Ex New Yorkers..where to retire that "gets" us? (to live in, legal)
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So, I have started wondering whether living among very tall buildings, and searching for remnants of history in NYC, is worth to me so much that I would pay three to four times what I would pay to buy and maintain a condo in Montreal, in order to live in a city (ie, NYC) that is now being essentially completely run by the political interests of a large welfare population. Soooo... it increasingly appears that I may not choose NYC as my principal place of retirement after all.
I started a course in Historical Preservation this week. During the discussions, I thought of you.
My teacher worked/lived in Old Colonial Williamsburg Village a decade ago before returning to NY. She's less than forty years old, so I was surprised when she discussed how popular the town of Williamsburg is for senior citizens. She said there is a large, well educated population of seniors. They are attracted by the cultural events, the College of William and Mary and it's walkable.
"New York has spent more than $1.7 billion to protect this unfiltered water supply since the early 1990s, in return for being granted a succession of federal and state waivers exempting it from costly filtration requirements. It is one of only five cities nationally — along with Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland, Ore. — that have an unfiltered water supply."
Whether it is unfiltered or not.......it tastes delicious........many people in Florida and New Jersey have to buy their drinking water, because it is intolerable. And most of the states I have visited have horrible drinking water...........I have already retired to NYC.......love it.....like no other.....24/7......
Apparently, Rocco is a member of a growing club. New York City has been evolving as a retiree destination of choice over the last decade, precisely because it's got just about everything. (While it's true that south Florida has better weather during the winter, it's also true that New York doesn't have a hurricane season).
When the time comes for me to retire, I'm figuring to stay here in the city, as well.
NY had hurricanes in back to back years...2011 with Irene, and then 2012 with Sandy which knocked out my power for 10 days, friends on Long Island with no power for about 2 weeks as well as a gasoline shortage. Add that with too many taxes, gun laws, tolls, QOL issues, I’ll find somewhere else.
No one retires in NYC. You are either trapped or you leave as soon as you can.
Im no way near to retirement but how are all you people mentioning all these countries to retire in? Do you have legal residency or citizenship to live their? I have double nationality so Im good if I want to live in my parents country when I retire in 22 years.
I started a course in Historical Preservation this week. During the discussions, I thought of you.
My teacher worked/lived in Old Colonial Williamsburg Village a decade ago before returning to NY. She's less than forty years old, so I was surprised when she discussed how popular the town of Williamsburg is for senior citizens. She said there is a large, well educated population of seniors. They are attracted by the cultural events, the College of William and Mary and it's walkable.
Williamsburg jumped up my list.
Oh sorry, I didn't see your post before (I have been exploring the question of storage units in sunny/dry parts of the Bay Area in the appropriate section of CDF, so wasn't reading much on the NYC forum in the past week:-). Yes, I knew Williamsburg was an old college town, and that was my primary source of interest in it actually, as soon as you mentioned DE as a possible retirement destination.
Whether it is unfiltered or not.......it tastes delicious........many people in Florida and New Jersey have to buy their drinking water, because it is intolerable. And most of the states I have visited have horrible drinking water...........I have already retired to NYC.......love it.....like no other.....24/7......
How does one live in FL and not fear hurricane season? :0(
Yes, I agree I moved to Cary and really want to return. I am still of working age but just need an employment opportunity then retire in about 20 years.
My husband and I are dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers and have watched Manhattan get oh so very expensive. We currently live in an affordable apartment in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx. It reminds me very much of the upper west side (above 96 Street) 30 years ago. We love it. I don't think we can afford to keep an apartment and a house somewhere else for winters, though. We're in our 60s now, and I figure we can cruise for another 15 years or so before we may have to stop working and relocate. I'm thinking Greece, Portugal, Spain. Does anyone have any advice? We already know we would not be happy living further west or south of Jersey City. No cars, please.
If you move abroad, you will be taxed double as an American ex-pat. Not worth it if money is your trouble and the smaller affordable Euro communities won't have the culture you are used to.
Fortunately my legal immigrant parents, who became American citizens lawfully in the late 1960s, were smart enough to make sure myself and my 2 brothers, all of us natural born American citizens, also got our dual citizenship (country to remain unnamed) in case someday the American "experiment" went bad. Unfortunately, not even 8 years of MAGA will make American great again, so this mofo will be jetting out of town in about 20 years back to the homeland. Ya'll savages, and ya'll know who I'm talking to, can have the sinking ship to ya selves.
Fortunately my legal immigrant parents, who became American citizens lawfully in the late 1960s, were smart enough to make sure myself and my 2 brothers, all of us natural born American citizens, also got our dual citizenship (country to remain unnamed) in case someday the American "experiment" went bad. Unfortunately, not even 8 years of MAGA will make American great again, so this mofo will be jetting out of town in about 20 years back to the homeland. Ya'll savages, and ya'll know who I'm talking to, can have the sinking ship to ya selves.
I feel like I'm having my up and downs, from damn I love NYC to America sucks. I just don't find the rest of the country appealing, and it gets less so as the years go on irrespective of political leanings. My friend has the ability to get dual citizenship and I keep telling him to do it on chance things get bad enough, so lucky to be in that kind of situation.
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