Why New York Is A Unlivable City
The allure of new york city continues to captivate hearts and draw visitors
into its infamous streets every year with 66 million visitors to the city in
2019
New York is arguably one of the world's most famous cities and has sat
firmly within pop culture consciousness throughout the 21st century to quote
alicia key's 2010 hit song empire state of mind
This is a concrete jungle where dreams are made of but today we're telling
you why that might not be so much the case
Today become a remnant of its former self long gone are the days of
neighborly trust and affordable living new york city's charm is fading fast
ever since the dutch first arrived on the shores of manhattan in 1624
New York city's rapid growth has seen it become the blueprint for most
major cities in the modern world taking the title for the world's tallest
skyscraper from itself multiple times one of the world's biggest financial
and cultural capitals
This city has created superstars like lady gaga and robert downey jr we've
seen countless movies portraying the glamour and glitz of nyc but what's it
really like to live there sex in the cities carrie bradshaw once said in new
york you're always looking for a job a boyfriend or an apartment insane
taxes
New York's governor andrew cuomo raised personal income taxes for top
earners by 10.9 percent in april 2021 becoming the highest in the nation
while expected to end in 2027
Some feel these changes could be here to stay with mark stever chief tax
information officer at jackson hewitt stating temporary things have a way of
becoming permanent cost of living and if it's not taxes it's the cost of
living new york is notoriously expensive 68 higher than the us average
It shouldn't come as a shock though that everything from the cost of rent
to a meal with friends can set you back big time basic wi-fi can cost you
fifty dollars a month and a glass of house wine is nearly nine dollars in
some places and what about groceries
Well you're looking at one hundred and fifty dollars more than the u.s
average it's not uncommon for nyc locals to trek halfway across town in
search of an affordable store new yorkers ultimately spend more when buying
groceries on a day-to-day basis where are the cheap avocados when you need
them with a dizzy economy and a saturated job market
The cause for the high cost of living new york city residents would need to
earn over 12 thousand dollars a month to live comfortably a considerable
amount of which would go toward paying your sky-high rent a post has seen
rent prices rise back up nearly 3 000 a month ending a short period of
relief for renders
New York rent prices are the highest in the city's history and as the third
most expensive city in the world to rent a two-bedroom apartment it's no
surprise 1.5 million people in new york are currently living in poverty with
limited space some tenants are forced to rent out dingy basement apartments
the size of a storage locker just a few miles away in new jersey
However you can bag yourself a studio apartment for a decent price and
still have change to spare
Let's talk about cleanliness for a second commutes across the big apple are
often tinted with the unpleasant smell of urine courtesy of those deficient
in social etiquette beer bottles and vomit line midtown streets and some
alleyways are to be avoided
If you don't want your senses violated so early on a monday morning coming
in at 429 in the global dirtiness index new york is considered one of the
dirtiest cities in the world and it gets worse
The summer months see pollution create a greenhouse effect which actually
traps heat in the city and makes for an unforgiving environment high
population density intoxicated stragglers and the homelessness crisis are
all reasons your front porch may suddenly become free real estate for the
inconsiderate
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