@@davidbanner2826 I left NYC in the 80s. I don’t even live in the USA anymore. You can have NYC. I got my condo 10 mins from the ocean in Florida when I want to visit the USA.
As somebody who moved to NYC last year from Cleveland, I've never felt more broke in my life. I have a good job, a decent wage and competitive skills, but it's nearly impossible to get ahead. Every day I wonder if I made the right choice.
You did. The opportunity here can’t be found anywhere else on the planet. Just make sure you take advantage of everything this city has to offer. Get out there and make the most of it! I’m New York or nowhere
Just don't live in any neighborhood you've seen on TV 😆 (Manhattan, Brooklyn, LIC) Biggest mistake many transplants make is taking the first apt they can find, and gravitating to neighborhoods that reflect what they think the "New York experience" ought to be. There are affordable (and safe!) apts/homes to be found in the outer boros if you have a good paying job and put in the shoe-leather. Esp if you don't just look online - most apts aren't actually listed online, and you can snap up some great deals just looking at flyers or via networking.
What part of NYC, downtown Manhattan? $250,000 annually is around $20,000 per month. You are getting paid more than a medical doctor at that rate. Maybe you are blowing your money away on unnecessities. Plenty of people get by well with just 80K.
@@rocketmangenesis Everything you said is wrong. $250,000 annually is around 11K per month after taxes, insurance, 401k contribtions, etc. Doctors make significantly more than $250,000 a year. Starting salaries after residency or fellowship are usually $350,000+ Finally, downtown manhattan is cheap compared to some parts uptown and brooklyn.
When I lived in New York, I noticed all the upper managers at my company were divorced and living alone. I knew that was the path I was headed unless I did something about it.
As a New Zealander, I visited NYC last year on a work trip. I absolutely loved my time there, but also noticed a lot of these things mentioned in the video, even as just a visitor. What got me was all the fees you pay on an Uber just to get around! Crazy to think there is a tax you have to pay if the vehicle is black? Like wtf haha
It's not about the colour. Black cabs/taxis in NYC have always been a premium option; Uber merely went with it. The vehicles are not necessarily black; my dad drove a "black cab" that was a silver Ford Crown Victoria.
Do not use facts when you talk to these people, he has it in his head that's it's about being black and nothing you do or say will change that, he's a lost cause, leave him.@@mirzaahmed6589
Left NYC for Texas 18 years ago and never looked back. To this day, I hate visiting fam in Brooklyn. Not 'cause of them, but I just hate to get ripped off for everything. Car rentals, tolls, food, you name it. Nothing out there is worth it. I don't know why anyone puts up with the BS.
I work in health care in South Carolina and I've noticed a hugh up tick in patients who have relocated here from the northeast. I remember a patient that came in with her son who was wearing a JETS t-shirt, being a BILLS fan, I used to live near Rochester (Scottsville,NY) and when I asked him about what he liked about living here as apposed to NYC and he said that he was so happy to have a yard to play in.
@K-Star1971 born and raised here. And you know nothing about NYC so why comment. I mean Peter Cooper village .. old boomers should have never figured out how to comment on RU-vid
@@soavemusica No one here mentioned Trump except you. Florida literally has higher crime than NYC. So pretending that crime isn't a national issue is dishonest. In fact the majority of the high crime city and towns are red districts.
Yes, 100%. My wife and I would need to make $400k a year to maintain the lifestyle we had in Cleveland. To put it into perspective: Our 3 bedroom, 2,000 square foot house in Cleveland was $1,200/month. Our 1 bedroom, 600 square foot apartment in NYC is $3,700.
@@davidbanner2826 Why stay when the only people left are lawyers, tech geeks, finance hustlers, and students? Living in Manhattan is about as intriguing as a trip to the dentist.
My brother-in-law moved his family out of manhattan before having his first child, then out of Brooklyn to buy a house because of how incompatible the city is for anyone who isn’t single and wealthy.
Born and raised in New York City. Two of my best friends left New York and most of my family is either planning on leaving or have already left. On a positive note at least, it can be said that New York isn't as bad as California. Is it true California is making into law an Exit Tax? Sounds scary to me! Great video by the way!
California is still miles better than NYC/NYS. The weather is fantastic and exploring the outdoors is enjoyable. People are friendlier, and there is actually a wider array of food options in most places.
@@mirzaahmed6589 I still live here and don’t have plans to move. I live 50 miles inland from LA. I think of LA as Jupiter. It attracts the meteors so that they don’t hit my little “normal” town in the next county over.
Prague is the same. When I moved here 17 years ago if you had a decent office job you were able to pay a mortgage on your two bedroom apartment, go on a vacation once a year, have a car and raise a couple of kids. Nowadays apartment is absolutely unaffordable (prices went up three times) and most people have one kid because they can't afford more. The quality of life here is much worse then outside the city, even though people from the countryside still think the opposite (because it used to be good here). We only stay because we really love this city and because we were able to buy our apartment before the prices went up. But we live in a one bedroom apartment with two kids (third on the way) and two dogs on fifth floor with no elevator, it's a hustle to make it work :D
Great video. But I do have to admit, I myself have been questioning whether or not I'm going to leave New York because it's really starting to get to me mentally.
Don't let your dreams stay as dreams. If you really want to achieve or do something you have a strong desire for, work for it and go get it. I was in the same boat as you too but you can't wish or wonder when they're gonna happen because you have to make an effort to make it possible. I wish you the best.
So I've lived in NYC for 9 years. I think this video is just meant to trigger people. The $73,000 example is ridiculous. If you make $73k, you wouldn't even qualify for a $3,400 apartment because of the 40x rule. Also, $3,400 must be for Manhattan. Astoria, Queens is much cheaper and only 20 minutes away. The people who value what the city offers end up figuring out a way to make it work, and everyone else gets fed up and leaves. Not everyone wants to live in a house in the burbs or a different state. It is becoming harder to live here, but it's also weeding out the people who were kind of over it to begin with.
There are cheaper alternatives too, which few consider. Share an apartment, or sublet,cook most of your meals at home, etc. I'd see friends bringing home bottled water. Ridiculous, since tap water is drinkable.
Interesting take. I also reasoned that although NYC does seem to get worse for most people, if you can make it work and learn to be resourceful, you most likely can get ahead. I guess as they say, don't believe everything you see/hear online. That said, I'm still cautious about moving there.
Sarah, crime is higher. They decriminalized a lot of petty crimes such as theft under x amount of $. So crime being “lower” is sort of misleading when looking at just the data and numbers.
I live in the Midwest as well. I've been around the country and I don't think I would love anywhere else. Except maybe parts of Florida. Oh and thank you for immigrating the right way. We need more people like you.
One of the many things I love about your channel is how committed you are to CELEBRATING the city, while also being honest about the struggles and terrors of living there. Your content is informative and highly entertaining, but never fluffy! ❤
I don't believe for a minute that tourists are still flocking to NYC. Foreigners have the internet, too, and they don't want to get killed by some random crazy.
i went for the first time last year. I stayed in new jersery airbnb, right across from NYC. It was nice cuz i could enjoy the jersery side, go into the city when i wanted, then go back to jersery. IT was a cool experience and it made me want to live there because its just so different from where im front in kansas. But i can see i could only probably live there for a few years max.
I had seriously considered moving to NYC when I was just starting to seek out full-time work, and now I'm glad that plan didn't pan out. It would've been too expensive and crowded. But I do try and visit from time to time, which works for me.
As someone currently living in NYC and paying 4500 for rent before utilities, I cannot wait for my lease to end and move out. The amount of people that I see everyday shooting up heroine, or passed out naked covered in vomit on the sidewalk is absolutely ridiculous. I love myself to much to put up with such a disgusting city any longer.
As someone managed to fulfill a childhood dream of moving to NYC after college in 2010 only to have to move away in 2015 to Chicago (the more affordable version of NY) since the COL was unaffordable for me (and so many other young professionals) I was completely devastated at the time. I loved New York but doing the math I couldn't afford to live there unless I was at least making $100,000+ per year (It's insane how making $70,000 is almost low income in NYC now). During and after COVID however I think I most likely made the right choice seeing how things have only gotten more expensive, seeing more videos of long time NY YTer's move out and crime has gone up post Pandemic. It's a sad situation New York is in and the city overall feels unsustainable and unaffordable for the average resident. You can really see the population loss in Manhattan and the borough also has noticeably less people there since watching NYC walking channels this past year a lot of the sidewalks look kind of..... empty for such a large city. Sort of creepy after dark with desolate streets in some areas that used to be bustling at all times of day when I lived there. Agree that NYC is likely to become a city where only the wealthy will be able to live and will become more reliant on tourism to sustain itself.... kind of like how Paris and Venice are now.
New York City needs another guy like Giuliani in charge. I think that Guardian Angel founder and leader Curtis Sliwa, would be a good choice. He's not only tough, he's a good leader and he has a lot of compassion and heart as well.
First of all Manhattan is only 1 borough and not representative of NYC as a hole. My dad was a postal worker and had a part time job at night working as a building security guard for Brinks. My mom was a homemaker and took care of my brother and I. They managed to buy a home and we had moderate vacations growing up in the Catskills. When my dad retired they lived off his postal pension and S.S.I. and savings. My mother taught me to always live below your means and always save money for the future. I went to school in Manhattan and became a nurse and married at 23. Together we lived in a nice apt. in Queens for 7 years while saving for a down payment on a house. The interest rates were crazy high ( %18 or higher). It is a modest 1500 sq ft. home and when rates went down we refinanced twice and paid off the mortgage in 20 years. So, by the time we retired the mortgage was paid off 10 years before. I can take the Express Bus or MTA and be in NYC in less that an hour. If you live in any major city in the country the costs will be higher. Some of my family lived in N.C. and yes, some things were cheaper, but others were the same or more. Not to mention that nurses in N.C. are not unionized and I would have made less than half of what I made in N.Y.C. During the recent pandemic travel nurses from the south came to NY and made $180/hr. at my hospital. A lot nurses made the most money they ever made in their lives. I do agree crime is up, but if you research you will see that it's up all over the country, especially in big cities. Everyday I can go on the internet and see crap happening in rural areas as well. People just like to emphasize NYC because the News feeds always focus on us.
This! Doesn't matter if cost-of-living is lower, if your wages/job prospects/QoL are lower, too! People also don't realize just how much having unions/pensions/benefits in the region pushes up your total-lifetime earnings & quality-of-life, even if you personally are not in a union. When I talk to ppl in my field (tech) from other parts of the country, they are working in the office on weekends/holidays, never allowed to take vacations, and feel they have no legal recourse against employer shenanigans (crappy labor laws & one/few local employers). I'll take a slightly lower wage vs CoL to not have that kind of stress in my life.
Yeah, MTA is great... when it works. Which is it doesn't most of the time. I only have to go into the city once a week. but so far there was not a single time without any sort of crap either on my way there or back. And thanks God I don't have to transfer. I live in NY for almost 30 years and it was never this bad. Yes most of big cities are the same, especially the ones governed by democrats for decades. But that's not the point really. Point is that tax paying population being slowly replaced by "newcomers" and city is trying to pinch you in every way they can. From property tax to damn speed cameras. So good luck I guess.
@@geeeee8268 30yrs, so either you're a kid, or a transplant. First, the MTA is State-funded, and includes the buses, commuter rail, and bridges & tunnels. You seem to only be referring to the subway - the economic engine of the region, but grossly underfunded b/c ppl in the rest of the State don't want to invest in urban infrastructure. So perhaps address your complaints to upstate/LI legislators, hmm? Second, you might want to review how the City and the subway were in the 70s and early 80s. I assure you, the conditions were way, worse, from the garbled announcements, to the deep understaffing, to the crazy-high crime (incl nuisances like graffiti & loud radios/boom-boxes). Junkies on the subway & streets were also way worse. I'm not saying it's all daisies & roses now, but it's rather droll to hear folks saying "it's the worst I've ever seen!", or complaining about "newcomers", when they themselves basically just got here.
@@mandisaw It is literally the worst I've seen. I used to be a field tech and worked nights in the city before 9/11. Too the train all over the place. Including Bronx. I've rarely seen a bum or somebody doing number 1 on the station. There wasn't this constant stanch of the pot either. For all the years I was doing this , there were problems but I don't remember people being shot in a head or pushed on tracks. Sure technology got a bit better since, but I am not talking about that. I am talking about people being afraid to get on the train..
@@geeeee8268 There are more crazies, to be sure. But that seems to be true all-over, incl rural places & other cities/suburbs, not just NYC or the subway. I don't know if it's all pandemic-related trauma, but I think a lot of ppl were broken before/during, and now they're just out & about (or maybe it was more hidden before, idk). But again, that's a widespread problem, not really something that can be fixed by more transit cops, y'know?
The tall shiny buildings are office spaces, while (most) residents live in 100 yr old buildings. Granite countertops and fresh paint do not $3500+ rent equate!
This is very sad, but reacting to what you said last in the video about NYC becoming a theme park for tourists, well, that's also becoming true of Paris and London in Europe. Yesteryear's fabulous cosmopolitan cities like these fabulous artistic and cultural capitals have gradually become a cross between a playground for the very rich, who own one of their many properties there but actually rarely stay in them, international tourists who scraped up to visit these mythical cities for a limited number of days, and a base for corporations to which on-site workers still come to work.
London is money laundering HQ for oligarchs who park money in high value London real estate that often sits empty. It's so bad that the London police look the other way from mob murders by Russian mafia in London.
Paris a theme park for tourists? Not for me. My first visit to Paris was fifty years ago. It was a vibrant city inhabited by French people. Nice to look at. In 2010 I saw Paris for the last time. There was terrible noise from motorcycles, every spot on the sidewalk was occupied by beggars from East Europe, every tourist attraction besieged by African peddlars... Today muslim immigrants block streets pressing for more mosques. In a nutshell, Paris has lost any savoir vivre it was famous for.
When I grew up on Long Island in the '70s and '80s, I visited NYC frequently with the goal of one day living there. After college I made it happen from 1993-2015. I used to be proud of what I thought was my city. Now, I've never been happier to have fled to suburbia at my wife's urging. NYC now has all of the worst aspects of its '70s/'80s era without any of the redeeming features, like the counterculture that sprung up during those times. Now I'm ashamed of what it's become and have disowned it.
Ironically, without the initial obsession with NYC none of the youtube influencers would get clicks by posting how terrible NYC is. First they get clicks hyping the city, then they get clicks tearing it down. After two decades plus here it's amusing to see how obsessed everyone is with this place. Pro tip for those who want to live in NYC: a couple splitting a one bedroom in queens for $3000 (ie they each contribute $1500 a month, easy for anyone with a decent job) can get by quite easily here. You can find a decent 1 bed in astoria for $2000. I lived in astoria for many years and it was very pleasant and inexpensive, 25 minutes by train to midtown for work. No car needed. Those who choose a luxury rental in a new building in or near Manhattan for $5000+, use car services, and eat out multiple times a week? Yeah, it's expensive. Two kids and not making a mid 6 figure salary each and don't have an office job in Manhattan? Ok, at that point you may want/have to move. 3-4 bedroom apartments in parts of the borroughs with good access to manhattan start at $3500-$4000 and go up from there.
So I went in 2016 for 3 days. NYC was a shitstain Trash at night is everywhere. Rats yes Every block has a scammer Subway had a pissed off homeless man cussing everyone out Eating was expensive AF Everything in general cost something which was ridiculous
This video is really just click-bait produced by another greedy 'influencer' who is playing all of you for suckers. This woman lived in Queens until recently. Up until the day she moved she made videos about how great it is to live in NYC. She raved about her neighborhood in Queens. Apparently her RU-vid channel didn't make enough money to get into an apartment in Manhattan so she moved to the middle of the woods in upstate New York. Now she makes videos about how NYC sucks and living in the middle of the woods is great. Anyone get the feeling that this woman will say anything for clicks? Without those clicks she'd have get a real job.
I moved from Long Island to Miami 17 years ago. Miami is the New NYC. The motto goes to New York. It is a great place to visit. However, I would not want to live there. I left because of the taxes and the cold weather
I left New York for the Atlanta suburbs in 2002 and it was definitely a "life saving" move. Everytime I revisit I ask myself "why are people still living here😮😊🤔"?
@@davidbanner2826 As long as you do not mind yard signs about "values" while the people go to their insurance or lawyer job and screw society then come home and wave at their neighbor.
@@snoolee7950 Grew up in Atlanta area...never recall seeing any yard signs about "Values". Also, have a long -time friend there who worked in the insurance industry (State Farm). Not just sure how he 'screwed society', but maybe you can elaborate since you must know him.
@gregh9975 don't forget the city paid for rainbow painted crosswalks on 14th street. Maybe you don't know Atlanta as well as you think. Atlanta area? As in outside of I-285.
Look, it may be expensive but at least the weather is good. It may be expensive but at least there's no crime. It may be expensive but at least you're surrounded by good people. It may be expensive but at least it's nice and quiet.
You’re absolutely right about everything, but… You don’t need a car in NYC (and car insurance, gas). Insurance for homes and rent is much higher in other places. You don’t pay gas, sewer or garbage collection like you do everywhere else in the country.
Those tourists she talks about are most likely foreign tourists who probably are not aware of the situation in NYC right now. As soon as they find out (provided they are not victims of some horrific crime), they will be leaving for other places like Orlando or Nashville. No American tourist will be coming to NYC. That is for certain. If I see foreign tourists in NYC, I will advise them to leave before they become victims.
"If you can make it there (NYC), you can make it anywhere." New York City has always been a really challenging place to live if you are not wealthy. An exciting place full of creativity and ambition? Absolutely, but if you are not trying to break into fashion, the arts or finance, you might want to consider a more affordable city to plant your flag.
Add media, education, tech, healthcare, architecture, transportation, and real estate to that list. And there are many others. New York attracts people because a lot of sectors are well-represented here at a world-class level. Unfortunately that does mean it'll be expensive to live here, esp if you aren't yet at a career point where your needs are mostly met.
@@mandisawAnd you folks speak as if NY is not permanently transforming into something really bad. That old romantic view of NYC will soon give way to Soysauce Green in the future.
@@lumensauce3199 You mean Soylent Green? 😅 Have you even seen that movie, are you just parroting the reference? Folks have been declaring the demise of NYC for literal centuries - war, plague, crime, depression, white-flight, still here, still thriving. Maybe when the sea rises, but even then we'll probably just move a bit upriver 🤷
@@mandisawSoybean Green, no need to attract certain automated word seeking, eh? Yeah, look at San Francisco now. That state of affairs is looming for NY very soon. Migrants being allowed to take over due to the generous NY and NYC authorities, lol. The symbolism of the National Guard...THE NATIONAL GUARD enforcing the subways...the S0r0s funded gangs raising havoc on the shops (problem, reaction, solution), NYC talking of turning vacant office spaces into LIVING quarters. WHEN has all this happened before? NY is one of the beta tests for this Br/\ve Noo W0rld and is in a state of terminal transformation. People can sense this DELIBERATE destruction and are fleeing the Rotting Apple in droves. This old romantic view of NYC being the "center" of culture, arts, bla bla...that is to be in the dust bin of the past as this @genda 3O/5O continues. Maybe the NYC fans when they are imprisoned in their C40 "15 M!nut= C!ties" of the near future can remind us their city's "greatness."
Every city needs a Sarah Funk. Her personality is awesome, her commentary is great. She is so down to earth and is a fun person. Yes this is her job, but some things you can't fake, and her personality shows that this is who she is.
Sarah I am flabbergasted that tourism is targeted to show growth this year what with the illegal immigrants causing absolute havoc, unsafe to ride the subways, the ridiculous hotel costs with added "resort fees" and the minimum expected 20% tip on absolutely everything!!!
Crime is massively overplayed by right-wing media. FBI data indicates that NYC isn't even in the top 50 cities for per capita crime rate and NYCDOT data shows that you're more than 10 times as likely to die in a car accident as you are to be k1lled on the subway. The reason residents are moving out is because it's too expensive, but high costs aren't as much of an issue if you're a tourist who's only staying for a week.
Tourists never stop wanting to come to NYC, it's a fact. They just don't care. Also, if you're a wealthy tourist, in particular, you don't have to go into dangerous situations if you don't need to, anyway. Most people that live here cannot afford to take Ubers all day long.
Crime is massively overplayed by conservative media. The per capita crime rate isn't even in the top 50 for US cities. People are leaving because it's too expensive, but that's not as much of an issue for tourists.
I wouldn’t be one bit surprised that private equity firms own most of the housing stock in New York City, Boston, San Francisco, and other popular big name cities causing the housing prices especially the rents to skyrocket to astronomical prices.
If there are a lot of people leaving NYC, landlords will be forced to lower the rents so eventually it will balance out. I see that .5 percent of people left NYC, but how many people move to NYC?
After awhile the city will be full of only two kinds of people: the very rich, and the very poor, and if people are complaining about the level of crime in the city, which I personally think is exaggerated given the fact it's a city of 8 million people, you ain't seen nothing yet.
I realize you have been all about " the City" but people in suburban upstate are fed up and moving out as well. The State is run by NYC elected politicians who have no understanding, appreciation or concerns about those upstate. Born and bred upstate we would be long gone except for tending to elderly family. When that is done, we're outta here. And not going to look back. That would be like walking away from a dumpster full of rotten fish and looking back as you leave.
The reason you cite are pretty much the same reasons we left NYC in 1987. Back then the crack cocaine crisis was getting closer to our neighborhood in Astoria, Queens, which was another good incentive. Talk about quality of life - having to have the National Guard in the Subway system now is not exactly an endearing situation either. Add the stores closing to rampant shoplifting and, no thanks.
When Giuliani was a mayor , city still was crowded , and we had lots of tourists and traffic was horrible , and rents weren’t that cheap ompare to other places … BUT !! Crime was under control, and common sense more or less was prevailing … people were happier …
Every time I've been to New York City I absolutely cannot wait to leave. That people live there on purpose is amazing to me. The place is a crap hole, and on top of everything else it stinks. It smells bad every time I've been there. Why people live there at all has always been a mystery to me.
The city is a cultural heaven. You walk one block and you have different folks. Or neighborhoods The city is going thru another cycle of History. You should have been on the lower Eastside during the sixties and seventies. Empty burned out buildings etc. Very interesting times. look at yourself and your husband are going tthru the next stage of life. So you decided to get out because of your daughter. You still come back to make money off the greatest city in the world. You move out younger people come in. Still the Greatest city in the world. The best of Everything you want and can afford
Yeah...but you could still live on the LES or Bowery etc. even SoHo or TriBEcA back then and live cheap, be an artist, work at restaurants, whatever and make ends meet. Now, almost nobody can, you have to be a millionaire. And the city is much more dangeorus now than it was in 1979 or 1984. Rents are sky high. I used to come into the city and walk all over Chelsea, Flatiron, LES, and Bowery, etc. and SoHo, and I never had any issues, ever. And I was a wide-eyed teenager from LI, too.
It's amazing how people selectively forget what the last 40 years were actually like here. the 70s? 80? Even the 90s were MUCH worse (if still better than the 70s and 80s) . I moved here the year 9/11 happened. Not a cheery time. Murders are down 82% between 2023 (391)and 1990 (2262). So it's all relative.
@@michaelroo7821 Well, yeah I know NYC had high crime rates in the 60s and 70s. And even into the 80s. But people still lived cheap in the city back then and dealt with it. And yes America in the 60s and early 70s was a total war zone. I didn't go into NYC much in the 70s given I grew up on LI and I was a kid.
Look up the city of Venice -- there are less than 5,000 actual citizens of the city. The entire city is owned, rented and consumed by out-of-town visitors and tourists. Think about that -- an entire world class city, that was once the financial and power capital of the WORLD, has only 5000! citizens. It can happen anywhere.
Sarah Sheepshead Bay is still very reasonable Sheepshead Bay is still safe. I go to a Bar Restaurant. I go night fishing during the Summertime. I also do shopping at night as well. When i go home from NYR MSG. I go to the middle of the Subway car ( Q train) all the way to Sheepshead Bay. When it comes to renting. I think Sheepshead Bay is a bit cheaper than other Brooklyn neighborhoods Any way cool video
Living in NYC Metro (3 Boros) is like a Drug Habit. You REALLY have to LOVE It … or be Addicted to it … I lived and worked there for 27+ years. I slowly rose to High Middle 6 figures then my 3rd “Infallible” Industry collapsed (slightly after 9-11). As much as I loved it, I HAD to leave. 17 years later I’m like a ex Heroin Junkie … I want to go back SO Badly … I just KNOW Better …
The prices have really gotten out of control. But if you get into the right mentality and have a real career, it can still take you far. Once you get closer to the top of the income ladder, NYC becomes a magical playground of endless opportunities, and if you ever leave you'll be filthy rich.
Hi Sarah, Thank you for your video on whether NYC is doomed. I must say that NYC will never tank because of the economy. I know that the lower and middle class might escape to Connecticut or Jersey but the movers and shakers will always be in NYC and more of them will move into the city. I would do what you and your family have done and move to New Jersey because you get more for your money with a growing family. I would never desert NYC but I don’t live there and I’m a tourist. But it’s important to know that NYC is there as a shining light. Have a great weekend. Best Wishes, Peter
@@Caderic I think what they mean is that for NYC's economy to tank, Wall Street would have to tank. And if that happens, there's a good chance the entier American economy is doomed at that point.
@@Caderic All those empires were around for millennia - NYC/New Amsterdam pre-dates the US as an economic hub, and is just coming up on its 400th birthday on the world stage. I'll take those odds.
I love my hometown. I'm a New Yorker for life. But I definitely understand the gripes. I had a childhood friend leave recently. It hurt me to see my Brother leave. But I understand. I get it.
This is a slippery slope for the city of New York. The more people who exit the city, the less tax revenue the city collects. Tourists visiting New York will not replace the revenue shortfall the city will experience. This means fewer services for the current residents, higher taxes, and higher costs for services, including rent.
As a New Yorker myself, born and raised. This city has turned into a dump. right now this city is right back to the Fear City of 1978 to 1982. Back then NYPD and FDNY gave out pamphlets with a picture of the grim reaper in the front page that said Fear City. My grandparents who are both currently in their mid 90's have said, this city has turned into a h8ll hole. And its why people are leaving in mass. Back in the day when you told people you live in the city, they would be amazed and be very interested in the conversation. Now they just feel sorry for people who live here. NYC was so bad when it was called Fear City with the amounts of gangs and crimes. That Hollywood made a movie about it called Warriors.
The basic principle of people moving from one state to another is to look for a decent income and then look for a comfortable and peaceful place to live their life.
I moved to Brooklyn last year from LA, and I think where you live in New York makes a huge difference. I love living in Brooklyn way more than in LA. I experience way less homelessness, and I enjoy the convenience of not needing to drive. I walk way more, visit more parks, draw and read on the train, and go to more shows now since I don't need to pay $50 more for parking and sit in traffic.
I grew up in Brooklyn and last lived there in 2022 before I moved to Singapore. Brooklyn is a wonderful borough, yeah it has it's troublesome parts but it's cleaned up compared to when I grew up in BK in the 90's. In turn though Brooklyn is the 2nd most expensive borough to live in next to Manhattan of course. One thing I do love about NYC is not needing a car to commute because...as much as I complain about the issues of the Subway system, it's a valuable necessity, that is when the city feels the same way about it as I do. However now I call Singapore my home now mainly because in it's own way it's similar to NYC but much more efficiently designed. Cleaner subways, lesser reliance of cars, decent and affordable living, culturally diverse and steadily tropical. Plus the law is actually enforced here in SG so a LOT less crime too.
Hell yeah for Brooklyn! I was thinking about moving to west LA but hesitated a lot as I've never been there. Would there be many difficulties as a new yorker to get along and vibe with the LA culture? I don't wanna have any nasty surprises like you move to a new place only to find out you can't vibe with the people living there.
@@choonblaze Both LA and Brooklyn have a lot of transplants, but I often hear people moving to LA saying it's harder to make friends. The car culture makes it challenging to interact more spontaneously, and LA friendships can frequently feel somewhat more transactional (many people move there for the entertainment industry and try to make connections rather than genuine relationships). There is also a vast flake culture in LA; people will make plans and, on the day of, cancel; it could be because it's raining, or they don't want to drive in traffic, but they will lie and say there is a spontaneous dentist appointment. You just have to suspect that it will happen. People also flake in New York but generally say they're unavailable upfront rather than canceling later. I am generalizing, but that's based on my experience and those around me.
@@crystaljow3621 That pretty much confirms what I've heard about LA so far. I haven't heard it directly by someone who lived there before so thank you very much!
Meanwhile 180,000 illegal immigrants were welcomed into NY with Luxury hotel rooms to start, but still they are not paying rent, they are given debit cards to buy groceries, they receive free medical care, free education, free utilities, free clothing, school supplies, and everything thing else they need/want including free transportation including mopeds.
She just said paying $5 for a bagel is "totally doable". She's out of her mind. A normal place bagel is $1.30 at worst. $2 with butter, $2.50 with cream cheese. She's so used to paying insane prices for everything that $5 for a bagel is reasonable to her.
If you can't make it here, you are not supposed to be here ... New York City and especially Manhattan is only for the top of the top in any profession. Get used to it and move on. Sarah moved out and so will most of you.
People are laughing at New York New York is nothing to brag about anymore hint that's why people are leaving including billionaires lol. I'm happy that they're taking New Yorkers tax dollars and giving it to illegals to have a better lifestyle than the actual taxpayer hahah
I've been planning to move out of NYC. The plan has been dragged due to many issues such as job & business currently here, aging parents that's got their root here, aging grandparents, etc. The city is getting worse by the day I have to say. Right down 1st Ave in Brooklyn between 40th and 50th street is all mobile homes, homeless people, garbage, abandoned cars, there is even old toilets on the sidewalks. While right next to it the city is spending millions developing Industry City (39th street and lower on 2nd Ave) calling it the newest hot spot in Brooklyn. I guess people have not walked 1 block down.
I was fortunate enough to visit NYC back in January. Speaking with New Yorkers I could not belive how much the rent was. I enjoyed my time in New York but the residents deserve so much better. The tourist sections where clean and tidy but the less tourist areas where in need of investment. With all the money the state of new york makes in tax and tolls the city needs love and care.
Being able to walk everywhere, not drive. Having access to so much stimulation and social opportunity right at your doorstep. To me this means a much higher quality of life than a yard I never use and driving to a dying strip mall as the only public space option, and spending all my time and money on driving as I move through an endless void of cookie-cutter suburban nothingness
@@karnubawax Do you actually visit cities? Most of New York is not scary at all. I was there not long ago. Here in Montreal crime against strangers is almost non-existent.
For me, there are certain benefits and things that you can only get in new york. Premium amenities around entertainment, networking, life-goa-growth essentially. If someone is just working, eating at home, and going to sleep, then yeah, I would say its not the wisest financial choice to live in NYC. But if you are deeply into some specific hobby or community or activity or frequently go to things you can't find outside of NYC, I say its worth it to live here.
I can live on $1100 a month comfortable, get to drive 35 miles to a beautiful National park, go fishing when i want, take beautiful hikes with snow capped mountains in the distance, about an hour to a major airport or major shopping malls, there are plenty of resturants, and places u can zip line or ride horses, the air is clean and fresh, the water is clean and clear, there is not garbage everywhere or ghafetti on all the walls and over passes, the traffic is beautiful as u drive around the large lake to town...see Bald Eagles diving for fish as u drive...and if u made $200,000 a year doing your business, u would be seen as rich here...a 4 hour drive would put u in Reno, or Tahoe for skiing, California for Shopping or in Portand for whatever u wanted...OMG, get out of NYC..
This doesn’t surprise me, Ive been planning to move to NY city for ages but the numbers never add up for me - it’s just too expensive, I can’t even catch up to afford it. Im not renting, I would be buying, but even the monthly carrying costs with no mortgage are higher than anywhere else in north America and I can only afford a small apartment there and I can’t fit all my stuff in there. My current place is 1300 Square feet in Canada, its owned.
Lack of leadership by elected officials, the refusal to punish repeat offenders and the utter lack of civility has made NYC a cesspool. I haven't lived there since 1991. Best decision as the problems are more out of control than ever.
