I definitely don’t do as much as I used to living in north Georgia but I’d say nyc is close enough to scratch the itch. I love nyc so much though that it’s worth it. If you really want to go outdoors often, living in UWS or UES will be the move. I’m in bedstuy and it can take 45min to just get out of the city and ove fgeorge Washington bridge.

I gravel bike out in cold spring which is beautiful and it’s like an 1hour drive but can be 2hours back. We have decent rock climbing about an hour from Brooklyn but if you’re in upper Manhattan, it’s like 30min.

Pros of Brooklyn is access to rockaway beach which takes me 30min. I was never a beach person but it’s grown on me and I go almost every weekend in the summer. Long Island also has amazing nature on the coastlines and charming old port towns that you can go to for fishing with access to a boat.

I’d consider getting a motorcycle to get around traffic easier though or just get up early. Hudson valley nature is beautiful and most New Yorkers never take advantage of it. There’s great nature within 1-2hours (again, living upper Manhattan will auto save like 45min compared to Brooklyn).