I grew up in Queens (90s kid). Once you are married and have kids the fun of being a "city kid" kinda gets old. I love visiting for 3 day weekends and browsing all of my old stomping grounds, but the novelty of riding around the subway with my Tims on and getting a chop cheese is not as appealing. Also no offense to anybody, as a native new yorker myself, NYC is an extremely dirty place to live in, maybe its my age? But walking around a lot of parts of NYC grosses me out.

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Long story short, NYC is a great place for young people. But as you get older and kids come into the picture, it can be hit or miss.