NYC – The Yariverse

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New York City isn’t just the backdrop of The Yariverse, it’s the main character. The city is a mix of contradictions, a collective pulse. One moment you’re on the subway sitting next to a Patagonia Finance Bro, the next your walking on the street to a student wearing a stunning thrifted trench coat, the next you’re on a rooftop where the conversation shifted from finance to art within seconds. In this section, you’ll find stories, podcasts, and vlogs that treat the city not just as scenery but as a the main character. Whether you’re here visiting or just a little curious what a Columbia Alum lives like, this is how The Yariverse’s takes on city life.

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NYC Side Quests of a FinTech Girlie

Here’s what to get: A cheese slice and sprite

Upside down, but make it Pizza

NYC has no logic but when it comes to pizza it does. You can eat it anywhere, not that you should. Here at Columbia there’s Upside Pizza. You won’t learn the inversion to survive the upside down, but you will have a great slice that a lot of us happen to like.

Here’s what to get: An ice skating rink ticket

Engineers x ice skate

Engineers might know about physics but that doesn’t make them great ice skaters. So when I got the chance to teach my BF to ice skate, my eyes sparkled. Here’s a quiet place where you can teach an engineer to ice skate. You might want to get ice cream after & get an ice pack.

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Defrosting at the Opera

Sometimes you just need a good set of strings to mind you of the string you’ll be wearing on summer vacay. Get tickets for under $30 at Carnegie Hall using your student ID.

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AMC in NYC

Movie theaters in NYC are not created equal, some are 3 floors, others have food and drink catering, and some have cute rainbow film escalators.

Here’s what to get: The pomegranate slushy

Stranger Things: Dark Shadow

New York has its dark shadows, there’s basements, tunnels, abandoned allies, places you should never venture into. If Vecna ever came here, we’d simply look the other way, because mystery lives below the surface but a true New Yorker doesn’t care to find out.

Here’s what to get: White wine date night

The MET rooftop

I attended the last day The Met rooftop closed for renovations. The views were divine, but the museum, that’s beauty all its own.

Here’s what to get: A yummy teriyaki bento box

The Japanese market

Japanese markets in New York are intentional. Every item placed with respect, function, and heavy restraint. Convenience is craft itself. Before you know it, you’ll get lost in the details of the packaging, texture, and even the music. An errand turned altruistic:

Here’s what to get: A Class Pass Membership

Ballet core & Pure Bare

When I was six I wanted to be a ballerina, an NYC ballerina prancing in a pretty tutu, dancing in the Nutcracker. My discipline would be disguised by softness, and my toes would never see the day of light. Do not look up dancer feet, you will be traumatized. That dream has transcended and now I have Pure Barre every Tuesday morning before my run. Poise is silent, earned through repetition, bruises, and gracefully movements when nobody is watching especially during long winters and silent studios sunrise practices.

The Science Museum

Being an adult can be exhausting which is why going to the New York’s science museum is underrated. For the day you basically get to be an unruly kid, go ahead touch the geothermal rock, because you’re supposed too. Relearn to value science, and please remember to not disturb the children.

Snow Day.

Sometimes there’s a Blizzard on campus, so we snowboard down the Alama Mater Steps.

Obsession & Solidcore

The first girl I heard talk about Solidcore made it seem like a nightmare, which is weird, because I love pilates. I love it even more when there’s mirrors, dim lighting, and workout clothes. Some people fear the muscle shakes, but I seek it. There’s just something about focusing on something that isn’t work.

Here’s what to get: A Class Pass Membership

Boxing but with a Rumble

don’t know when it happened, but one day I woke up and was like the best thing that could happen right now is if I punched something while heavy music plays but no one gets harmed. The answer was rumble. Healthy outlet.

Here’s what to get: A Class Pass membership

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