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Originally Posted by jd3189
As for the list, all of these cities are on my radar for residency/long term. Especially NYC beyond Manhattan and top locations surrounding it. Large parts of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Northern NJ, etc are very walkable and transit oriented while also being relatively affordable.
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Here's the rub, though.
The "desirable" portions of these areas would not be considered affordable. A lot of Brooklyn, in particular, is expensive as hell.
To me, as someone who has resided in multiple areas of NYC, I'd much rather live in a cool neighborhood in another city which offers basically everything (and usually more) that a "relatively affordable" part of Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Northern NJ offers... for significantly less $ and really, significantly less stress.
I guess I just don't get living way the f--- out there and deal with the daily miserable grind that comes with doing so, just to live "in NYC".
New York is awesome, but as far as I'm concerned, it's just not worth it. It takes way more than it gives.