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