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> Access to artistic communities, robust public transit, diverse food and culture, and a fluid job market makes the value add for me a no brainer. Other than the public transit, all of the above are available in any number of towns and cities in the U.S. A half a century ago maybe you had to go to NYC to hear great live music and eat Cambodian food, find specialty ingredients, or get access to off-beat books. But tha…
I've lived in NYC and Buffalo, a reasonably large city 8 hours north of NYC. The two experiences are not at all comparable, particularly with food and diversity in culture. Although a large Chinese population exists as international students in Buffalo, you can't get anywhere near the close-as-authentic-as-you-get-in-the-states Chinese food in Buffalo that is available in spades in NYC area(particularly Flushing,Quee…
Re: Rents in Megacities Can't Go Up Forever
#391By some measures Queens is one of the most diverse places on Earth, so that's not really a fair comparison.