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Way to wake up a thread, Baz! I was surprised to read the title of the thread until I saw it was from 2012.
NY born and raised, lived or worked in the city for years… you’d have to be crazy, absolutely CRAZY ago move to NY now. The migrant situation is absurd; almost 200k in last 2 years. Thousands of people just standing around in parks and building entrances, no where to defecate but outside. The smell is beyond belief. Pot smoke smell lingering constantly. Subways would be Russian roulette for a woman or an elderly person. Congestion pricing to drive into manhattan, up to $20, double that for trucks. Housing is insanely expensive (as always). Almost 10% state tax and additional 3% NYC tax. 8.875% sales tax on everything. Many high earners leaving, record commercial RE vacancies post- lockdowns and work at home shift, worst gun laws in the country, noise cameras with fines up to $2,000. Catch and release cash free bail District Attorneys… it is a far-leftists dream.