10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Moving to NYC...

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I was born in Brooklyn and moved to Staten Island as a teenager.I love living in NYC especially in Staten Island.I am a quick train or ferry ride to Manhattan or Brooklyn and all they have to offer yet I have the quiet and the space of the suburbs.Living in one of the boroughs is completely different than living in Manhattan.The boroughs have a neighborhood feeling and friendlier people,Manhattan can be a very lonely place even with all those people around.The people in Manhattan tend to keep to themselves more and are more of aquaintances then neighbors !

This isn’t really related, but I just wanted to state it: it’s underrated how great it is living in New York as a blind person. I don’t anymore, but things like writing the transit for free, the free vet for service dogs, and the plethora of talking lights really improve the experience

I have traveled the world over and visited many cities and I still love coming back to NYC at the end of the day. There's nothing like NYC.

When I lived in Brooklyn, I frequented the same Starbucks locations so often that the barista would have my order waiting for me at the bar before I even ordered. I loved that and miss it. There is a Starbucks near where I live now, but despite my going there almost every day, they are just not as good as the ones in Manhattan. I also learned how to be (slightly) more assertive because you can't be a mouse in NYC and get anywhere. As Frank Sinatra sings in New York, New York, "If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere." That is so true.

😁 Again, I started to live in NYC on Jan 1st 1986 with a new IT gig but I had a roommate (that I rarely ran into) and first three weekends I spent… at the Metropolian Museum! The first year I hit every museum, theatre, park and restaurant (solo) - yeah - I did the bar and club scene for the 2nd year but I’m not “good looking” and/or RICH! So meeting New York “women” was waaay more ‘work’ than was worth it! So I switched my interest to taking classes, Intl travel, learning Latin Dance and going back doing theatre like I enjoyed on High School… in fact, that’s the only reason I go to NYC now - shot my first video there this last October because it’s still the cheapest place to rent a theater engage great (and unappreciated) talent; from actors to video crew!

Hey John, my wife and I just spent 5 days in NYC for our 35th anniversary. We loved our trip and found all of your content super informative and helpful!! Thank you so much!!

Just a side ick: hate it when YouTubers talking about NYC financial situations always default to ppl making $100k+ as if it's "so normal". Most of us, and most of the viewers, are making under $60k in NYC

I live in the tristate and thus I visit the city often, whether it's driving in the Bronx for white castle or taking the train into Manhattan for the day, going to see a show in Brooklyn, etc.... Whenever I visit the city, I find myself really feeling "at home" in the sense that I feel more confident and genuinely enjoy my time there. I find myself thinking "I could get used to living somewhere in the city" but then I start thinking of all the drawbacks. The cost of living is out of control in NYC for the amount of space you get. The pest problem is insanity as well. I can deal with seeing rats once in a while, but the fear of picking up bed bugs on the subway freaks me out enough to not wanna live there. I also wouldn't be able to get used to the 24/7 noise. I dont mind the background noise, but at 3am I'd lose my mind pretty quickly hearing 140 decibel sports car engines and endless sirens. Also, if you've ever been, chances are you've experienced the smell of sewage in 75% of the streets you walked down. And so by the time my trip is over, I realize how much nicer it is living just outside the city where I can take a train and be in Grand Central within a couple hours on any given day, which lets me live in suburbia for less money in a bigger home in a cleaner town, and I can simply enjoy the city whenever I'd like.

Born & bred in nyc - i have no friends here and now i am aline at 63 years old - very transient place.

This was a really good video. Interesting take on things from someone who actually has lived there for a decent period of time. Does Jon ever make a bad video. His advice is so simple and realistic. No BS. Best New York YouTuber without a doubt.

I've lived on the back of a walk-up building for more than 40 years without a street view, but I get light (top floor) and it is SO QUIET. For four years in the 1970s I lived on the front of a busy corner at 70th and Amsterdam Ave. and the traffic noise was unbearable during rush hours with a lot of honking of horns and louder sirens and firetrucks. I miss the elevator now that I am much older.

8:40 This applies everywhere you live. Everyone should have a local coffee shop or restaurant where people know you, even if it's just knowing your name.

One of your best ones ever, Jon. Thank you for going deep with it----from friendships, to mental health stuff-----amazing info!

Hi Jon, last month my husband and I went to NYC for our 15th wedding anniversary and your tips were so helpful for us. I enjoyed it SO MUCH and I want to plan another trip there. I fell in LOVE with the city! It was so awesome so thank you for all the tips and tricks you give in your videos :)

Great review and some sage advice Jon. Great viewing as always ❤

I’m going to newyork for the first time in 10 days!!! So excited. With that said, can you make a Holiday Guide!??? What Christmas things are there to do?? Which places have decoration up already? What holiday events are open? Let me know!!

That was quite a personal video, great points.

Jon Yep here in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn it can get expensive. As a New Yorker oops Brooklynite I've had lots of friends and sadly some of them are resting in peace. Even Sheepshead Bay is getting expensive that includes the cost living. Rent. Food Shopping. I go to Manhattan mostly for Rangers games. Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Museum of Natural History. The Bar /Restaurant i go to ( Wheelers) has great service and everyone knows each other. Nature here in Brooklyn or off Brooklyn and Queens has lots of Marine life. Whales. Sharks. Striped Bass. Porgies. Tautog. Dolphins.

This was super practical advice ! Thank you !