• Emailed robinhood for compensation.
• Contacted citadel about first-day, dress, etc.
• A thought about the expense of NYC: will be favorable as the world turns more and more remote. While cost of living and food and such are astronomically higher here, stuff like amazon prime membership, online shopping, everything over the internet is the same. This will be advantageous for us in the future.
• Placed first amazon fresh order.
• Cleaners came today. They did a great job. Sheets, towels, laundry, all surfaces, organization, everything. Wonderful.
• Google “playbill broadway rush” for the lottery stuff and same-day tickets Tracy was mentioning.
• Tip culture is strange. I 100% agree with incentivization, helping the service industry, balance, rewarding effort, etc. It’s just ridiculous to put that responsibility on the customer instead of the employer. No other vocation does this.
• The first week was a bit overwhelming, but I’m definitely starting to get my groove. More comfortable, establishing routines, knowing my way around, talking to people, everything.
• Texted with Jaclyn a bit. Dinner thursday, made a bar table reservation at the loyal.
• Finished the second season of sex education. Still pleasantly surprised by how good it is.
• Had a vietnamese steak hero (roll sandwich) and lobster mango rolls. Amazing. Paid at a restaurant with venmo (first time).
• New conincal burr grinder, nice drip machine, good quality beans, unbleached filters. Kitchen is coming together.
• The metal handle device you see in the fighters’ corners between rounds in an enswell. It’s just metal kept in an ice bucket. You press it to an injured area and it applies compression + cold to reduce swelling.
• Boston and washington dc are both about 200 miles away (4hrs driving) in opposite directions.
• Scheduled lunch with Bruey Friday.
• Emailed a colleague (dbook) about meeting up before my start date!
• 6 walkthroughs today with Peter:

Area	Address	Price	DM, Elev	Facing	Other
Central Village	35 E 10th 3C	999	No	North, Back	12ft ceiling
Central Village	45 W 10th 7B	995	Yes	North, Back	Way nicer building, unit ok, great roof, great basement
Central Village	49 W 12th 5G	899	Yes	North, Back	Good space, walks right in to stovetop
Greenwich	69 W 9th 7K	950	Yes	South, Street	L shaped, great unit, walk right into living room
West Village	65 and 67 Morton	895	No	North, Back	Smaller unit, character not cookie cutter
SoHo	131 Thompson 2F	995	No	North, Street	2BR! Red kitchen. Washer/dryer combo in kitchen.

• Made a google maps list: https://goo.gl/maps/y9hNs6tpiEb3A5uW6. Shared with Tracy for neighborhood advice.
• Some notes from more exploration and general asking:
  • Even if you don’t spend much time at home normally, it’s a necessary space for those few times you need to get away from everything.
  • It becomes west after 6th or 7th.
  • Buses are great in addition to train/subway.
  • Doormen/elevator are a huge plus. Packages, security. Virtual doormen are ok.
  • Sometimes doctors and other offices are on the first floors of your residential buildings.
  • 3 kids = status symbol. It’s a huge jump in space/price.
  • Facing south means more sun.
  • Treeline streets = more like morton. More residential, less foot/car traffic, more quaint.
  • The exit strategy for co-ops is something to note. With a condo, you can rent it out. With a co-op, there are restrictions. Usually it’s something like: “you can rent for 2 of every 5 years, starting after 2 years.” You can always sell.
  • A lawyer is required. Usually tacked onto closing fees.
  • Tribeca = triangle below canal. Nolita = north of little italy. Nomad = north of madison square park.
  • Don’t want 1st floor. It’s either right on the street, or it’s in the back facing garbage.
  • Maintenance fees encompass hoa, pmi, prop tax, everything necessary. Usually 1500-2000 for my range.
  • Gramercy park requires a key to get in.
  • Some co-ops don’t allow any financing. Some require 50% down. It’s pretty common for most to require 20%. I still think this is weird. It should be an agreement with the lender alone. Doesn’t matter to the co-op. Only in situations like 08 where people default.
• Tomorrow we’ll be seeing places in Gramercy, NoMad, Flatiron, Chelsea.