The Plan: Friday 15 May

You guys get to sleep in.  We need to rendezvous at the NYSE around 10 so we can get through security and be greeted by our host and W&L alumnus, Christian Vanderbrouk.

We’ll be done there by noonish and will then adjourn for lunch on the program.  I will solicit recommendations but also am happy to defer to the group.  We need to be up at 68 and Park by 2-ish so we can get settled  into the Council on Foreign Relations and then meet with our guest speaker, Roger Kubarych at 2:30.

Dress for both do’s is suit and tie and whatever the women’s equivalent to that it.

Flip flops are out.

We’ll be done for sure by 4 at the Council.

I’ll be in town Tuesday through Friday if anyone needs/wants to catch up about anything.  I’ll email the readings for the CFR.

cheers

Trivia: Marble Hill!

Yup–

Marble Hill is part of Manhattan but is located geographically in the Bronx.

Trivia

Part of Manhattan is not actually in “Manhattan.”  Where is it?

Things to do…

Lots of good food on 9th avenue between 40th and 60th Streets…

GO TO THE CLOISTERS (take the A train to 190th Street).  If you like medieval castles/monasteries, medieval art, unicorns, beautiful gardens, a view of the Hudson River.  This really is an escape form the rest of Manhattan–yet it is still on the island.  It’s north of the GW bridge and the Little Red Lighthouse (please tell me you know about that.  It is by Robert McCloskey–the same guy who did MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS— a great kids story and a great Boston Story.  But I digress)

It is an easy subway ride.  Take the C DOWN to 42nd and cross to the A UPTOWN to 190th.

Go on a sunny day, of course.  But, even on a crummy day, it’s pretty beautiful to approach the monastery thru the gardens.

If you actually have a morning to kill, take The Circle Line boat around the island.  Not a bad way to see Manhattan.  If you have a Sunday to kill and NOTHING to do, take the subway to the bottom of Broadway and walk north.  You won’t finish because you’ll stop and look at every bit of NYC as you go.

Great INDIAN FOOD in the East Village (East 6th Street)  and on Third Avenue around 28th street.

Carlos:  go to a ballgame.  Baseball is good 🙂

Business Casual

Seeing that everyone in my group decided to share their experiences I feel like I should tell my story of the first three days….

Whenever you think of investment bankers and brokers you picture very hectic, energetic, stressed out, and well dressed individuals. Well, when I first met the people I was working with at ITG this image changed (only for brokers). Apparently the dress code around the office is business casual which made me look a little overdressed (I still have to wear a suit because I’m an intern). The atmosphere in the office is very relaxed. The people I met were very friendly and willing to answer all of my questions. A lot of the time they joke around and apparently all of them are really into sports – especially baseball – so that is one of the major topics of conversation. Too bad I really don’t like baseball and I don’t know anything about it…

On a final note, due to the fact that ITG is a brokerage company our office hours are not as bad as those of the investment banking world (sorry Cale and Carolyn). I get out of the office pretty early and I’m able to go to the gym before dinner. The only thing that I don’t like is that I have to get up pretty early in the morning. But other than that New York is great!

– Carlos