Greenwich Hall — Local services in New York

NYU's Greenwich Hall at 636 Greenwich Street is infested with roaches. It all reached a climax last night when I woke up to a gigantic cockroach crawling on my face. This is after the building's department staff has promised (but failed to) send in an exterminator three times in the past two months and has left us (me and my 7 roommates) among the critters, of which we see around 6-7 gigantic roaches crawling around a week (and they say you only see 1/10th of how many there actually are!). Greenwich Hall is truly a HEALTH HAZARD. The living conditions are poor with eight people in the average apartment-- two triples and a double. In the 8-person apartments, there is a flex room with the double having a 3x7 hole in the wall up to the ceiling. The hallway constantly smells of vomit and burning wire. The apartments are decrepit with broken stoves, no microwaves or sunlight. For the average college student doing a summer 10-week internship (the majority of renters), it costs an exorbitant $3250 and upwards to live there. Due to the poor quality of the housing, I have been consistently staying with a friend.

It is safe to say that the sidewalks are cleaner and have fewer roaches than our NYU apartment. We are supposed to have a complimentary biweekly 15-minute common space cleaning service (unique to Greenwich Hall, likely because of the critters), which has never actually conducted service due to "elevator issues" in the building. The elevators break down at least twice a week. Unfortunately, these apartments are wildly popular among unaware interns looking for the ability to rent on a per-week basis, have access to NYU services, and a responsive building staff. In fact, companies such as CitiBank block out rooms in the building for their interns. The declining quality of NYU dorms and the rampant exploitation of students and summer renters alike only grows, and I want unwitting potential renters to know to...

i lived here for one semester before going abroad, literally dream accommodation. i got really lucky and loved my roommates (i only had two because one was the ra) but i love the community here and the location is everything. my favorite place to live in all of manhattan tbh. not far from campus at all and a really nice walk. if you get the chance to live here and with roommates you think you'll get along with it could be such a cute and comfortable dorm.

Excellent residence for students. The area is perfect for student housing. The location is safe, very quiet, no noise or heavy traffic. Perfect site which provide cero distractions. Moreover, it is located in a lively neighborhood where students can find what they need within a short distance. NYU has a shuttle bus that transport its students to all its campus. This bus stops in front of the...