Coliving’s Guide to Staying Productive While NYC is on “Pause” | SharedEasy

Coliving’s Guide to Staying Productive While NYC is on “Pause”

Coliving’s Guide to Staying Productive While NYC is on “Pause”

Sick of staying home or Coliving?  This may be just the beginning so settle in and use your time for productivity and creativity. There are hundreds of online training and education courses that have opened their doors and waived their signup fees during these challenging times. Worried about the up and coming months ahead? Secure your future and learn to code, design a website, take a course,  up your skills, earn a degree, learn to paint, visit an orchid show, take a walk in the park (virtually), learn a new trade, start a book club, learn to cook, celebrate with a virtual happy hour. These are just a few of the ideas to turn your isolation in Coliving into a sabbatical for learning and growth. The possibilities are endless.

Museum Row

Take an art class with the Museum of Modern Art. Topics include Fashion Design, Topics on Contemporary Art, Abstract Art, Museum Teaching Strategies for Teachers, and more.

Experience MOMA”S #museumathome. Museum of Modern Art brings the classes, discussions, exhibitions, collections, and inspiration to your Coliving room with free online classes, instruction on how to teach art from home, and of course the inspiring collections.

Immerse yourself in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 360 Degree Project. Viewed more than 11 million times, this series gives you access and a perspective unavailable to the public. Experience the magic of standing in an empty gallery after-hours, witnessing a bustling space in time-lapse, or floating high above The Met Cloisters for a bird’s-eye view. It’s incredible.

Step into an Art Basel online Viewing Room a digital platform connecting 235 galleries showing over 2,000 pieces with collectors around the world. Log in now with Discover curated rooms featuring thousands of high-caliber artworks.

Go deeper into the Whitney Museum — listen to interviews with artists, curators, and other thinkers. Hear from historian Trevor Fairbrother and artist Peter Halley about Warhol’s portraits.

Watch nightly Opera performances from the Metropolitan Opera. Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. Don’t miss this opportunity to see classics like La Traviata, La Fille du Régiment, and Eugene Onegin.

Take a virtual tour of the NYBG Orchid Show and enjoy the kaleidoscopic highlights of designer Jeff Leatham’s bold vision for this year’s show. The New York Botanical Garden is an iconic living museum, a major educational institution, and a renowned plant research and conservation organization. You don’t have to miss a walk in the Park this Spring. Coloring isn’t just for kids with the “ColorOurCollection from NYBG Home, bring out your true artist and try your hand at a masterpiece.

Get Fit

Sweat it out and Step it Up with these at Coliving workouts from New York Faves like  Barry’s Bootcamp, Ishta Yoga, and Rumble!

Host a Virtual Party at your Coliving space

Get your friends from far and away together for a virtual Happy Hour with cocktails inspired by recipes from Tastemade>. How about a Molecular Raspberry Mojito or cure your travel bug with a trip to Ibizia for a lesson in a Seaweed Cocktail Ibiza Style.

Join #TheStarsinthHouse put on by the Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment. Enjoy performances from top entertainers like Sara Bareilles, Shoshana Bean, Laura Benanti, Sierra Boggess, Wayne Brady, Betty Buckley and more.

Make a drink, serve a meal: Virtual Happy Hour and Dinner Party

Cooking with the stars with Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski. Enjoy dishes inspired by his grocery shopping in times of the COVD. Cook it up with Antoni on his IG account and learn to make dishes like “Keep Calm-lette” the isolation omelet version of huevos rancheros made with a black-bean salsa, “Zoodles Meat S.O.S” basically zucchini noodles with a yummy meat sauce, a “Sequestered Salmon Squash” just regular salmon and squash for when you’re not allowed to go outside and “Stripped of My Sanity Chicken Strips”.  Creativity and originality are the words of the day in these challenging times.

In fact, creativity abounds in NYC as the resilient citizens find innovative ways to support local businesses, reward overworked and understaffed medical teams and nothing says NYC Strong like hand-delivered or cocktails to go. Businesses like Greenhook Ginsmiths in Fort Greene near our Greenpoint Brooklyn home, is serving up take-out cocktails along with hand sanitizer. If you’re in need of a drink and some sanitizer,  visit their IG account and click the link in their bio.

Follow our Facebook Page and IG Account for daily updates to the Coliving’s guide. We are following education resources like Coursera’s free offerings for training and education, all NYC virtual events, arts and culture, and online dance parties. Stay tuned and Stay safe.

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FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some of the FAQs by people considering transitioning to coliving.

  • What is Coliving?

    Coliving is a residential model in which individuals get a private bedroom in a furnished home with shared common areas. It is a bunch of biologically unrelated people living together in the same place. Usually, residents in a coliving space share interests, values, or intentions.

    Coliving is a type of housing where people live together in a shared space, often with shared amenities. It is a re-imagination of the age-old concept of community, based on the tenets of openness, collaboration, the sharing economy, and social networking.

    Coliving spaces can be found in cities all over the world, but they are particularly popular in New York City. There are many different types of coliving spaces, from small apartments with a few roommates to large co-living communities with hundreds of residents.

    Coliving spaces often have common areas for residents to socialize, work, and relax, as well as shared kitchen and laundry facilities.

  • What are the benefits of co-living?

    Coliving can be a great way to meet new people and make friends, as well as save money on rent and other expenses. Co-living is affordable, convenient, and flexible.

    Many co-living spaces are located in convenient locations near public transportation, restaurants, and other amenities, which makes your commute time shorter, and affords you the advantage of greater productivity.

  • What amenities are typically included in a co-living space in NYC?

    Amenities typically available in coliving spaces include laundry, kitchen, swimming pools, workspaces, access to gyms and other health clubs, leisure areas, and spas. All the utilities and WiFi are included in the rental amount. Some spaces offer access to house cleaning services, and occasionally catered parties depending on the community. Coliving spaces catering to new parents may offer a playground for the children or access to vetted child care services.

    Co-living sounds like an answer to everything you’ve ever asked about homes, neighborhoods, or life as digital nomads. Some coliving spaces offer private bedrooms and bathrooms, while others have shared sleeping and living areas. Coliving spaces often have common areas for residents to socialize, work, and relax, as well as shared kitchen and laundry facilities.

  • Is co-living a good idea?

    Coliving can be a great choice for someone who wants to move to a big city, save big on a luxury apartment, and keep things simple. However, for someone who wants to live outside a major US city and doesn’t like the idea of sharing their space, it’s not a great choice.

    It is also a great fit for those who want to belong to a company of like-minded people and build their social network. It can be very rewarding and enriching to belong to a community of people with the same interests. You get to learn, grow, and develop yourself. You can also build a great working relationship, and potentially snag yourself a mentor or a co-founder.

    All the great companies were built by people in the same network! Coliving offers flexibility and helps foster friendships between strangers. Newcomers are sure to find themselves welcomed into the community with open arms.

    Coliving is a great way to learn about the cultures of other people and appreciate diversity. Another attraction of coliving is the lifestyle. Coliving houses are situated in busy areas, so cafes, bars, and shopping are only a couple of minutes away from your house, which is great if long commutes are a chore for you. It is a plus for you if your coliving community is located in a place with excellent nightlife.

    In terms of cost, coliving is firmly within the average price range for properties, being that you’re paying for both the house and the service rendered.

  • Does SharedEasy Have an App?

    SharedEasy does not have an app at the moment, just an amazing website with ample information and details on each property. Important information includes the number of units, their availability, and the appliances contained in each unit, as well as a map of the place and a tour of the property. There’s something for everyone on the website.

  • Where Can I Find a Coliving Space?

    There are coliving spaces all over the United States. SharedEasy offers coliving options in New York and Los Angeles. If you are interested in coliving spaces in New York City, SharedEasy has many destinations for you. There are spaces in East New York, Cobble Hill, Clinton Hill, Bushwick, Brooklyn Heights, Broadway, East Village, Inwood, Soho, Chelsea, Ridgewood, Hell’s Kitchen, Harlem, Midtown East, and Jersey City.

    All these coliving apartments are furnished according to the standards, and there are pictures up on the website. Beware of websites that have listings without pictures. Most of those are scams, and in these cases, people pay a security deposit, only to lose it.