| New York New York !! Almost everyone is | | | | fact, foreign companies are responsible for 10% |
| familiar with this great city that has so much to | | | | of the private job market. There are some |
| offer on a global scale. It is not only a powerful | | | | excellent opportunities here and certainly potential |
| entertainment center it is also a powerful business | | | | to move up the corporate ladder. |
| center. In fact, it is the heart of the economy for | | | | New York earned the term "The Big Apple" by a |
| the nation and where trade around the world | | | | touring jazz musician in the 1930's. The slang for |
| occurs. | | | | any town or city was apple and so New York |
| With a population of over 8 million it is has the | | | | became "the big apple". |
| highest population density in all of North America. | | | | Housing costs will depend on what part of NYC |
| New York is like a number of communities that | | | | you wan to live in. The Washington Heights is |
| blend resulting in many different ethnic | | | | known for its friendly musicians and Queens are |
| backgrounds also blending. | | | | two of the lower rent areas. In these areas, a |
| New York is very humid in the summers and the | | | | studio might cost you $1000 where as a one |
| winters are usually cold with moderate snowfall | | | | bedroom would average around $1500 and a two |
| and there are usually about 220 frost-free days in | | | | bedroom around $2000 and those are in the low |
| a year. Here is a city focused on the environment | | | | rent districts. |
| and trying to do their part for a greener, healthier | | | | Buying will have you looking at an average price in |
| environment. | | | | the half million ranges and going up from there. It |
| This is a city that has great cityscape with some | | | | is not unusual to be paying well over a million |
| of the best architecture in the county. For | | | | dollars for a condo. There are many local real |
| example, there is the art deco architecture of the | | | | estate agencies that would be happy to show |
| Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, or | | | | you some homes in your price range. |
| the more modern AT&T Building. There are three | | | | Getting from place to place in New York can be |
| visible skylines Downtown Brooklyn, Lower | | | | quite a challenge. By far the most economical is |
| Manhattan, and Midtown Manhattan. | | | | public transportation, but even if you drive or |
| This is a city with an economic and business pulse | | | | prefer to ride in cars, you need to know about |
| that is felt around the world. The New York | | | | parking restrictions, costs, and other NYC bylaws. |
| Stock Exchange is the world's largest stock | | | | The buses and subways are not that bad once |
| exchange, and many large corporations and | | | | you get the hang of it and get the routes down |
| Fortune 500 companies are located in the city. In | | | | pat. |