Oh and access to great surfing? And quick access to excellent skiing? Oh and an award winning, internationally renowned wine country?
Now you guys do have cheaper maple syrup, that's probably worth it. And the fog in the summer here definitely ruins those awesome summer evenings that are so plentiful in NY.
(Btw, these are the things I repeat to myself to be ok with the cost of living here)
NYC's also got great skiing and the wine is nothing to scoff at. Really, the only thing missing is surfing and "internationally renowned" wine.
NYC's got Skiing, yes, but it's nothing like Tahoe... Not even Vermont, though Mad River Glen, will always have a place in my heart; the Paradise trail and it's little frozen water falls to jump off, great memories there.
Valid on the surfing and wine country, but there is skiing in the East :)
You lost me right there