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Daily Life in NYC.
My Daily Life in NYC guides, with my verdict on each.
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What I’d read first in Daily Life in NYC- NYC Hidden Gems: 15 Places Most Tourists Will Never Find15 places, 12 worth it
- The Unwritten Rules of NYC That Nobody Tells You
- Do You Need a Car in NYC? An Honest Answer From Someone Who Ditched Hers
- Question from a reader: How do I prep for the winter weather in NYC?
- Getting a Doctor, Dentist, and Everything Else Set Up as a NYC Newcomer
- The Real Cost of Commuting in NYC
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- The Unwritten Rules of NYC That Nobody Tells YouNobody handed me a manual when I moved to New York. I had to learn every single one of these the embarrassing way. The time I stopped in the middle…Updated · Oct 2026
- Do You Need a Car in NYC? An Honest Answer From Someone Who Ditched HersI sold my car three months after moving to New York, and I cried a little in the parking lot when the buyer drove it away. Not because I loved the…Updated · Sep 2026
- Question from a reader: How do I prep for the winter weather in NYC?Hi there! There’s a lot of new faces on here (welcome!) so please allow me to (re)introduce myself.Updated · Sep 2026
- Getting a Doctor, Dentist, and Everything Else Set Up as a NYC NewcomerMy first apartment in New York had beautiful light, a landlord who ghosted, and exactly zero electricity for the first two days I lived there. I had…Updated · Sep 2026
- The Real Cost of Commuting in NYCFor my first three years in New York, I bought a 30-day unlimited MetroCard on the first of every month like it was rent. It was the one number I…Updated · Sep 2026
- Is It Worth Living in Manhattan vs Brooklyn Right Now?People love to ask me which one is better, Manhattan or Brooklyn, like there is a scoreboard and I am the referee. There isn't. My husband and I have…Updated · Sep 2026
- Setting Up Your First NYC Apartment: The Stuff Nobody Warns You AboutThe lease was signed, the keys were in my hand, and I remember standing in the middle of my very first empty New York apartment feeling like I had…Updated · Aug 2026
- How Much Apartment You Get for $2,500 in NYCThe first apartment my husband and I looked at in our $2,500 range was a studio on the Lower East Side that the broker described, with a completely…Updated · Aug 2026
- Which NYC Neighborhood Should You Actually Live In? A Newcomer’s Honest MapWhen my husband and I first moved to New York, we picked our neighborhood the way most newcomers do. Badly. We saw a listing that looked charming in…Updated · Aug 2026
- Moving to NYC in the Fall: What I Wish I’d Done in AugustThe first fall my husband and I spent in New York, I made a very specific mistake. I moved in September with a tote bag of summer dresses, one…Updated · Aug 2026
- How to Find a No-Fee Apartment in NYCSix years in New York and I have signed leases both ways. The old way, where a broker I never hired and barely met handed me a bill for one month's…Updated · Aug 2026
- Roommates in NYC: How I Found MineMy husband and I did not start out with a two-bedroom to ourselves. We started, like most people who land in this city with more nerve than money, in…Updated · Jul 2026
- Moving to NYC, What Nobody Tells You Before You Sign a LeaseWhen my husband and I were first apartment hunting here, I thought the hard part would be the rent. It was not the rent.Updated · Jul 2026
- Renting Your First NYC Apartment, The Honest Survival GuideThe first time my husband and I applied for a New York apartment, we lost it. Not lost as in misplaced. Lost as in someone with their paperwork…Updated · Jun 2026
- How Much It Actually Costs to Live in NYC in 2026, A Real Monthly BreakdownEvery "cost of living in New York" article I read before we moved here did the same annoying thing. It gave me one giant scary number and no idea…Updated · Jun 2026
- The NYC Walks I Never Get Tired OfUpdated · Mar 2026
- NYC Date Night. Where I’d Actually Take Someone I’m Trying to Impress.Updated · Mar 2026
- NYC Subway Etiquette. 12 Things That Will Get You Dirty Looks.The New York City subway is the great equalizer. Billionaires and buskers ride the same car. But there are rules. Not posted rules. The kind you…Updated · Mar 2026
- Can You Drink the Tap Water in NYCYes. NYC tap water is some of the best in the country. It comes from reservoirs upstate and it's genuinely delicious. I say this as someone who moved…Updated · Mar 2026
- The Magic of Fall in New York CityFall is in full swing around here and I, for one, couldn’t be happier. There have been so many “pinch me” moment over the past week because of the…Updated · Nov 2023
- One Slow Day in GreenpointAs mentioned last week, I’m trying to spend most weekends exploring new areas of the city. It’s such a joy to live in New York, but it’s far too easy…Updated · Nov 2023
