Re: Fordham Law School Class of 2012
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:19 am
Is the Morningside Heights area a quick subway ride from Fordham?
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I would recommend living in the low 100's on the West Side. This area is still a bargain compared to the rest of the UWS, and Morningside Heights has changed so much! I used to live on W 92nd St, which, though far from shopping and nightlife, was pretty idyllic. It was expensive, though. (I paid $1400 for half a two bedroom apt in a doorman, elevator building.) I knew friends living a few blocks north who shaved off $500 a month.jrock12 wrote:yes its a quick, easy ride...but i'd definitely do some research before moving there...thats just me tho
I lived there too, my first year in NYC. I would recommend living in the W50's, rather than further south, since the area is best known for its noise pollution and the throngs of tourists who come to gawk at Times Square. I lived on W43rd, between 8th and 9th, and I would never do that again! That said, it is perfectly safe (even for a girl like me), and as cheap as anything can be in Manhattan.jrock12 wrote:i'm on a bunch of nyc school posts recommending hells kitchen...i lived there for a few years...not that you dont already know, but pretty affordable, close to campus, and very safe
Thanks for the responses, guys.jrock12 wrote:yes its a quick, easy ride...but i'd definitely do some research before moving there...thats just me tho
i'm confident that it is fairly safe, but probably not as safe as living 20 or so blocks to the south in manhattan, or better yet 60 blocks to the south in hells kitchen...but then again, i'd say every 15 blocks lower you go, you're probably talking $100 more in rent/month...columbia is there, so there are quite a few people our age living in the area, a few nice parks/etc....i guess maybe it initially came out the wrong way...i more so meant that i think you need to check out the neighborhood for yourself to weigh it against your other options and balance out what you feel is most important, especially coming from outside of the nyc areanitsudrx wrote:Thanks for the responses, guys.jrock12 wrote:yes its a quick, easy ride...but i'd definitely do some research before moving there...thats just me tho
Any particular reason why you say this, jrock? Is it not a safe neighborhood?
+1 same!geoanthem wrote:Just an update. My status checker says my first deposit has been received. So I guess barring any waitlist movement I am officially a member of the Fordham Class of 2012!
Add yourself to the TLS class of 2012 thread. Fordham is pretty lonely.casper00 wrote:+1 same!geoanthem wrote:Just an update. My status checker says my first deposit has been received. So I guess barring any waitlist movement I am officially a member of the Fordham Class of 2012!
+1silenziatori wrote:I applied for on-campus housing. Not up to an apartment search this year.
Fordham's on-campus housing is directly connected to the law school, so if you're just going to class you don't have to step outside.Woodbane77 wrote:+1silenziatori wrote:I applied for on-campus housing. Not up to an apartment search this year.
As I understand it priority is given to those who are furthest away, given that I'm on the other side of the country, I'm thinking I should be pretty high on the list. Now I just have to cope with not being able to wear sandals 10 months out of the year.
could you be a little more detailed about the sign-in business? or do you know where I'd learn more about this?let/them/eat/cake wrote:i live all the way downtown right now. in the FD. i thought of doing campus housing but (a) don't really want to live in campus housing (for a number of reasons, a major one being i have a SO and the whole sign-in business on the weekends sounds just awful), and (b) as I live in NYC, I don't think i'd even be granted on campus housing (?) pretty sure it goes first to those geographically distant who are not able to do an easy housing search.
i'm trying to live, i think, in hell's kitchen or morning side heights. i'd feel fine in either. this is like the absolute first time i've really given it any thought though...
about 20 minutes on the 1 train. Hop on at either 125 or 116 (Columbia) and get off at 59th st.nitsudrx wrote:Is the Morningside Heights area a quick subway ride from Fordham?
guests must be signed in after 10pm and signed out by i think 3:30am. Overnight guest passes can be obtained but only for same-sex guests (usually people get opp-sex friends to secure guest passes for SOs)plewis01 wrote: could you be a little more detailed about the sign-in business? or do you know where I'd learn more about this?
No it is very accurate. I lived there before and can vouch that it is true that you'll never have to step foot outside to go from dorm to law school. And yes there is some underground tunnel you don't know about.galobi wrote:guests must be signed in after 10pm and signed out by i think 3:30am. Overnight guest passes can be obtained but only for same-sex guests (usually people get opp-sex friends to secure guest passes for SOs)plewis01 wrote: could you be a little more detailed about the sign-in business? or do you know where I'd learn more about this?
I don't think this is accurate.silenziatori wrote:Fordham's on-campus housing is directly connected to the law school, so if you're just going to class you don't have to step outside.
http://origin.web.fordham.edu/audience/ ... p.shtml#lc
On that map, the dorm is building #4 and the law school is #7. Unless there's some underground tunnel I don't know about, you will have to walk outside. Not far though!
I think a lot of people are in the same position. Just try to avoid signing the lease until the week before you move in. You'll probably have to eat the cost of whatever you've deposited up to that point, though (first/last/security). If you use a broker, pay attention to precisely when you are obligated to give them their commission.crabbycakes wrote:so i have my deposit down at fordham, but am riding out several waitlists. at the same time, i'm beginning to explore where i am going to live if i go to fordham. if i get off of a waitlist, i don't want to be hit with a penalty for breaking a lease or something like that. is there such a penalty on the on-campus housing (i assume there is for private landlords)? or are you just supposed to try to wait until the very last minute to choose where to live and just commit?