Why does every graduating senior want to work/live in NYC?

[Anonymous]

I did NYC starting at 18 for college and left when I was 28. Amazing experience, but it sucked not having much money.

I'd tell my kid to go for it only if they were in finance, consulting, or tech making $$$$.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing compares to NYC in your 20s.

Give me a beach town.

What kinds of professional jobs are available in those beach towns when you’re in your 20s?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree - NYC is wonderful in your early 20s. So much to do, some many new people to meet. Even if you're poor.

How the heck do people in their early 20’s afford to live there?

You have roommates, you eat cheaply, you take the subway

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I want to live in nyc. Why wouldnt a 20 year old?

Because there's no nature, sun, or beach.

Are you nuts? You can literally take the subway to Far Rockaway and go surfing.

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Anonymous wrote:“Now or never!”

Unless they grew up in NYC, no one pictures themself moving to NYC from somewhere else later in life, including when they’re ready to settle down with a spouse and start a family.

So starting their career in NYC makes sense. When else would they do it? Plus it’s easy to find a huge peer group of people in their 20s in NYC whatever field they may be in.

I started my law career in NYC, and my closest college friends started their banking and publishing careers there, too. Fantastic experiences, both professionally and socially, before we moved on elsewhere.

What?! That’s definitely not true. Like many of my friends who lived in NYC when we were younger, I plan to go back and live there in retirement. I’ve watched my mom deal with the impact of living in a car-dependent area while dealing with genetic vision problems, and NYC has always been my planner solution. Fortunately I live somewhere with similar crime/homeless issues and very expensive real estate, so the downsides for most won’t be an adjustment for me.

Many of my friends are in the same boat. No way will I be dealing with a big empty house and a yard in my 70s and 80s.

DH and I are planning very carefully to make it happen. It helps that I lived in an inconvenient neighborhood while totally broke, so I have no illusions about recreating some past glamorous lifestyle funded by my parents.

Same here. Finances willing, we'll live in NYC in the winter months. I am convinced that the walkability helps keep you physically healthy, and the constant stimulation helps stave off mental decline. We know too many people who retire and ferment in place in front of the TV.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to live in nyc. Why wouldnt a 20 year old?

Because there's no nature, sun, or beach.

Are you nuts? You can literally take the subway to Far Rockaway and go surfing.

I once rode a subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan and saw a fellow passenger with wet hair and a Chanel surfboard.

Another reasonably easy beach to access from the city is Sandy Hook (NJ) via ferry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Now or never!”

Unless they grew up in NYC, no one pictures themself moving to NYC from somewhere else later in life, including when they’re ready to settle down with a spouse and start a family.

So starting their career in NYC makes sense. When else would they do it? Plus it’s easy to find a huge peer group of people in their 20s in NYC whatever field they may be in.

I started my law career in NYC, and my closest college friends started their banking and publishing careers there, too. Fantastic experiences, both professionally and socially, before we moved on elsewhere.

What?! That’s definitely not true. Like many of my friends who lived in NYC when we were younger, I plan to go back and live there in retirement. I’ve watched my mom deal with the impact of living in a car-dependent area while dealing with genetic vision problems, and NYC has always been my planner solution. Fortunately I live somewhere with similar crime/homeless issues and very expensive real estate, so the downsides for most won’t be an adjustment for me.

Many of my friends are in the same boat. No way will I be dealing with a big empty house and a yard in my 70s and 80s.

DH and I are planning very carefully to make it happen. It helps that I lived in an inconvenient neighborhood while totally broke, so I have no illusions about recreating some past glamorous lifestyle funded by my parents.

Same here. Finances willing, we'll live in NYC in the winter months. I am convinced that the walkability helps keep you physically healthy, and the constant stimulation helps stave off mental decline. We know too many people who retire and ferment in place in front of the TV.

Agreed on living in a major city in winter months for walking and mental stimulation. I know way too many retirees who seem so checked out of real life living in those vacation areas that have so little interest in the world.

[Anonymous]

So many students at the top schools go into finance and consulting. NYC is the hub of that world and they all have friends there. It becomes self-perpetuating.

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Anonymous wrote:the doorman thing for women is pretty accurate - and the bank of mom and dad will subsidize to get that safety for my daughter

60 year old women romanticizing their 5 story walk up from the 80s is an antiquated trope - walk around the east village on any night and once you cut through the haze of weed, tell me you would want your daughter entering a building alone - pass

You are a complete nutter. I live and work in NYC and hire 22-25 year old women all the time for entry level positions on my team. None of them live in doorman buildings. All of them are fine. The East Village is crazy expensive and not dangerous.

East Village esp at night isn’t great in terms of safety. Google it and you’ll see.

+1

And while NYC is overall much safer than late 80s/early 90s, everyone I know who lived there for a few years has been mugged, many near/in the entryway to non-doorman buildings.
I wouldn't want my kid living in any major city in a building without a doorman/24 hour security or concierge.

[Anonymous]

Soo much more fun than Ashburn or Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to live in nyc. Why wouldnt a 20 year old?

Because there's no nature, sun, or beach.

Are you nuts? You can literally take the subway to Far Rockaway and go surfing.

I once rode a subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan and saw a fellow passenger with wet hair and a Chanel surfboard.

Another reasonably easy beach to access from the city is Sandy Hook (NJ) via ferry.

There is this other place that NYers actually go to called the Hamptons in case you haven’t heard of it.

[Anonymous]

Its fun and exciting as others have said. East Village is dirty and very transient and new grads move in and out pretty quickly if they are not subsidized by parents and can get a bigger place. Most of the kids I know lived there right out of college and then moved to Brooklyn or West Village/Chelsea/Soho if their salaries are high. Both of my kids live there now and it is really fun to visit but I'm always happy to get back to my quiet neighborhood in DC and the slower pace. DC is expensive, but NYC is over the top expensive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the doorman thing for women is pretty accurate - and the bank of mom and dad will subsidize to get that safety for my daughter

60 year old women romanticizing their 5 story walk up from the 80s is an antiquated trope - walk around the east village on any night and once you cut through the haze of weed, tell me you would want your daughter entering a building alone - pass

You are a complete nutter. I live and work in NYC and hire 22-25 year old women all the time for entry level positions on my team. None of them live in doorman buildings. All of them are fine. The East Village is crazy expensive and not dangerous.

East Village esp at night isn’t great in terms of safety. Google it and you’ll see.

+1

And while NYC is overall much safer than late 80s/early 90s, everyone I know who lived there for a few years has been mugged, many near/in the entryway to non-doorman buildings.
I wouldn't want my kid living in any major city in a building without a doorman/24 hour security or concierge.

Yep, just yesterday a 25 yr old woman living her post-college dream had her throat slashed in the middle of the afternoon in Soho. By a career criminal of course, who just a few yrs ago broke the eye socket of a female MTA employee by shoving her face into a pole. Yay bail reform! Go Democrats!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to live in nyc. Why wouldnt a 20 year old?

Because there's no nature, sun, or beach.

Are you nuts? You can literally take the subway to Far Rockaway and go surfing.

I once rode a subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan and saw a fellow passenger with wet hair and a Chanel surfboard.

Another reasonably easy beach to access from the city is Sandy Hook (NJ) via ferry.

There is this other place that NYers actually go to called the Hamptons in case you haven’t heard of it.

Yes; I already mentioned the Hamptons at 16:24 but thankssssss.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I want to live in nyc. Why wouldnt a 20 year old?

Because there's no nature, sun, or beach.

Are you nuts? You can literally take the subway to Far Rockaway and go surfing.

I once rode a subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan and saw a fellow passenger with wet hair and a Chanel surfboard.

Another reasonably easy beach to access from the city is Sandy Hook (NJ) via ferry.

There is this other place that NYers actually go to called the Hamptons in case you haven’t heard of it.

DP. 50 year old successful NYers go to the Hamptons.

24 year old broke NYers without a car typically find someplace a bit closer and less expensive for summer weekend beach time. While there's a train, that's a long way to go.