Fashion Institute of Technology - Local Atmosphere

College Prowler Take

FIT is located in Chelsea, one of Manhattan’s most fashionable and trendy neighborhoods. The neighborhood itself is the historic center for the fashion and apparel industries in the United States. The school’s prime location is one of its best attributes. With Manhattan as FIT’s local atmosphere, most students agree: who needs an actual school campus when Manhattan is FIT’s campus?

Perhaps the best thing about New York City is that it can be many things to many different people. You can be a loner or a partier, and you will still fit in. It can be an overwhelming environment at first—millions of people shuffling back and forth to work, tourists everywhere taking pictures, movies being filmed, the homeless sleeping on sidewalks—but the experience here is unparalleled. Whether you love it for the business or the hustle, the history or the humanity, the culture or the challenges, New York City has something to offer everyone.

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Students Speak Out

elisa09 says: Fashion Institute of Technology 2010 Other

There Are Many Places to Visit and So Many Attractions to See. A+ The school is great for students who intend to pursue a career in Fashion. You can visit the Flower Industry right across the street or if you feel like walking you can visit the wonderful Macy's in 34Th street or the attractable and eye caching Central Park on 59th St. 12345 Local Atmosphere: March 17, 2010 Report

Anonymous says:

Living here can get overwhelming... Living here can get overwhelming sometimes, and trying to balance work and play can be tricky. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Anonymous says:

New York City is a great place to... New York City is a great place to go to school or live. There’s always something going on, and there are so many opportunities. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Anonymous says:

Parsons is the FIT rival, but you... Parsons is the FIT rival, but you don’t interact on a daily basis with them. You could go down to NYU, but the students there are either snotty or have a frat mentality. Visit whatever floats your boat. It’s all here. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Anonymous says:

New York City is all about energy.... New York City is all about energy. Basically, since so much is going on, no one is going to notice you if you trip on the sidewalk, or if you turn around a few times to figure out what direction you need to walk in. Most people mind their own business. Although, in the last few years, it has gotten a little friendlier—a sense that we are all in this together. 12345 Local Atmosphere Report

Facts

Did You Know?

5 Fun Facts about New York:
• New York City has an estimated gross metropolitan product of nearly $500 billion within the city limits, larger than the gross domestic product of Switzerland and nearly equaling that of Russia.
• Since 1991, New York City has seen a continuous 15-year trend of decreasing crime, and is currently one of the safest major cities in the United States.
• There are over 12,000 taxi cabs in New York City.
• The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the United States. It’s so long that the towers are a few inches out of parallel due to the curvature of the Earth.
• On average, there are 39 million tourists in New York City per year. It’s easy to get lost in New York City, but don’t ask just anyone for directions—a lot of people
walking around don’t know where they’re going, either.

Famous People from New York City:
Sean “Diddy” Combs, Claire Danes, Sammy Davis, Jr., Henry Louis Gehrig, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Christopher Reeve, Norman Rockwell, Theodore Roosevelt, Tupac Shakur, and Barbara Streisand, to name just a few.

Local Slang:
Hero – a sub sandwich or a hoagie
Houston Street – pronounced “how-stun,” this famous downtown street is lined with trendy shops and restaurants
Metro Card – what you use to pay for the subway or buses in the city
MTA – Metropolitan Transit Authority, the corporation that runs the subway, buses, and trains in the city
NoHo – the area just north of Houston Street
SoHo – the area just south of Houston Street

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