As part of our series exploring the city's undersung nabes (check out our guides to cool spots in
Times Square and
Downtown Brooklyn), let us draw your attention to Herald Square. Yes, we'll admit that this venerable crossroad has a truly obnoxious shopping mall, but Herald Square is also home to a fancy
new salon that just happens to be in the nation's
largest Urban Outfitters, and a
historic statue with creepy light-up eyes.
We talked to resident Sam Wong to get a local's perspective on living in Herald Square. Originally from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, the 27-year-old data scientist didn’t want to live in the same borough as his parents when he moved back home from D.C. Besides, when your work is to analyze and improve the business practices of the MTA, location is everything: “I do a lot of late-night work for the MTA, and the B, D, F, N, Q and R trains are all right here.” Wong explains. “I can get home in less than 40 minutes from almost anywhere. When you do lots of late-night work, you want to be near major hubs.”
