If you had the money, would you raise your kids in NYC?

[Anonymous]

If I won the Powerball lottery today and had $500M in the bank, I would NEVER even consider living in NYC. It smells like pee, is covered in rats, overrun with trash, has terrible city management, has failing infrastructure, and the crime is uncontrolled. Just no.

Let me think again...

Not even if you paid me to do it.

[Anonymous]

I’m at the body shop and I still wouldn’t

[Anonymous]

No. If I loved NYC and had that kind of money I'd go to Greenwich and buy a huge, beautiful house on the water with a tennis court and be in the city in an hour when I wanted to see the ballet or broadway.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely not. And I was born there.

[Anonymous]

No, never, ever. I lived in NYC and for awhile and always felt claustrophobic there. Love all that the city has to offer, but I guess I’m a country mouse at heart.

[Anonymous]

No, I’ve lived there for a few years and it’s just resting on its old laurels, the city is trash, literal trash. The crime is bad and it’s always been, democrats or not, it was never safe in certain places.


Now if I had all the money in the world, I’d spend it all to live in DC. I loved that place so goddam much and had to leave after 15 years because of kids and house and blah blah. DC is special, very special, and those that can afford to live there are very lucky.

[Anonymous]

We live in NYC and are really happy. But we're in Brooklyn. The city many of you are describing sounds like midtown Manhattan, not where most actual families live. I bike to Manhattan in 25 mins for work and truly couldn't be happier where we are, which feels way more laid back and leafy. Beautiful brownstone blocks. Think sesame street. I have two kids in public elementary school. I grew up in the suburbs and have no real interest in raising my kids there.

[Anonymous]

NO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely not. And I was born there.

Plus 1. Moved to CT (age 8)

[Anonymous]

Another NY native. I wouldn’t move back there for any amount of money

[Anonymous]

Yes!!! We dream of that. No luck for us, but if we could swing it absolutely. I’m living in the CA burbs now & it gets boring fast.

[Anonymous]

I would add: babies or young kids? No. Tweens/teens, absolutely

[Anonymous]

I would say yes except whe I was in college and early twenties and law school….I literally never liked any of my peers who grew up in NYC. None of them. They just weren’t nice. They were kinda haughty and full of themselves in a too cool for school way and weren’t friendly. I would not want my kids to be like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say yes except whe I was in college and early twenties and law school….I literally never liked any of my peers who grew up in NYC. None of them. They just weren’t nice. They were kinda haughty and full of themselves in a too cool for school way and weren’t friendly. I would not want my kids to be like that.

Oh my goodness, same. There was a girl from NYC who lived in my hall freshman year. I remember she went to Chapin. She literally would not even speak to her non rich friends. Would pretend she didn't see you when you said hi to her in the all. Didn't participate in any dorm events. It was bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are and we love it. One kid, private school, big brownstone, and the city at our feet. Crazy expensive but worth it if you can swing it.

This is my life in DC. Big row home with plenty of outdoor space, one kid, private school, quiet neighborhood. You couldn’t pay me to live in New York.