That time of year is fast approaching, when two-thirds of the city’s 165,000-plus apartment leases turn over and thousands of college students flood the city. Avoiding the worst of the mayhem starts with being well-informed about the dos and don’ts of a Boston move.

September 1, the city’s Great Move-In Day , has become an iconic, yet chaotic, phenomenon when roads are flooded with moving trucks, furniture is piled high on sidewalks, traffic is worse than normal, and a few unlucky trucks might find themselves “Storrowed.”

To prepare Bostonians for the Sept. 1 move-in day crush, we spoke to Conor Newman, the city’s Deputy Director of Neighborhood Services, about all things moving. He gave tips on how to prepare beforehand, handle the move itself, and what to do after you’ve moved into

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