New York City

Hey, I live in NYC. It's great and really convenient because there are so many stores around. If you want to save money on food, I think Chinatown has the cheapest restaurants, but try not to get anything else there, especially souvenirs. They overcharge a lot of items that you can find somewhere else for half the price. Learning to haggle can also be useful and you'd be surprised to see how easily vendors will give in to your requests (since they overcharge you in the first place anyway).

For shopping, try Herald Square (34th st). Stuff there are usually not that expensive and you can probably get most of your clothes from Macys, world's biggest store. =D

The subways can be a little confusing at first, especially when it comes to transferring for different trains, but you'll get used to it. You just have to know whether you're going uptown or downtown and which train to take. If you do get lost, there's always a map inside every car and you can check that. People are also generally nice if you ask for directions so don't hesitate to do so. I recommend taking the trains instead of driving. Driving will take you MUCH longer with the traffic.

I don't really go to Greenwich Village so I'm only familiar with Washington Square Park. By the way, which college are you attending? I'm guessing NYU since you’ll be living at Greenwich.

Jam it back in, in the dark.