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Stuyvesant Town, Manhattan
Stayed In Stuytown with Soren and Kara. Soren got the award for the worst host ever. The accommodations were solid, however. I actually had the largest room in the apartment with a bed and even a couch. Their old roommate moved out the day before I left! I’m not sure I had ever set foot [...]
Alphabet City, Manhattan
Stayed On 3rd, between B & C. This address gets the award for the best backyard. A huge space shared by the entire building but from what my hosts described to me, only really used by them. There are flowers, patio furniture, and three or four grills. You could daily have 100 people in the [...]
Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
Stayed On the edge of Clinton Hill, in Bed-Stuy with Josh and his wife Suzanne. Josh is a former co-worker and software developer. Suzanne first moved to New York for opera and teaches early childhood education. They have a lovely apartment that feels like a home. There is even a piano and popcorn maker. Ate [...]
Bushwick, Brooklyn
Stayed With John Britton, who originally hosted me my third week into this idea at his old apartment on 35th and 9th in Manhattan. I often say that experience is one that made me realize this project was something I wanted to pursue. We’ve become good friends, and he told me I should check out [...]
Longwood Historic District, Bronx
This was my second trip to the Bronx, but according to Lauren and Ilya, my first trip to the “real” Bronx. My “fake” trip to the Bronx was to Riverdale, a far wealthier community much further north in the Bronx. Getting off the subway, I felt a surge of adrenaline from the unfamiliarity of place. [...]
Gramercy, Manhattan
Salil taught a magic class at Tufts University. I took his magic class. 7 years later we reunited for this ruse in Union Square. (video is coming soon and i promise it is worth its own post). Salil is not only a magician, although he is pretty talented at that. He is also an ER [...]
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
I had been to Fort Greene way back when I stayed with Wesley. She had found out about the project through the NY Times article, which was written by Noah Rosenberg whom I had got in touch with at a mutual friend (and host) party. When Noah did the story, he offered up a week [...]
East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Co-workers from my days at Outside.in (now Patch) have been an integral part of my nomad project. I’ve stayed with Mike (Alphabet City), Esther (Boerum Hill), Jared (Prospect Heights) and most recently Lauren (a.k.a. “fifty”). Lauren lives in a 2 bedroom with Sarah Doe, who has 2 cats, one of which thinks it is a dog [...]
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn – A Guest Post from my Parents
Roomorama hooked me up with a week in Brooklyn. For those unfamiliar, Roomorama enables people to rent out apartments for a fee. We stayed in Sahr’s apartment, nicknamed the Brooklyn Waverly. We had a lovely studio and she even welcomed us with fresh lemonade and homemade cookies. There was an option for a one bedroom, [...]
Tompkinsville, Staten Island
I love this project. I moved from Midland Beach to Tompkinsville in Staten Island on Sunday. Thanks for the ride, Laura! I went from living with a couple in their 20′s to a couple in their 70′s (well, Alan actually just became a UFO – more on this later). My new room was the Verazanno [...]
