I wish I lived in New York.

[progmom]

x(

So many of my favorite people live here. You can hear amazing jazz every night of the week.

And you can stay up half the night drinking with a friend from DU in a crazy bad piano bar with an out of tune piano where Thomas Paine died. :thunmbsup:

[neweurope]

1. I hope you'll get the chance one of these days. While it's my

greatest wish to live in the country far from any settlement and noise and have the horses around me :)

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[progmom]

2. that appeals too!

:hi:

[Lucky Luciano]

4. I think you will find what you are looking for in

glorious Khazakstan!

or maybe Mongolia!

[neweurope]

6. I'm sure of it. And the prices for land and houses are supposed

to be low. Unfortunately I don't belong to these colonist types.

Ah, I'm sure my wish will be fulfilled one of these days. Probably when I'm too old and sick to tend house and garden and need to live in town for easy shopping and doctors nearby... "Don't wish for anything - it could be fulfilled".

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!

[Droopy]

3. I've been to New York a couple of times

But I never got to know any of the natives. If my few experiences with New Yorkers are any indication of what the majority is like then that is one cool town.

[progmom]

5. Hey Droopy!

The natives I know are on the whole pretty wonderful.

[KurtNYC]

24. Carlos Santana, between songs at Radio City

said (I'm paraphrasing from memory) ~"I hope you all feel how spiritual this city is. You know people have prayed for centuries that all kinds of people could live together in peace. And they wondered too if that was even possible. But when I walk down the sidewalks in this city, it's undeniable. It's reality. To see people of different backgrounds not simply living in peace but respecting each other, seeking out what other cultures have to offer -- that is a profoundly spiritual experience."

Santana later said he likes to give his audience something to take away. He calls it "chewing gum for the soul."

[autorank]

7. Damn right you do!

As the late, great Mayor Lindsay used to say, "New York is a fun place!"

It's the best city ever, anywhere, in the entire galaxy and beyond (and you know there is a beyond). Lived there 10 years, it was a rare privilege. I've fallen in love with Chicago lately, but your post reminded me of my adopted home.

Now there's room to disagree on what I'm saying, don't get me wrong. Don't want to be one of those arrogant New Yorkers. After all, there may be nothing beyond our galaxy.

:hi:

[sir_captain]

8. Best city in the world...

If I have my way, I'll stay here forever

[autorank]

10. If you leave, which I did, it takes years to get used to the changes.

Chain yourself to the doors of your favorite restauranr or whatever, singing "we shall, we shall not be moved." It's worth it.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

9. I plan to move there next year.

If only I could get out of (Hel)L.A. sooner.

[jonnyblitz]

11. it's my favorite place.

:thumbsup:

[Mizmoon]

12. Have you guys been here in the winter?

After a lifetime of New York Februaries, I'm 'bout ready for a warmer climate myself ...

but thanks for the shout out :)

[Catchawave]

14. The museums in February are pretty great!

That's where I'd be :applause:

I love New York City, I try to visit at least twice a year and keep my AMNH membership current :)

[Mizmoon]

19. Doesn't your current state shut down if there's an inch of snow?

Just remember that over the course of the last two winters we have had three blizzards - three official blizzards. Over Jan-Feb-and March 2004 my electric bill was $350 per month and we went through nearly $1,200 worth of oil. We have the most expensive electricity in the nation.

Wait until you find out that it costs $61 to register your car for one year, or get a parking ticket that costs $120, or get a property tax bill that is nearly one month's salary.

You can't rent an apartment here unless you have the most sterling credit imaginable and even then you have to have assets coming out of your eyes.

And if, while waiting in line at Eckard's you don't have your money ready when you get to the cashier, your fellow New Yorkers will kill you and eat you. We are always in a RUSH, dammit. I suppose that's part of our charm. I will tell you that I once nearly killed a couple from the mid-west in Kennedy Airport. They were slow as molasses and I was dying to get home ...

I'm not trying to rain on your parade - just remember that every place has drawbacks, even NY, NY.

[GalleryGod]

13. There's New York...then,Ummmmmm Miscellaneous

L.A. ?:nopity: Sorry! You missed it! LA in the early 70's- as was Cally in general-was simply Mecca!:patriot:

FWIW from one Bi coastal Dude.

[Corgigal]

15. I was there last week

My family stayed 7 days and 6 nights. We took in a couple of Broadway shows and two wonderful museums. We left last thursday and took the train home. My 15 year old was going to cry as we checked out of the Doubletree in Times Square.

SO, since I've been home, back in a red state, I've been going through realtors webpages to see how close I can get to NYC. So far Connecticut and 130 miles away. Might have to do it.

[Mizmoon]

17. Look in New Jersey and on Long Island too

Connecticut is a more expensive option ...

[Corgigal]

21. really?

I found a house I like in Connecticut. I think the taxes are reasonable. New Jersey, taxes are sky high.

http://www.prudentialct.com/Property/listingdetail.asp?LN=377330&txtSearch=All&sql=WHERE%20(idx%20=%20-1%20or%20idx%20=%201)%20and%20AddComments1%20=%20'Y'AND%20((VRMPriceLow%20%20<=110000%20and%20VRMPriceHigh%20>=%20110000)%20OR%20(VRMPriceLow%20%20<=260000%20and%20VRMPriceHigh%20>=%20260000)%20OR%20(VRMPriceHigh%20<=260000%20AND%20VRMPriceLow%20>=110000%20)%20)%20AND%20%20PropertyTypeID%20=%20'95'%20AND%20%20%20%20(Bedrooms%20>=%203%20OR%20Bedrooms%20IS%20NULL)%20AND%20%20%20%20(Baths%20>=%200%20OR%20Baths%20IS%20NULL)%20ORDER%20BY%20VRMPriceLow


I don't think I can find anything on Long Island at this price. I grew up in Westchester so I'm familiar with Long Island. I know I can't afford anything in Westchester anymore.

[Mizmoon]

25. That is very far from the city

True, it's in the relative vicinity, but you sure wouldn't be able to go there easily.

I'm not sure there is any place to work out there either. No state taxes in CT, thought. That's nice ...

[Misunderestimator]

16. Lived there for ten years.... and I still miss it.

But sunshine and warmth won out for me after 20 years in the frigid Northeast. California is a definite improvement over Florida, but there's no place like New York City.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

18. Wanna come be my rommie?

:P

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

20. I'm gonna be there next year!

There needs to be another meet up in NYC :D

[tigereye]

22. I always thought the jazz would probably

be one of the best reasons to live there! ( plus the other great music and art and liberal diversity)

When we played at the Knitting Factory (my one NYC gig), I was more stunned/excited to be on a stage where so many avant jazz wildfolk had played the week before and since!)than to be playing there myself!

[Left Is Write]

23. I wish I could at least visit sometime soon.

When I was a teenager, I dreamed of living in a beautiful apartment in Manhattan and being a hotshot in the advertising business. (Might as well dream big, right?)