{"id":130142,"date":"2020-12-10T01:17:18","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T22:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-workers-using-lirr-cars-as-quiet-cheap-office-spaces\/"},"modified":"2020-12-10T01:17:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T22:17:18","slug":"nyc-workers-using-lirr-cars-as-quiet-cheap-office-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-workers-using-lirr-cars-as-quiet-cheap-office-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC workers using LIRR, cars as quiet, cheap office spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NYC workers using LIRR, cars as quiet, cheap office spaces<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Muriel Soenens calls the Long Island Rail Road her \u201cWeWork on wheels.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every morning, the documentary film producer and director packs herself snacks in \u201ca bag full of Tupperware,\u201d walks the four minutes from her Clinton Hill home to Atlantic Terminal and hops aboard the LIRR to either Amagansett or East Hampton. On the train, the mom of two teenage sons gets eight hours of uninterrupted work time \u2014 except for a 15-minute train transfer and bathroom break at Jamaica Station.<\/p>\n

Forget taking important calls from the bathroom, or hunkering down in a closet wearing noise-canceling headphones. For some industrious New Yorkers, working remotely during the pandemic has become just another thing to \u201chack,\u201d another unanticipated obstacle to craftily overcome. And after months of experimenting, they\u2019re finally figuring it out.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy kids think it\u2019s kind of weird that I go to the end of the LIRR line and then turn around and come right back, but the train is an impenetrable bubble,\u201d Soenens said, stressing that she only rides at non-rush hour times when it isn\u2019t packed. \u201cThere\u2019s no laundry, no meals to make and no way to procrastinate.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Muriel Soenens<\/figcaption>
Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She said the $42 fare is worth it, because that\u2019s the same amount of money she would spend working at a coffee shop all day \u2014 which isn\u2019t an option right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you buy four coffees and a salad, it\u2019s the same price as two LIRR tickets,\u201d she said. Plus, \u201cit\u2019s cheaper than a hotel room.\u201d<\/p>\n

With co-working spaces mostly closed and nary an eat-in cafe or hotel lobby available, other New Yorkers are taking things outside. <\/p>\n

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Muriel Soenens<\/figcaption>
Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upper West Sider David Gold, who runs a nonprofit called Democratism, has been schlepping a Bluetooth keyboard, chair and breakfast-in-bed snack table to Central Park and working there alongside his wife since the beginning of the summer. It was delightful \u2014 until winter hit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it started getting cold, we bundled up,\u201d Gold said. \u201cBut by late November our fingers were too cold to type.\u201d<\/p>\n

They researched ways to weatherproof their outdoor office, but found that hauling any kind of shelter or structure to the park was problematic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to use one of those bubbles some of the restaurants have, but it turns out they\u2019re not allowed in the park,\u201d Gold said, adding that he\u2019s now trying to winterize his beach chairs.<\/p>\n

Braving the cold is often the best option for those trying to escape their apartments. Jackie Shapiro, founder of houseware brand French Bull, met with a textile designer colleague on the roof of a building on Union Square.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt had been a long time since we had a face-to-face,\u201d said Shapiro. Both sick of virtual t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates, they \u201cagreed to give the freezing cold meeting a try.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\u201cMy car is like my private library and spa all at once.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tali Gillette<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

It didn\u2019t feel as strange as it initially sounded, Shapiro said. \u201cWe would never have done this before, but we\u2019re here, so I say let\u2019s embrace it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even using your car as your corporate headquarters, which a year ago would have seemed positively crazy, has now become the go-to for some, including Tali Gillette, a\u00a0jewelry designer and owner of Tali Gillette Fine Jewelry. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy car is like my private library and spa all at once,\u201d says the Riverdale resident, who estimates that without an office to go to, she spends about five hours a day in her Subaru Forester. \u201cI sip coffee and people watch and feel like I can be part of the city, but I can also keep safe behind glass windows.\u201d <\/p>\n

It\u2019s efficient, too. <\/p>\n

\u201cI drive around the Diamond District and my vendors meet me outside,\u201d she said of her trip<\/a>s to Midtown. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s only one issue with her COVID bubble-on-wheels: \u201cI just got a ticket because I stepped out of my car for a second,\u201d Gillette said.<\/p>\n

As for Soenens, she\u2019s become so addicted to her work-from-train days that she\u2019s considering exploring new train lines.<\/p>\n

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Muriel Soenens<\/figcaption>
Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMy next new MTA route will be to ride along the Hudson River to Dia Beacon and back,\u201d she said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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