I recently went to New York City for vacation, and to visit friends. I have to say New York is a blast and would be a great place to live for awhile and I am thinking about making the move, but it would be awhile, as New York is very expensive. A 600-700 square feet little apartment can cost like $1300 a month, and there's a city tax besides the state tax. Basically I would need to make twice what I make now salary-wise to be able to live up there comfortably.