NYC:
(1) Yankees
(2) Good universities (NYU, Columbia, Yeshiva, CCNY, SUNY, NY Medical, Pratt, FIT, Cooper Union, and quite a few less known)
(3) The Jersey Shore/Lawn Guyland beaches
(4) Central Park. Fort-Greene Park. Union Square.
(5) Opera, museums, theatre, arts scene/art galleries
(6) Yeah, nice suburbs too. Places like Summit are 30-35 minutes from downtown if you take one of the express trains
(7) The Catskills and ‘gunks — 2 hr away by car, skiing, climbing, hiking
(8) The whole spectrum of food, including many very ethnic neighborhoods where you can get the real deal
(9) Decent job market/tech scene. Employers that are much more flexible about qualifications than in certain other markets.
(10) First rate subway system. Maybe not for modernity, but for functionality
(11) It’s a walking city. Plenty of opportunities for serendipity and randomness. When I flew back from San Diego in March, I changed from the airport bus to a train at 125th St station. There was an amazing jazzman who’d set up shop outside the station, and there was basically an impromptu street party going at 11 pm on a Friday evening.
The Forbes writer needs to get out of his McMansion a bit more.
