What are some ugly truths of living in New York City?

Before I tear my beloved city to shreds, I'd like to preface it by saying there are many reasons why I love New York City and am very glad I live here. We're the Noah's Ark of cities — every type of human on the planet is represented here. And it's never dull. If I want sushi at 3:30 in the morning, I can get it. read more

I also lived in London, Hong Kong, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Tacoma and New Delhi, so I can say with some confidence that in many ways the ugly truths of New York City are the ugly truths of any big city: the cost of living being probably the most significant. read more

If you were like me and drove everywhere (at the pleas of my girlfriend at the time, a native New Yorker), you will quickly begin to HATE the traffic, insanely high tolls and parking fees, construction, pot holes, car accidents, and parking tickets that comes with living in New York. read more