Reasons why New York Sucks - Page 91

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License X-Press Office* - NYSDMV
300 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001

* Service Limited To:
New York State license & vehicle registration renewals & duplicates & license plate surrenders ONLY. NO boat or snowmobile renewals. NO permit renewals.
This office does not exchange an out of state license for a New York license, you must go to any full service DMV office

Thanks, Ed. Like an idiot, I went to the one on 125th which was a bloody zoo. Asked which line I should be in - in fact there are no real lines, it's just a mass of bitching, sweaty humanity - and waited for 45 minutes only to be told I was in the wrong line. Went back to the guy who steered me wrong at the beginning and asked WTF he would put me in the wrong line. He said, "that's our line management system." Finally left after 3 hours.

 

I may just drive up to some bucolic office in the Adirondacks and make a weekend out of it. 

 

You have to exchange the plates? Can't just mail the CA plates back? 

 

lefty

my wife swears that license renewal at the dmv at bowling green took her less than 30min both times she's renewed. her co-workers all said the same thing. I did the stupid thing and did mine in brooklyn which took over two hours. the only reason I like the brooklyn dmv (near the atlantic station) is that there is a lot of stuff to do in the area and ample parking in the garage. I did a little shopping and had lunch during the wait (the workers there will actually give you a good estimate on how long before your number comes up).

Everything about housing in this city makes me want to break things. Christ what a pain in the ass it all is.

Do you own or rent?

Rent. Owning would suck too, though.

The DMV on 125ht can be great but you have to show up like 30 min before they close for the day. Park at the Pathmark across the street and buy something when you leave to get free parking.


Bowling Green can be quick depending on what you're going for and like all DMV offices, when you go. Folks that go to that location are usually there around lunch hours, same sor the DMV express on W 34th and the one in Herald Sq. Either go when plebs should be working and can't get off or get screwed.

Bottom line with dealing with any city agency is if you have a question, ask at least 5 people, then deduce what your gut tells you is the right answer.

 

It doesn't become a free for all at the end of the day when people realize their number will never be called? 

 

Sound advice on the second point.

 

lefty

Nah, the crowd has thinned out by then and the workers are finally working [toward going home]. The people you'd expect to show up late usually do and get locked out

Reason why NYC sux-lack of a good Spanish lunch/takeout spot near my office!

+1 million. I have lived in a bunch of cities and finding housing in NYC was by far the worst.

Try buying a place.

 

I would say SanFo is a little worse for finding a rental. While there are no broker fees, the only place to source apts is craigslist. 

 

lefty

Craigslist is de-facto the only place to find rentals in New York. Or at least it was last time I looked, two years ago. Going to have to start looking for a new place soon (GD landlord selling the place), if there is someplace less of a clusterfuck than Craigslist, please enlighten me.

And broker's fees make me want to kill things with fire.

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