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Quick Stats

Fun Local Trivia
  1. An average of 4.9 million people ride the New York City subway each weekday.
  2. More than 250 feature films are shot on location in New York City each year.
Notable Natives
  • 50 Cent – rapper, entrepreneur, actor
  • Woody Allen – film director
  • Matthew Broderick – actor
  • Claire Danes – actress
  • Robert De Niro – actor
  • Scarlett Johansson – actress
  • J.D. Salinger – author of "The Catcher in the Rye"
  • Marisa Tomei – actress
  • Joe Torre – baseball player and coach
  • Christopher Walken – actor
Local Slang
  • FIDI: Financial District
  • Hero: An Italian sub
  • MTA: Metropolitan Transit Authority; operates the public transportation within New York City
  • Pie: Referring to a whole pizza
Points of Interest
  • 5th Avenue shops
  • Central Park
  • Chelsea Piers
  • Chinatown
  • Ellis Island
  • Empire State Building
  • Herald Square
  • Madison Square Garden
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Rockefeller Center
  • Statue of Liberty
  • Times Square
  • Union Square
  • World Trade Center site

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FIT is located in Chelsea, one of Manhattan’s most fashionable and trendy neighborhoods. The campus is just blocks away from the Garment District, providing a number of opportunities for FIT students.

People can have different experiences in New York City—it's just what you make of it. The environment can be overwhelming for students, as the atmosphere takes a lot of getting used to. There are millions of people who shuffle back and forth to work during the week, thousands of tourists taking pictures, and a large amount of homeless people sleeping on the sidewalk and begging for food and money. New York City is also a huge set for movies and television shows, and it has a lot of history, too. It would be an understatement to say that New York City has something to offer everyone.

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Local Atmosphere at Fashion Institute of Technology

Agiammanco

Fine Arts '16

5.0
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Amazing School and Area

The fashion institute of technology is an excellent college. From my perspective, I have seen fit to be a place full of welcoming people, both students and faculty, and also a place with great diversity. Being a suny school, fit is somewhat a smaller college but there are so many different types of people and it is located in such a famous area of the city that it feels as if there are enormous amounts of people you can meet. The college is located in an area where there are many eateries, a great number of places to shop and also stores for school supplies for students. The area in which fit is placed in is the most perfect place for students enrolled in the college. Fit also provides si much for its students, with the vast amount of majors and courses of study, to sports, clubs and other activities that allot fit to fulfill basically every students desires.

May 16, 2012

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Local Atmosphere at Fashion Institute of Technology

aucourantify

Graphic Design '14

5.0
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If You Can't Find It Here...

...you can't find it anywhere else. At least that was a flight attendant's description of NYC. Whether its food, fashion, art, culture, etc. you are pretty much enveloped in a cross section of the world in NYC. There is something for everyone in New York; and albeit being a major city, there is hope for those who like the wilderness, beach life, mountain sports etc, all of which being no more than 2-3 hours away (re: Hudson Valley/Catskills, The Hamptons/Montauk, Bear Mountain; respectively.). And believe it or not there is also plenty of green space, mountain biking, hiking trails in Manhattan and the outer boroughs.

Apr 22, 2012

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oliveolive

Illustration '12

4.6
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City Living

FIT is obviously in the heart of Manhattan. If you have friends or keep yourself informed, there are always things to do. Chelsea is great if you love art, lots of art galleries. Also super close to the theatre district which is good because FIT constantly gives away discount Broadway show tickets.

Apr 17, 2012

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User rating for Fashion Institute of Technology - Local Atmosphere is 4.6 out of 5 based on 38 user reviews.

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Facts

Shopping Centers
  • 5th Avenue
  • Herald Square
  • Manhattan Mall
Major Sports Teams
  • New York Giants: NFL
  • New York Jets: NFL
  • New York Knicks: NBA
  • New York Liberty: WNBA
  • New York Mets: MLB
  • New York Rangers: NHL
  • New York Yankees: MLB
City Web Sites
Distances to Nearest Major Cities Philadelphia: : 1 hour, 45 minutes
Did You Know? According to the 2010 Census, 8,175,133 people live in New York City.

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AMC Loews 34th Street 14
312 W. 34th St.
New York City
(888) 262-4386

Clearview Cinemas
260 W. 23rd St.
Chelsea
(212) 777-3456

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Name
Kristen Babson
Hometown
Charlotte, NC
Major
Fashion Merchandising Management
Grad Year
2013

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