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The purpose of this thread is to give people some ideas who before now, maybe never considered making a permanent change in their lives, that DID NOT include New York City.
For me, I never thought I'd permanently leave New York, aside from extended summers out east or Europe or winters in FLA. The usual get-aways, right. But now that this experience has happened, for me, it's time to flip the script. There'll never be another New York in my remaining lifetime, so I'm going country -- With occasional returns to the city. Who knows if I'll ever sell the apartment without taking a bath on it.... So for me, I'm looking at
Part ONE:
1. The Eastern Shore of Maryland.
2. Coastal Maine.
3. Somewhere rural between Ithaca and Cooperstown, NY.
And Part TWO:
Where would be a good place to start a colony of old New Yorker's? (Not South Florida, considered the 6th Borough.)
And as companies large and small pull out of NYC, what would be their "Second City;" a regional city that's selected as a regional base? Maybe...
White Plains to Poughkeepsie (and greater Hudson Valley?)
Greenwich-Stamford-New Haven, Connecticut?
Binghamton to Ithaca (a growing tech region?)
Last edited by ReadyForWhatsNext; 08-05-2020 at 07:26 PM..
Reason: reason for thread.
The best place to relocate is a minimum of 2 hours out of the city and you
don't talk about by name................Wouldn't want anyone following you home.
As OP said, Cooperstown and that general region, as well as Adirondacks, VT, NH, Maine; basically anyplace with autumn foliage, and a cold season, should those still exist.
A lot people are buying 2nd homes usually within 2 hours of NYC. Because they don't' think COVID19 will be forever so it doesn't hurt to have a 2nd vacation home outside and can still be used later on.
I want to retire in Palm Springs California. I have been there many times on vacations and just love it so very much.
I love the dry heat. This wet humidity that we have every summer is so annoying and causes pain to my body. The dry heat is the best.
Being older now, I don't do the clubs in NYC anymore, hey, there aren't even many left anymore, Limelight, Roxy, Webster hall, etc.....all but a memory, so I don't feel like I am missing anything. I don't go to bars, never did, I hate them, so that I don't care about.
As for eating out, Id eat out every day if my wallet would allow me, and brooklyn is on the map, so we don't even have to go into the city much anymore.
Online shopping is the best thing since popcorn, so don't have to go to 34th Street etc anymore....
so I wouldn't even miss NYC anymore.
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