Post You voted - Top 10 places to meet new people
We’ve just tallied the results for our latest StreetSpark streeter poll.
We asked, ‘Where are the best places to meet new people in the city?’
These were your answers.
1 – Nearest park. Whether you are lounging with your book, dog, or bike, there’s a lot of activity around you, it’s a very social place.
2 - Concerts, festivals, and outdoor markets. A Couple of our current favorites:
http://www.brooklynflea.com/ and http://dekalbmarket.com/
2 – The gym and the swimming pool.
3– Apartment Building – in the elevator, on the roof, or in the gym. Great places to strike up conversations about the surrounding neighborhood and what to do on a Friday night.
4 – Sporting events. We’ve found that Stub hub is good for finding out when the Yankees next play. http://www.stubhub.com/. And let’s face it, with beer and hot dog in hand, it’s hard not to get into the spirit.
5 – Travelling. You can meet some pretty interesting people on the road. Especially whilst in transit – at train stations, airports, and bus stations. For inspiration, just think about what happened in the movie Before Sunrise. That will get the juices flowing!
6 – Believe it or not, the answer that came up, time and again, was the hardware store. We’re not sure about the subliminal undertones of ‘let’s build a life together,’ but for some reason, it’s really easy to strike up a conversation about the right sort of nails to buy.
7 – Seminars, classes, courses. No matter what you want to learn, there’s a course out there to teach you. Hundreds of new Meet-ups are sprouting up daily, so there really isn’t an excuse. http://www.meetup.com/
8 – Shared work places. Collaborate, take some time out, meet some new people.
Our favorites:
For tech start-ups in NYC – The General Assembly http://www.generalassemb.ly/
For Writers in NYC Writer Junction http://www.writersjunction.com/ and Paragraph http://www.paragraphny.com/
And in London: http://www.techhub.com/, http://sohodeskspace.co.uk/, http://skillsmatter.com/
9 – Dinner parties. ‘Building friendships over food’. It’s simple. Pick where you want to eat, reserve a place and show up. Great food, and because the numbers are limited, it’s easy to strike up a good conversation. http://www.grubwithus.com/new-york
10 – Cafes. cafes. Cafes. Some of our favorites are Nude Espresso in London (they have a café in Spitalfields and a new one on Soho Square http://www.nudeespresso.com) and in NYC, Blue Bottle Coffee in Brooklyn. (http://bit.ly/oQXfYL)
Thanks for your answers, and remember, meeting someone new can happen anytime, anyplace. All it takes is the right mind-set and a little strategy.
Hardware Store - one of the best places to meet someone new.
