That's why the 90s were the shit to be in NYC. I moved to NYC in the mid 90s and really from the mid 90s to 9-11 NYC was awesome. Crime had gone down considerably and the city was by no means "cheap" but you could still live in the East Village or LESS for under a grand and a lot of the old dive bars, music venues,…

I know. I moved to LA after 13 years in NYC and was expecting it to be cheaper. It is to some degree. Rent is basically the same although you can get a bigger place and be in a more centrally located area. But once you factor in the car, which you don't have to have but you kind of do, then its not really that much…