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If you plan to do this, make sure you rent in a large building or one with a doorman. I used to live in a building with only 6 apartments, and the only delivery people who could access the building were the US Post office. If I wanted something delivered from UPS or Fedex Ground, I had to be home to let them in.
Now, living in a larger building, it seems there's always someone around to let UPS in when they need to deliver, and UPS just leaves the package outside my apartment door. On a few rare occasions I have had to be home to sign.
Amazon has something called a locker program http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200689010
where you can sign up to pick up your Amazon purchases from a local drugstore but to me that still seems like a pain
I also wanted to add that we don't really have a lot of wal-marts, targets or costos inside the city limits like other places. So there's a good chance you'd have to travel pretty far away to shop at one, and without a car you can't really shop in bulk.
This is true in general--that we don't have as many of these super stores as other places-- but does depend on exactly where you live in NYC. There are a couple of Targets that are very convenient if you live in certain Brooklyn or Queens locations. The Queens one in Elmhurst is also close to the Costco in Rego Park.
The Target in Brooklyn is super convenient with so many subway lines running to Atlantic Terminal.
Clothes are not more expensive in New York, and nor is electronics.
There are a tons of restaurants at all price points.
Look at detailed comparison here:
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NYC has a bit of a lack of good low-to-mid range food options. The food is great if you have a big budget, but if you just want to get a modest meal it's not easy to find a good place.
This is completely false. Food in NY is much better than almost anywhere in US, even at relatively low prices.
Clothes are not more expensive in New York, and nor is electronics.
There are a tons of restaurants at all price points.
Look at detailed comparison here:
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Yeah they are. I checked while I was in Dallas and the prices were less. Houston has an even lower cost of living than dallas. And your cost of living link confirms that prices for just about everything is more expensive in Ny.
Never said we don't have middle or low price eating options- just that most of them suck balls and its hard to find good ones.
This is completely false. Food in NY is much better than almost anywhere in US, even at relatively low prices.
Over the past 30 years ive noticed the food quality going to pot in a lot of places for mid and low range. Especially in the east village. I've found great food in Texas that easilly rivals nyc and in some cases puts it to shame. Nyc is not the end-all-be all of the food world. You might find a greater diversity of cuisines here but that's no guarantee that it's any good. All the meals I had in Dallas were rather kick-parse with one exception.
The more I travel and eat the more I'm noticing how overrated the nyc food scene is.
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