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My partner and I just met a man this morning who lived in NYC for 18 years before returning here five weeks ago. He said most people don't live in NYC very long. He said most of his friends from college (NYU) have long since moved to other parts of the nation after working in NYC a few years.
He also said living there is a constant challenge. His salary was handsome, but the way he phrased it was that it's hard to accumulate any wealth. He had a 350 square-foot studio with no washer and dryer, and he had finally broken down and was paying to have his laundry picked up and delivered instead of going to the laundry mat. He got tired of walking to the grocery store and lugging his groceries home, etc., etc.
He said NYC is so much just the club scene now. Most of the people there like being seen out, and bask in the spotlight of living in New York, until they grow weary of it and move on. And then there's the weather. Oh, wait, he didn't mention the weather.
My partner and I just met a man this morning who lived in NYC for 18 years before returning here five weeks ago. He said most people don't live in NYC very long. He said most of his friends from college (NYU) have long since moved to other parts of the nation after working in NYC a few years.
He also said living there is a constant challenge. His salary was handsome, but the way he phrased it was that it's hard to accumulate any wealth. He had a 350 square-foot studio with no washer and dryer, and he had finally broken down and was paying to have his laundry picked up and delivered instead of going to the laundry mat. He got tired of walking to the grocery store and lugging his groceries home, etc., etc.
He said NYC is so much just the club scene now. Most of the people there like being seen out, and bask in the spotlight of living in New York, until they grow weary of it and move on. And then there's the weather. Oh, wait, he didn't mention the weather.
My partner and I just met a man this morning who lived in NYC for 18 years before returning here five weeks ago. He said most people don't live in NYC very long. He said most of his friends from college (NYU) have long since moved to other parts of the nation after working in NYC a few years.
He also said living there is a constant challenge. His salary was handsome, but the way he phrased it was that it's hard to accumulate any wealth. He had a 350 square-foot studio with no washer and dryer, and he had finally broken down and was paying to have his laundry picked up and delivered instead of going to the laundry mat. He got tired of walking to the grocery store and lugging his groceries home, etc., etc.
He said NYC is so much just the club scene now. Most of the people there like being seen out, and bask in the spotlight of living in New York, until they grow weary of it and move on. And then there's the weather. Oh, wait, he didn't mention the weather.
Who cares? The city has eaten and spit out people continuously since its inception. All these idiots that move here because of whatever hype they've heard from their friends and t.v. can't leave fast enough. New York is not for everyone, nor should it be.
If your friend was truly making a handsome salary and chose to live in a 350 square foot studio for a decade plus, then he was simply another idiot transplant trying to fit into that club of idiots. If his priorities truly were to find a larger space, have a car, have a washer and dryer then he would have long moved to the burbs or at least the outer boroughs, as 15+ million New Yorkers already do.
Amisi, I'm not sure what your plans are after your teenager goes to college. But you might want to explore new states & cities. I would recommend Massachusetts and Chicago.
You can find a 2 bedroom in the Greater Boston area for a reasonable price, and still have easy access to the city.
You could also find a 2 bedroom in Chicago for a reasonable price. There are 2 bedrooms in nice neighborhoods for as little as $1500. These are safe neighborhoods, with good access to downtown, grocery stores, neighborhood amenities.
If you're looking for a different lifestyle, you may want to explore the west coast, or the sunshine state
This thread is great. Kind of summarizes nyc and my feelings for it. Would I love to live there? Absolutely. But the costs are very prohibitive so I will just visit. I can't even stand the thought of sharing a room with one person, much less 17. I have a family now, so now it's really never going to happen. Love the thread though. New Yorkers have this resolve and that's what makes that city great.
Apart from rent/ home ownership, the City ( as in the 5 boroughs) isn't prohibitive at all.
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