2026 NYC Summer Intern Guide

Navigating the city requires more than just an offer letter. This wiki contains unfiltered, highly-grounded insights sourced from long-time residents and recent interns. Choose a topic below to begin.

Housing & Logistics

Finding Sublets

How to secure short-term summer housing in NYC.

Understanding Broker Fees

Navigating the brutal reality of NYC broker fees.

University Dorms

Pros and cons of NYU and Columbia summer housing.

Laundry & Groceries

Mastering drop-off laundry and tight grocery budgets.

Transit & Geography

Subway Etiquette

Unwritten rules of the MTA.

The Grid System

Understanding avenues, streets, and borough geography.

CitiBike Safety

How to survive biking in Manhattan traffic.

Neighborhood Vibes

East Village vs West Village vs Brooklyn for interns.

Food & Drink

Dollar Slices & Cheap Eats

Finding genuinely cheap food without getting scammed.

Networking Coffee Spots

Quiet coffee shops in Downtown Manhattan.

Grocery Shopping Hacks

Trader Joe's lines and bodega dynamics.

Professional & Office Life

Coffee Chat Etiquette

How to ask for and conduct a successful coffee chat.

Corporate Dress Code

Dressing professionally during a humid NYC summer.