Originally Posted by
Cycle Pilot
Like the others said above, don't even think about messing around while on probation. Just get a crashpad and make sure you're in NYC. Give yourself at least one backup flight, but ideally two!
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If you do a little footwork you can find a nice crashpad in the Kew Gardens/Forest Hills area. It will cost you a little more to get to and from the airport, but when your hanging out there on reserve it isn't that bad of a place. I had a pad in a 4500 sq/ft house in Forest Hills that was a very nice place. There were 28 beds there, but I never saw more than 6 of us there at once. A couple blocks from Forest Park which is great for a run/walk, halfway between LGA/JFK, and great food almost any time of the day. I actually found myself kinda liking some of the crashpad days when I could sleep in, get some good breakfast, watch TV, go for a long run, walk around Forest Hills acting like I had some money, and have nothing to do except wait for a call that never came. I would stay away from the apartment pads in Kew if you can help it.