New York City is home to 65 Fortune companies , the second-highest concentration of Fortune companies in the world, outside of Tokyo. In terms of finding a job in New York City, you need to be keenly aware of finding a job that works well with your lifestyle because one thing you learn quickly after moving to New York City is that you will need to hustle hard.
With a population of 8. With 8. However, relative to its size, New York City is considered one of the top 5 safest large cities in America. You just have to know which main streets to stick to and which areas to avoid. Instead, I stick to the main streets where eager tourists and locals alike meander through the city streets while returning home from late night meals or libations.
I currently live in Manhattan and understand that busy streets are not as common in the other boroughs, so make sure to do deep research on the area you plan to move to NYC. NYC is also home to one of the most gorgeous libraries in the world , the New York Public Library, which is also the third largest library in the world. I personally feel like I can be whoever I want to be — seriously.
For example, within two months of moving to NYC, I found that my wardrobe had completely changed. All this to say, if you need a fresh start in life then moving to New York City is a great place to start. I swear, this city makes you self sufficient. This is the city where trends are born and million-dollar ideas take root. In fact, New York City was home to more billionaires than anywhere else in the world , before being surpassed by Beijing not too long ago.
And since everyone is hustling hard to get their piece of the pie, you will make some serious connections while living in NYC. I will add, the social atmosphere in NYC is downright addicting and has changed me. I went from hanging out with close friends once a month to grabbing drinks with friends 2 times a week after moving to New York City.
For example, my husband and I took a morning stroll through Central Park and stumbled across a film production at Bethesda Fountain where we watched Sarah Jessica Parker film a scene for the Sex and the City reboot. Another time I was once crossing through Washington Park on my way home at midnight. Lo and behold — there was a full blown piano concert in the park. The best part? Visitors were invited to lay under the piano for a unique experience, it was so magical.
Oh my goodness! New York City is a melting pot of different cultures so you are privy to the best-of-the-best regarding all types of cuisine. I share gems and photos, not spam. The amount of public parks sprinkled throughout the city is a huge perk of living in the Concrete Jungle.
Obviously Central Park takes the cake, spanning nearly acres, this gem is bigger than the country of Monaco and is the most filmed location in the world. For the most part, New Yorkers dress very well, especially when compared to other US cities. Personally, I noticed this change in myself. As mentioned earlier, my wardrobe has substantially changed since moving to New York City and I love it.
It cracks me up. Plus, the savings are starting to add up. You may not realize how big of a perk this is until you move out of New York City but just wait until you move somewhere else and find yourself craving cookies at 2am. We recently met up with some friends from Portland and found ourselves out until 2am.
We capped the night with a slice of pizza before heading home. I did too so I wrote about it. Read the latest post here. I first fell in love with NYC after visiting for the first time after college. But as most New Yorkers will tell you, you pay for the access, not the space. You quickly learn after moving to New York City to take advantage of the blissful spring and fall seasons.
The temperatures are perfect and the spring blooms and autumn leaves dazzle the city in breathtaking color. However, summer is an absolute bear! As you may or may not know, trash bags are tossed on the sidewalk to be picked up by sanitation workers. The winter weather sits on the other end of the spectrum. A brutal bone-chilling cold awaits you from November to March and you better be sure your tiny closet is full of good coats and wool socks.
Need help getting through New York City winters? New York City is the 7 th most expensive city in the world. Expect every day things, like haircuts, groceries and experiences, to be much more expensive while living in New York. And since daily life in NYC is much more social than other cities, you can expect your friends to suggest meeting up at bars more often than not. In fact, the high cost of living in New York City was the hardest adjustment for my husband and I.
So it takes a while to adjust to a more disciplined way of daily life in New York. Not only will you wait in line for most popular restaurants, but the streets are crowded all the dang time. Comes with the territory, I guess. I feel like all first dates in NYC should go something like this: Name, occupation, longest wait time.
Because nothing proves commitment like a 2 hour line for donuts. You can tell this by how fast they walk … everywhere. They have places to be and people to see. I can try to explain it away, but why bother? Of course, some things have changed due to COVID and broker fees were paused for a while because landlord were having such a hard time finding renters. But in any case, expect to find yourself refreshing apartment websites hourly and touring a handful of places before moving to NYC.
I wrote about our experience finding an apartment in New York City here. New York City is a hard working city.
Sounds like a distant dream. Living in NYC is not for the faint of heart, most come here to make a name for themselves, and it shows. Expect to put in long hours. For example, both of our long-term NYC friends work until pm in the evening.
You can to hustle to make it here and everyone works hard. Most of the residents are Puerto Rican, but there are also many Cuban, Dominican, and Mexican immigrants. While East Harlem has one of the highest concentrations of public housing in the United States, the area has been undergoing neighborhood gentrification.
West Harlem is one of the most picturesque neighborhoods in all of New York City. Although this area has undergone many changes due to gentrification, it still has its amazing rowhouses on quiet, tree-lined streets. The cost of living always comes to mind when you think about moving to New York City. Harlem is one of the most affordable areas in New York City.
However, the median rent in Harlem is much more affordable than these averages. However, the average rent in the smaller Harlem neighborhoods can vary greatly. Harlem residents have seen this area undergo many changes. In many cases, abandoned lots have been replaced by new affordable housing buildings and condos.
These parts of Harlem are emerging as great places to live, especially on the brownstone-lined blocks. After all, there are historic sites and odes to Old Harlem all around the neighborhood that range from The Apollo Theater to Abyssinian Baptist Church.
Boulevard that honor the civil rights icons who walked down them. However, living in Harlem offers much more than a glimpse into history. Harlem has been home to many African American artist groups who have contributed unique art and ideas to African American culture.
Harlem enjoys proximity to downtown Manhattan, but unlike other neighboring areas, life in Harlem tends to feel a bit quieter and more residential. Plus, the NYC subway system makes it easy to get around town and visit areas that range from Midtown Manhattan to Brooklyn. When it comes to grabbing a bite to eat, there are plenty of places that Harlem residents frequent. Harlem restaurants are well known for their soul food options. The familial parameters give life to my off-hand jokes about frequent trips outside my native Bed-Stuy to keep my self-proclaimed street-cred in tact.
I leave to escape the spoils of Ubers and Juuls my newly minted city peers indulge, in exchange for the familiar hour-long train rides and loosies I have always known. The narrative centered on gentrification is usually framed around an influx of people from a higher economic background than the neighborhood they are moving into, dislocating natives who can no longer afford to stay as prices skyrocket to accommodate the newcomers.
Although this oversimplification is partially true and has been recycled for a little over a decade, it is not the total reality of New York City natives. It is dangerous to assume everyone has left, gone and forgotten, somewhere down South or out West. There are many conversations about the inclusivity paradigm and keeping community alive.
As transcendent as it is to see something constantly being created out of nothing, there is still so much pain, trauma and suffering overlooked for our strength and resilience, a detrimental glorification of the Black experience. Anti-blackness takes on many faces and those with the resources to help simply do not, instead perverting our symbols of joy for commodification and capital.
They all remind me of a spirit lost in Brooklyn that rages on the other side of New York. But there remains a transfer that is obvious to anyone attracted to their hometown identity. Recently, an Asian colleague was in the midst of hosting an event about Black History Month with their white and Asian peers. There were no easily perceived black-identifying people to suggest this was orchestrated by and for the remembrance of African forefathers.
For us, about us, with none of us no behind the scenes, so much as front and center. Upon expressing discomfort for lack of visibility and overall confusion at the integrity of the event, my black peers and I were met with deflection, lack of accountability, victim-blaming and tone policing. Our feelings were overlooked because of our perceived expression as angry, hysterical and over-exaggerated.
I hear you. A new outfit, but very much the same beast. During a conversation with an old friend, their Ivy League professor noted a friend of his got sexually harassed on the train. This is not the New York they expected, and while my friend and his professor live a mere two blocks away from each other on Eastern Parkway, they are worlds away.
Presentable to new influx coming in by day, pandering to locals by night. Everywhere and nowhere but very much present — a complicated position Brooklyn and Harlem must reconcile.
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