Reply With QuoteLooking to move to New York with my partner, can anyone recommend any recruitment agencies specialising in finance / accounting roles ?
Luke 77,
I have never used a roommate share agency but it seems like the obvious thing to do is to bring up the discrepancy to the share broker -- if he/she says that the owner lied to them, perhaps they have some recourse that you and I cannot think of.
Of course you're right, maybe "lying" is a strong word here, but you do want to get it resolved -- maybe once you talk to the broker you talk to your roomie and ask him to sign the unsigned contract?
The good news is that utilities in a New York City apartment can't be that much, maybe $30 for electricity. (Cable is rarely included in apartment rents so if the guy is charging you for cable, he's not ripping you off.)
ali r.
{downtown broker}
Recruitment Agency
Looking to move to New York with my partner, can anyone recommend any recruitment agencies specialising in finance / accounting roles ?
They get them everywhere.
The Ansonia Is Plagued by Cockroaches, a Lawsuit SaysOriginally Posted by lofter1
Be careful if you have things in storage ...
Oftentimes it is those stored boxes that bring the critters with them.
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Published: October 10, 2007
The Ansonia has been home to Babe Ruth, Igor Stravinsky and Angelina Jolie, but now an Upper West Side couple say that a substantial part of the 14th floor in the historic building has become home to “a horrific plague of roaches.”
The couple, Alan Arkin (not Alan Arkin the actor, but handily for this purpose, a lawyer) and his wife, Suzanne Bagert, a consultant to private equity funds, say that since mid-September, they have hardly been able to sleep at night and have stopped using their kitchen, for fear of the pesky invaders. They started seeing roaches about a year ago and had an exterminator spray, which helped only temporarily.
Ms. Bagert, who works at home, imagines roaches crawling on her neck. “My hair brushes my neck and I scream,” she said in an interview yesterday.
Her husband found a roach in his sock yesterday morning, and Ms. Bagert has stopped cooking gumbo from her native New Orleans, or anything else for that matter, emptying her kitchen of all but a few staples like organic milk, lemons and walnuts.
She goes out for coffee since finding a roach in the coffee maker. She sleeps with the light on, she said, ever since she woke up in the dark and found a roach crawling on her.
So yesterday, after what Mr. Arkin called “a biblical-type explosion of roaches,” the couple filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Manhattan against the Ansonia’s management, Sirius L.L.C., charging them with interfering with their ability to “use and enjoy their apartment” and causing a nuisance through its own negligence and reckless conduct. Mr. Arkin is serving as his own lawyer.
“This infestation,” Mr. Arkin wrote in his court papers, “has rendered their apartment completely unfit to live in.”
The lawsuit, almost breathless in its detailed recitation of the problem, seeks a trial for unspecified damages from the building management.
Mr. Arkin’s lawsuit says that his complaints have been met by “doublespeak and half-truths” from the management. Representatives of Sirius have told Mr. Arkin and his wife that if they are so upset about the roaches they should move, according to the lawsuit, and that management is “doing all they can” and that the couple needs to be patient.
A call and several e-mail messages to Sirius requesting comment on the lawsuit were not returned last night.
In his court papers, Mr. Arkin says that management has said the infestation is caused by an elderly tenant on the same floor who will not allow her apartment to be treated.
The couple lives on the 14th floor of the Beaux Arts building, with its corner turrets and mansard roof, which is said to have been the inspiration for the Hotel Gloriana in Saul Bellow’s “Seize the Day,” and was home to Walter Matthau’s character in “The Sunshine Boys.”
Formerly a residential hotel, the Ansonia converted to condominium apartments in the early 1990s.
Mr. Arkin and Ms. Bagert rent their one-bedroom apartment from its owner, a family friend, they said, for $2,400 a month, though similar apartments in the building on Broadway between 73rd and 74th Streets rent for much more, Mr. Arkin said. Mr. Arkin, 36, has lived there since 1996, and his wife, 39, moved in more recently, but they have never seen anything like this, they said.
They live with a Yorkshire terrier, Cali, who unfortunately does not hunt roaches.
The nadir was the night of Sept. 14, the lawsuit says, when the situation got so bad that the roaches were on the floor, the walls, the ceiling, the curtains and even the couple’s bed.
As evidence, they have collected about 50 dead roaches over the last three days, storing them in a jar, and they are also keeping a log of roach sightings.
Management, he says, has responded by sending a maintenance worker to knock cockroaches off the hallway wall, vacuum them up and then wash the walls with soap and water, a treatment that Mr. Arkin calls “grossly and negligently” insufficient.
Personal trainers?
Hey everyone,
another question,
Is anyone here a personal trainer? I am considering getting my certification (I have been working out for 4-5 years and working off/on at the gym same amount, should be fairly easy)
To me this would be a good solid fall back and a career while I hopefully continue school for business/communications.
I have talked to a few gyms in Queens, and I have an idea of what I would need to get hired. But what I would like to know, is what do you make on an average week? I did the salary.com and got a 25-75 percentile is like 42k-74k a year. Now this sounds good but I can't be sure as its a free service.
I understand personal training probably depends on the gym, and I know the average hourly rates, but thats just it, you need clients to charge the rate to and make the actual money.
Basically I am just looking for some insight on this profession in the big city, and how realistic it would be for a nationally certified trainer with 4-5 years experience in a gym environment making a living of 50k+ a year.
Thank you all again,
Bclew
Finally, all 108 pages read. I skipped a lot about families and people with 100k+ a year salaries, but that doesn't apply to me, at least not all of it.
Any personal trainers available for questions? Im wondering since it is such a client based profession if I would need a 2nd job. I really would prefer one solid job, same hours. I have done the whole three jobs at once juggle, not preffered.
Thanks again,
Bclew
I am not a personal trainer but one of my former tenants had a gig at New York Sports Club -- It was part-time, and he was supposed to drum up his own clients -- so if you're new to the city, I don't know where you client base is supposed to come from till you meet people.
On the other hand, he loved having access to the equipment.
ali r.
{downtown broker}
Moving and Working in NY!
I'm a fashion designer in Hong Kong, been working in the industry for couple of years since graduated from college. With a degree in fashion design. I'd love to work and relocate in the fashion capital New York, but it seems like just too hard to come true. Can anyone give me some advice about what can I do, or is there any angency dealing with similar cases or international headhunters or some other suggestions that might help?
Thank you very much in advance!
Closest/Easiest to Midtown
Hi, I'm planning to move to nyc with a target date of 3/31/08. Obviously that's several months away so I haven't found a job or place to stay. I want to narrow down which neighborhoods to live in before I start taking trips to look for apts. Im willing to spend around 1400-1600 per month, so I'm thinking somewhere in Harlem or Brooklyn will be ok for that price range. Which area in Brooklyn is most accessible/closest to the city for that price range? My ideal area in manhattan to live would be around WSP, just to give people an idea of what kind of area I like.
What's WSP?
Brooklyn is in the city- are you asking which parts of Brooklyn are closest to Manhattan? Also, which part of midtown are you talking about- east or west?
Sorry, I meant washington square park. I work for the federal govt, we're acronym happy. I meant which parts of brooklyn would be closest to midtown. It doesnt really matter which side, but I'll say the west.
WSP = Washington Square Park (my guess).
I'd look in Prospect Heights -- decent access to transport, borders a big and fun park, and has an energy and diversity that seem like the Village on its better days.
ali r.
{downtown broker}
Hello everyone,
I'm moving to New York in December for three months, and I have some questions:
-I'm going to live in Park Slope and I'd like to know if you could give me some more info. Is it a nice place to live? How far is it from Manhattan? I'm sorry if the question has been asked a hundred times..!
-I'm from France and my visa doesn't allow me to work. But since I've heard a lot of people who are in my position (no work visa) do work, do you think it would be possible for me to work in the city? Is it hard for a foreigner to find a job? Would it be that risky??
Thanx for your answers
Stella
Help with Potential Scam.
Hey everyone! Long time, no visit. Hope life is treating you well!!
I am currently looking for 1 bedroom apartments under $1800 a month anywhere in the city for a January move. Preferably no fee.
I just found what looks like an amazing deal on Craig's List and emailed the owner of the apartment about it. He got back to me and sent me this:
Hello,
The apartment is available. If you need to know anything else email me, I am the owner. Right now I'm in St. Louis, MO with business. The place has 650 Sq. ft.
This property is move in cond. with furniture or not if you like to take your own. Just add food and wine. Everything works. Address: 52 Riverside Drive, 10024 - New York, NY
THIS APARTMENT IS IN NEW MOVE-IN CONDITION
This 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment is located in a wonderfully elegant pre-war, mid-rise building on peaceful Riverside Drive, alongside charming, architecturally distinctive buildings.
Just right across the building is Riverside Park for your recreational or physical activities.
A great starter apartment, this ground-level basement apartment boasts of full-size, full-view windows!
At a good 650 sq. ft., this unit features hardwood floors, an entry hallway, a hallway closet, a living room/dining room combo, a bedroom that can accommodate a queen-size bed, a full bathroom, and a separate galley kitchen.
East-facing windows can be found in the living/dining room, the kitchen and the bedroom.
Building amenities include: Full Time Doorman; Attended Elevator; Live-in Superintendent; Bicycle Room; Laundry Room; Common Storage Room; Pet Friendly.
This beautiful building is only 2 blocks away from the number 1 subway and the number 5 bus stops directly in front of the building.
Located between 77th street and 78th street, the cross town bus is located just one block away.
Just 2 blocks away is lively Broadway where you can enjoy a myriad of shops and restaurants and do errands quick.
The price includes 1 assigned parking space (outside) and 1 garaged parking spots.
If you decide to take it or hold it I will need a $1,800 security deposit (for 2 months rent) in advance and $900/month for 1 Bedroom and 1 Bathroom. The security deposit is refundable in case you do not want the apartment for some reason.
Lease/Rent Terms : 3 Months, 6 Months, 9 Months, 1 Year, 18 Months, 2 Years, Rent-to-Own, Lease Purchase.
Thank you for your interest
My issue is... this looks too good to be true. Don't you think? If you guys think it's reasonable I'll shelve my doubts and send money ASAP. But should I be at all suspicious? $900 a month on Riverside Drive???
Thanks to everyone who responds- appreciate your thoughts!
Front porch and others can tell you what you can expect to pay for that area, to be honest I have no idea.
As far as sending 2 months security... Have you been to see the Apt? Are you just sending the money wire transfer or pay pal? If you are I hope you can afford to lose that $1,800 because you may send it to him / her and never hear from them again. Is this a reputable realtor? I would never send anybody (especially if I had never met them in person) money for an apartment I have never seen.
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