“Apart from safety issues, it’s definitely the best way to get around in the city, as long as you don’t use it to get home from a night out,” said Faracci, adding: “It cuts travel time by threefold compared to walking.” Stern sophomore Louis Faracci raves about the benefits of using Citi Bike, despite some of its clear issues: namely, safety concerns and the sometimes devastatingly empty bike racks. These students, determined to shave time off of their commute, venture into the busy roads of “It’s kind of expensive and can be delayed and crowded, but it’s good for weather and less injury risk,” she said.įor another group of students, however, risk has no sway over their choice of transportation. “I liked seeing people living their lives faster than my legs could take me I still think I look cool when I throw down my board but I do it because it makes me feel free.”ĭabbous does take these shortcomings into account, referring to the subway as her go-to option when she’s feeling lazy. “I got into it because it looked cool,” Osakwe said. Yet, he is still proud to be one of the “skater bros.” “I’ve injured myself, over and over again,” he said. Tandon sophomore Gladwin Osakwe has found a sense of freedom and individuality amid the physical risk of skateboarding. This group does look tempting to join - that is until you witness one of them as they wipe out on the steaming concrete. The park is often swarmed with skate punks rocking Thrasher T-shirts, solid-color joggers and checkered vans. This is evident to any NYU student walking through the park on a sunny, warm day. “It can even be a social thing,” she explained. Skateboarding is notably popular throughout the city. “Skateboarding is fun and convenient but not that suitable for weather conditions in New York, hot and cold,” Dabbous said. The New York weather does not soften for a skateboarders’ coast down the crowded streets. Steinhardt sophomore Iman Dabbous attested to the benefits of skateboarding - under the right weather condition that is. If you’re naturally co-ordinated or dedicated to practicing, skateboarding can be a good option - and lacks the controversial social standing of the scooter. Each round trip on her scooter saves $5.50, which after a couple of weeks of steady usage practically paid for itself.ĭespite the swerving required outside Weinstein Residence Hall during its busy lunch hour, scooting is a fast way to get to class, and eliminates the skill needed to skateboard, the time needed to walk and the money needed for that pesky MetroCard you could have sworn you filled just the other day.įor those who have decided to leave their scooting days back in the early 2000s, there are other wheeled options available to you, like skateboarding - the hipster version of a scooter. “When I’m going somewhere like Canal Street where I’d normally take the subway because I don’t like to walk, I just ride my scooter,” she said. She still suggests that everyone get a scooter - lauding its cost efficiency. People tell her to move out the way, but DeFreitas doesn’t mind. “I do get stares from people because I ride on the sidewalk,” she said. Steinhardt sophomore Kaylee DeFreitas is also an avid scooter user. “But if you can let that part go, it can save you so much time in the long-run.”īut luckily Mervis doesn’t have to face the haters alone. “It can definitely be embarrassing to meet people on a college campus while you’re holding a scooter,” Mervis said. Or his nightmare: his friends catch him scooter in hand.
A downside, though, is that he zooms past his peers and misses out on sidewalk conversations. Mervis calculated that scooting shaves off more than half the time it would to walk. “But after I got it here and rode it around a couple times I realised that it was actually efficient.” “I first got a scooter as a joke,” Mervis admitted. This year, many students, including Steinhardt sophomore Joey Mervis, have arrived back at campus equipped with Razor’s finest. Just when you thought that your childhood problem of taking a Razor scooter straight to the ankle was over, the joys of adult scooting have scooted their way to Washington Square Park. Some students, however, have opted to skip subway turnstiles and hefty long morning walks for other creative, cost-efficient modes of transportation. Though a non-issue for the denizens of Rubin or Lipton Residence Hall, making it on time to class can become quite the pricey struggle for anyone living beyond ninth Street and University Place. Ranked the fourth top dream school in the United States, it’s NYU’s prestigious location in Greenwich Village that draws interest from all over the world - but in practice, makes it a nightmare to get around campus.
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