Is Weinstein Hall the best dorm at NYU?

It’s just not it. Rooms facing the inside on lower floors get little to no light during the day (all my plants died :( ). Roaches are not uncommon (in the bathtub!). It’s dark, small, and dirty compared to all the other freshman dorms, and really does look like a prison (especially the day you move in). I spent as little time as possible in my building. The elevators occasionally drop a little or one is broken often. Prepare for fire alarms in the middle of the night. Our floor had all-night power outages 5 times. Redeeming qualities are that it’s really quiet thanks to the cinderblock (and you can pretty much blast music without anyone else hearing), and of course the location. The access to food, especially our dearest sidestein is also one the best things about it. Overall if you’re someone who cares about your living space, don’t live in Weinstein.

I recommend Weinstein as freshman dorm because its great location. But this building the elevator often broke and I had to waste my time on waiting.

The best thing about weinstein is it’s location. Such a blessing when you’re trying to get those extra 10 minutes of sleep in. It’s also got multiple dining locations which is nice when you don’t feel like hiking for sustenance. Aside from that however the rooms are kind of small even for a double, look lowkey prison-like and are pretty old. It’s nice to have a two-person bathroom but the bathroom itself is kinda old and sometimes weird water comes out of the shower...if you’re in the West tower, coming home every day to dimly-lit pee-yellow hallways also isn’t the best?? (Who thought that colour was a good idea?) Elevators are not the most reliable. But sometimes you can bond with your hallmates on how much you all hate Weinstein. Oh, also, random fire alarms at 2am.

I actually LOVED living here. I met my boyfriend and almost all of my friends during my time in Weinstein. Maybe not the most comfortable, but it's cheap, close, has all the food (so you don't have to leave during winter), and at least during my year there, had a really nice community of people. Maybe because it's not as nice of a dorm, people are forced to interact and make friends. I also HIGHLY recommend choosing a thematic floor! Makes ALLLLLL the difference. The practice rooms do SUCK, but it's better than not having any.

Weinstein was the best freshman hall because of the location and amenities. Unfortunately, asthetics is not on the top of the list. The rooms are concrete walls and windows are few and small. My friends and I joked that it was a bougie prison cell. My roomates and I did have our own bathroom and most rooms had twin beds. The dining hall was literally a few steps away and downstairs. At one point it had the only Chick-fil-A in Manhattan but now they're many around town. They have a pool table, nice study areas and the community is really friend. You're right on WSP so you probably only have to walk 5 mins or less to get to class. I liked it as a first year dorm because it was the most convenient especially as I transitioned into colleges