a few!
New York City is comprised of five boroughs; The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. It has over 8.2 million residents within an area of 322 square miles (830 km²).
Although these facts are interesting, they don’t’ explain what it is like to live in the city as a TC student. I have little spare time because of my course work but I strongly believe in having balance in my life. No matter how busy I may be I always make time to do activities that I enjoy to take my mind off my school work.
The Office of Student Activities is an amazing resource on campus. They send weekly e-mails with numerous activities to take part in, both academic and social. Something I have definitely taken advantage of is the inexpensive play/musical tickets they sell every few weeks. Just since September I have seen Mama Mia, Wintuk Cirque de Soleil, Mary Poppins, The Color Purple and the famous Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular!
To get an idea of the variety of activities, below are the activities The Office of Student Activities is offering in the coming weeks.
Teachers College
Weekly Announcements
Compiled by the Office of Student Activities and Programs
Tickets For Sale!!
o Knicks vs. 76ers tickets – $35/ticket; 2 tix/student ID (Fri, Jan 25, 7:30pm)
o Spring Awakening tickets – $35/ticket; 1 ticket/student ID (Sun, Jan 27, 2pm)
o Ice Skating at Rockefeller Center – $10/ticket; 1 ticket/student ID (Sat, Feb 2, 12-2pm)
o Rangers vs. Kings (ice hockey) – $30/ticket; 2 tix/student ID (Tues, Feb 5, 7:30pm)
Megan’s top ten list of things to do NYC:
1. Top of the Rock
2. Brooklyn Bridge
3. Broadway
4. Yankees game
5. Restaurants! There are so many restaurants in NYC but here are few of my favorites!
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Palma – Greenwich Village
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Regional Thai Taste- Chelsea
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Mary Anne’s-Upper West Side
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Tony’s de Napoli- Upper East Side
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Che Bella Pizza- Morningside Heights
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Vento Trattoria-Meat Packing District
6. Ellis Island
7. Coney Island
8. Take a walk in Central Park
9. Shopping in Soho
10. Riding my bike along the Hudson River (in the summer)
I hope you enjoyed reading about some of the perks of living in NYC. Coming from California, I have been a little cold lately, but have been adjusting to the weather gradually. I do love it here and plan to stay in New York a few years after graduation before heading back to sunny California to be near my family!
