Actually, it would take a car service from Queens to make a $50 ride out of
Newark :-)
As a recent refugee from NYC to Chicago, I'd say that the only real
difference in living is the housing costs. These should not be
underestimated, and a small number of "deals" in the east village aside,
those of us who (gasp) try to raise a family and aspire for such outrageous
luxuries as bedrooms for children wind up living in Brooklyn and Queens --
and even there a family-sized apartment on the edges of a nice community
like Park Slope go for the better part of $2000 a month.
I suspect New Yorkers can get grouchy just from spending half their monthly
income or more on housing a month.
Now can we move on to other topics? (oops, I guess I still have some New
Yorker in me)
R
Robin Wagner
Projects Coordinator
The Field Museum
Chicago, IL 60605-2496
Ph: 312-922-9410 x245