Living in NYC

[MUSIC PLAYING] So subsidized housing played a huge role in my decision to come to NYU. The idea that I could just show up with my bags and not have to organize everything with the New York City housing market was integral to my ability to be able to say yes. Hi, I'm Julia Derk, and I study Alzheimer's disease in the diabetes research program. Obviously, the economics of living in housing is really a benefit because you're not house poor. So you're not spending all your money on your rent and that gives you access to the city in many other ways. We're right on four, five, six train so that can take you up to Central Park, which is really easy. Close in proximity is Madison Square Park which is right where the Flat Iron Building is and the Flat Iron District is great. We also have access to the East River Parkway so we can go for a run. That can get you across to Williamsburg really easily. I love a ramen place that's on 49th, between first and second. I grab salad and food bar stuff at Cafe Delicious. Actually our cafeteria's really good and they have the sides that are really cheap. So I just load up on mashed potatoes, and green beans, and things sometimes. NYU is this small town in this huge city of New York City. So we have the best of both worlds. You can study science and you can have a city at your disposal. But then in NYU they kind of make it more comfortable, I think, to live in such an urban environment. [MUSIC PLAYING]