How easy is it for a student to go back and forth between Brooklyn and Greenwich Village?

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I'm planning on attending college in Greenwich Village next year, and my best friend will be attending college in Brooklyn. Neither of us is familiar with the NYC area, but we hope to see each other every one-two days. How easy will this be, and what is the best way to go about it? Also, how long will the ride be?

Thanks.

― Bobby McAlliff, Wednesday, 11 January 2006 01:15 (twenty years ago)

"best friend"

― jaxon (jaxon), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 01:17 (twenty years ago)

Depends where in Brooklyn -- it's a big place.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 01:17 (twenty years ago)

Aw, give him a break (xpost)

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 01:18 (twenty years ago)

it should be pretty easy, but the length of commute depends on the part of brooklyn. i live in downtown brooklyn and the train ride to the east village takes about 20 minutes if there are no delays.

― 2 columbus circle in 1964 (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 01:18 (twenty years ago)

just about every major train line goes to that nebulous mass called "greenwich village" though.

― 2 columbus circle in 1964 (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 01:19 (twenty years ago)

Wait - I didn't understand the "best friend" tease?

But anyway...she is going to be attending Pratt, if that gives you a better idea. Should it still be about 20 minutes or so?

― Bobby McAlliff, Wednesday, 11 January 2006 01:38 (twenty years ago)

that's near the g train, and you'd transfer to the a train to get to manhattan... so, 30-40 minutes, conservatively?

― 2 columbus circle in 1964 (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 01:47 (twenty years ago)

It's easy, yes. You will see each other often.

― mcd (mcd), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 01:49 (twenty years ago)

Wait - I didn't understand the "best friend" tease?

that's just jaxon's sexual anxiety, no worries.

c train from clinton-washington to west 4th = 20 minutes.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 01:52 (twenty years ago)

Get on whatever you're close to in Brooklyn and get off at Christopher Street or Houston. Not that far.

― pepektheassassin (pepektheassassin), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 02:55 (twenty years ago)

It really comes down to where YOU are, duder... there are only, like 3 options out of Pratt...

― Jimmy Mod (I myself am lethal at 100 -110dB) (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 03:32 (twenty years ago)

Hurting may back me up on this: You'd prolly be better off in the dirty jersey.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 03:35 (twenty years ago)

that doesn't even make any sense.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 03:57 (twenty years ago)

park slope to village (west fourth) take 20-30 minutes depending on a bazillion variables like construction, traffic, barely missing the train (like botching a roll in D&D), latenights, etc.

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 03:58 (twenty years ago)

fuck a jersey. all the cool people live in brooklyn, obv!@!

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 03:58 (twenty years ago)

dudes he's not asking where to fuckin' live!

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 04:01 (twenty years ago)

yeah, I guess he isn't.
But if he were, it makes plenty sense: I go to work in the east village in a thirty minute jaunt and pay a healthy chunk less rent.
Just word to the wise and all that.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 04:09 (twenty years ago)

He can afford to go to school "in Greenwich Village" then he can likely afford to live there...

― Jimmy Mod (I myself am lethal at 100 -110dB) (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 04:11 (twenty years ago)

I always assume everyone's as broke as me.
This being New York that's often not the case: a few weeks ago, I discovered that my intern owns a west village apartment in a building where I used to be the doorman.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 04:14 (twenty years ago)

He can afford to go to school "in Greenwich Village" then he can likely afford to live there...

he could be going to cooper union where the tuition is 100% subsidized.

― 2 columbus circle in 1964 (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 04:15 (twenty years ago)

"He can afford to go to school "in Greenwich Village" then he can likely afford to live there..."

Haha, I wouldn't go THAT far (or even attempt to). Tuition is $27,000 but that's about what private colleges average these days, at least north of Virginia. And the reason I said "...planning on attending" in my original message is that I'm waiting for my financial aid package before making final decisions.

Thanks for the info though, guys. 20-30 minutes isn't too bad.

The school in question, by the way, is Eugene Lang.

― Bobby McAlliff, Wednesday, 11 January 2006 04:16 (twenty years ago)

I'm waiting for my financial aid package before making final decisions.

i hear that. (also, APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!)

― 2 columbus circle in 1964 (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 04:19 (twenty years ago)

The New York Subway is officially the world's most confusing mass transit system. Bear that in mind.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Wednesday, 11 January 2006 11:58 (twenty years ago)

it's confusing if you are a tard, anyone who reads can get around easily

― malm is money, Thursday, 12 January 2006 07:18 (twenty years ago)

It is only confusing when there are weird schedule changes or a section of track is running "ping pong" style and even then, just get the fuck over your social anxiety and ask. It is really simple.

― GET EQUIPPED WITH BUBBLE LEAD (ex machina), Thursday, 12 January 2006 07:31 (twenty years ago)

seven months pass...

Brooklyn or other people - how does one get to Marine Park (the park, not the nabe) via public trans? Is it possible without bus?

(awaits pwnage by nyc noob)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 22 August 2006 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

2/5 train to Flatbush, Q35 bus along Flatbush.

― Paul Eater (eater), Wednesday, 23 August 2006 13:14 (nineteen years ago)

danke

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 23 August 2006 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

isnt that the B35 bus?

― Conor (Conor), Wednesday, 23 August 2006 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

eh no, no it is not. the B35 goes along church avenue. just my little joke there heh...

― Conor (Conor), Wednesday, 23 August 2006 15:58 (nineteen years ago)

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