I've formed lasting relationships with many of them and they're willing to treat me in most instances as an equal. I've found the administration to be less than perfect, but as far as teaching is concerned I have no regrets. I leave truly believing in the value of a liberal arts education. NYU isn't is a party school. But you have your pick of places to go to, whether it's a nightclub or a bar, a museum or the movies.
Most people do go and the options available are extremely rich.
It's expensive though. Living in New York is expensive, going out is really expensive. But with a bit of ingenuity you can probably find something or the other to do that won't drive you to the poor house. Computing One of the things NYU has driven me to is a greater awareness and use of computing. Partly because I worked at the Academic Computing Facility throughout the time I was at NYU, and partly because I was interested in computing when I arrived, I have found myself in a prominent position on NYU-Net.