When many people hear the words "New York", they think only of the Big Apple. These people are missing out on the big picture. The state of New York is a very diverse state in both terrain and lifestyle.
Sure, there's New York City and it's super trendy Manhattan to consider. With more than 7.5 million all living within 300 square miles the city has a vibrant pulse all its own. The city that never sleeps, always full of life a flurry of activity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. World-class museums, 5 star restaurants and hot dog vendors on the street, grand hotels, celebrity sightings, socialites, popular sports teams, some of the most exquisite shopping in the world, ethnic neighborhoods to explore and learn from another culture, and a million taxis to help you get around, all of these are the every day ordinary to a native New Yorker. And then, of course, there are the prestigious universities and colleges. If all that appeals to you but you'd prefer to lay your head down where the pace is a little less hectic, the Burroughs of Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island are popular choices. And who can forget about Long Island? For the price conscious, getting more square footage for the money here is a pig plus.
Upper New York State offers more city lights with cities like Buffalo, Syracuse and Albany. Small towns are in abundance throughout the Catskills, vast farmland a rolling hills and the beautiful town of Niagara Falls, an all time favorite spot for honeymooners. New York is a very popular state for living as it offers you the chance to live your life any way you wish in a wide variety of atmospheres with the Big Apple and all its splendor never very far away.
