20 things I learned while living in New York City

I love love love New York City... I don't know what the future holds since so many things can change in one year. But I am planning to move to another state by 2012. My time in New York flew by so quickly...



20 things I learned while I have lived here:



1. There are so many people doing awesome things in the city. This is really a Networking City.
2. People in New York City are not careful drivers and they do not care! Traffic lights are not followed, NY drivers make U-turns in the middle of the street, honk their horns and yell at you if you actually wait for pedestrians to cross, and they squeeze into parking spaces while scratching their bumpers and front ends.
3. Taxi drivers tend to be crazy drivers.
4. Time Square is really overrated, I think we are like deers attracted to bright lights.
5. The same service can cost you double depending upon the neighborhood or boro you are in. I once paid 40.00 for a pedicure in the Village; whereas I normally pay like around 15 dollars for a pedicure in my neighborhood.
6. There are trash cans on every block, yet people still litter.
7. When you come off of almost all train stops I guarantee you can find one of the following: Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Rite Aid, Duane Read, McDonald's, or an ATM within a 3 blocks of the stop.
8. If you live in the four boros...Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx. You really do not need a Car.
9. Pay phones are non existent except for in Subway stations.
10. I will never see all of New York City, there is so much history and things to do here...
11. Once you understand the subway system, you can hop on any train and find your way back home.
12. The 70s has made a come back in NYC in regards to fashion and decoration.
13. Many New Yorkers always carry a camera with them at all times.
14. There are many "canal streets" in New York City
15. I suggest anyone new to living in cities take a Drivers Education Course
16. You can reinvent yourself a million times while living in NYC
17. Purchase the Monthly unlimited Metro Card. It is $104.00 per month, which is really inexpensive. You ride wherever you want whenever you want. Purchasing $20.00 here and there, (which is roughly 8 trips adds up).
18. There are hundreds of everything within your reach! (You are never tied down to one thing).
19. IKEA is a hidden treasure. I have never been to IKEA before moving to New York.
20. I am blessed to currently be living in the greatest city in the world.