NYC Daily Life

In a city that prides itself on offering "everything," residents can feel overwhelmed by all the choices they have for the fulfillment of their daily needs. This page provides information on local resources including medical care, banking, and public transportation to help the novice and lifelong New Yorker alike.

Area Resources

Locate businesses in the area via the internet with three resources: yellowpages.com, switchboard.com, or www.citidex.com.

Banking

Most major banks have a branch or ATM in the Washington Square area. Here is a list of the branches closest to campus.

• Bank of America Local branch: 770 Broadway (at 8th St.), 10003
• Citibank Local branches: 555 LaGuardia Place,
  10012749 Broadway (at Astor Pl.),
  79 Fifth Avenue (at 16th St.), 10003
• Chase Local branches: 26 Astor Place, 10012
  32 University Place (at 9th St.), 10003
  632 Broadway, 10012
• TD Bank Local branches: 666 Broadway (at Bond St.), 10012
  90 Fifth Avenue (at 14th St.), 10011
• HSBC Local branches: 769 Broadway (at 9th St.), 10003
  354 Sixth Ave. (at Washington Pl.), 10011
  599 Broadway (at Houston), 10012
• Wachovia Local branch: 120 Seventh Ave. (at 17th St.), 10011

Community Information

Navigating Manhattan on Foot

Most of Manhattan is designed in a grid pattern. Fifth Avenue divides the borough, and the streets into East and West. Avenues run north (uptown) and south (downtown) and the Streets run east-west across the island. The NYC Street Finder can help determine the nearest cross streets for addresses on Manhattan's avenues. Click here for a printable version of the street finder.

Finding your Way in NYC

Find locations of area parks, hotels, landmarks and more here.

Neighborhood Newspapers

• The Village Voice is a well-known alternative newspaper.
• The Villager Greenwich Village's weekly community paper since 1934
• The East Villager weekly newspaper for the Manhattan neighborhoods of the East Village and Lower East Side
  
• DNAinfo.com New York on-line newsletter about Greenwich Village, SoHo, and the surrounding neighborhoods
  
• West View News "the Voice of the West Village," Greenwich Village, and parts of Chelsea
  

NYU Office of Government and Community Affairs provides information and links about how NYU interacts with the larger community and maintains its mission to be "in and of the city."

Driving Resources

The American Automobile Association (AAA) is an international provider of towing services, travel discounts, multi-line insurance, vehicle financing, and more.

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) provides assistance on a variety of vehicle and driving-related matters. The local DMV office is at 1311 Broadway, 8th Floor (between 33rd and 34th Streets).

Emergency Resources

• Emergency Services - 911 is the 24-hour hotline for requesting city help during an emergency
• Emergency Preparedness
• New York Police Department
• To find your local precinct, please click here.
• Fire Department of New York

Financial Resources

• NYU Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative serving only the NYU community.
• Savings Bonds (PDF) are available for faculty members to purchase via payroll deduction.

School and Child Care Information

Family Care provides information and supports for faculty and administrators with needs relating to local child care and schools.

Carebridge Life Resources provides information and referral on child care and eldercare services.

InsideSchools provides independent information about NYC's public schools.

Health and Medical Resources

• Hospitals and Medical Centers
  • Bellevue Hospital 462 First Avenue
  • NYU Langone Medical Center 550 First Avenue and multiple locations
    
  • NYU Hospital for Joint Disease 301 East 17th Street
• Other Area Hospital Centers
  • Beth Israel First Avenue at 16th Street
  • The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary 310 East 14th Street
• Additional NYU Medical Resources
  • NYU College of Dentistry (NYUCD)
  • NYU Dental Faculty Practice
  • NYU Child Study Center is staffed with clinicians who offer a range of therapeutic services for children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. Their web site includes a helpful resource library.
• Psychological Services
  • NYU Psychoanalytic Institute offers low-cost intensive psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in the New York metropolitan area. (212) 263-6243
  • Postdoctoral Psychology Clinic offers long-term psychoanalytic services on a sliding fee scale. Call (212) 998-7890 for more information.
  • Mental Health Association of New York City, Inc. (800) LIFE-NET  functions as a referral service and an anonymous crisis line. You can call to find mental health professionals in the area or to speak with a mental health professional right away.
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender Community Center
    offers low cost individual and group counseling and referrals to LGBT-friendly mental health providers and therapists in NYC.
    
  • Carebridge Life Resources  NYU's Employee Assistance Program (EAP), can provide support for personal and family problems common in contemporary life. These confidential services are provided at no cost to you or your family, and are just a toll-free phone call away.

Pet Care

There are numerous resources available to keep you and your animals happy and healthy. The links that follow provide a starting place including tips on how to identify and evaluate care providers.

• ASPCA New York City has an adoption center on East 92nd St. Their site lists information about pets available for adoption as well as resources for NYC pet owners.
• Dog Licensing laws and procedures are regulated by the city.
• Dog Parks are sorted by borough, so you can easily find the one close to your home. Rules and regulations are outlined here as well.
• The Humane Society of the United States

Veterinarians

Advice on Choosing a Veterinarian The following veterinarian resources are close to the Washington Square community:

• St. Mark's Veterinary Hospital 348 E. 9th St., (212) 477-2688
• The Village Veterinarian 120 St. Marks Place, (212) 979-9870
• Washington Square Animal Hospital 23 E. 9th St., (212) 674-1670
  
• Whiskers Holistic Pet Care 235 East 9th Street, (800) 944-7537

Pet Sitters, Walkers and Day Cares

Advice on Choosing a Pet Sitter

• Biscuits and Bath, with two locations near the NYU campus, is a resource for dog owners seeking day care and boarding options, grooming, vet care and referrals, walks, and talks.
• Happy Paws is New York's newest pet resort, offering daycare, boarding, training, transportation, and grooming for dogs.
• Established in 1999, Pooch Pals provides positive reinforcement dog walking along with overnight pet sitting, boarding, group and private dog training services. That means they do more than just ensure that your beloved pet is well taken care of. They also reinforce good behavior training every step of the way, from basic commands like leave it and heel, to help with proper leash walking, house breaking training and more!
  
• Puptopia provides full service pet care including dog walking, training, nutritional advice, and a page of useful resources on caring for dogs.
• National Association of Professional Pet Sitters is an organization used by pet owners across the country to find professional in-home pet sitters.
• NYC Dog Walkers provides dos walking services for Manhattan dog owners.
• Petaholics offers services for dogs and other pets including training, boarding and walking.
• Pet Sitters International is a resource for finding independent professional pet sitters who are members of this organization.

Pet Transportation

• Pet Chauffeur
• Pet Taxi

Pet Insurance

• ASPCA Pet Insurance
• The Best Pet Insurance
• VPI (Veterinary Pet Insurance)
• PetCare
• Embrace Pet Insurance
• North American Pet Health Insurance Association
• NYU's Voluntary Benefits includes a discounted pet insurance available to NYU affiliates.
  

Speech and Language Clinic

The Steinhardt School of Education's Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders directs this clinical facility. The clinic has reduced rates for NYU employees and family members and offers the following services:

• individual speech, language, and audiologic services
• assessment of speech, language, and hearing problems
• therapy for all types of communication disorders (speech, language, fluency, and voice)
• group therapy for adults with speech and/or language disorders resulting from stroke, brain injury, and Parkinson's Disease
• speech and language therapy for children and adults

New York University Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic

665 Broadway, Suite 900
New York, NY 10003-6860
Tel: 212 998 5230
Fax: 212 995 4356
Email:  cs8@nyu.edu