Living in New York provides many varied cultural opportunities. Broadway is a stones throw away and reduced price tickets for many shows, concerts and movies can be purchased through the student cultural affairs office of the medical school. There are hundreds of parks in the New York area, with Manhattan's Central Park dominating for cyclists, roller bladders or those wishing for a peaceful stroll through Strawberry Fields of Sheeps Meadow.
When you are bored with Manhattan, you are bored with life! Some suggestions: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Natural History Museum; The Gugenheim Museum; The Jewish Museum; The Lincoln Center for Performing Arts; Carnegie Hall; New York City Ballet; the Planetarium; Museum of Modern Art; China Town; Little Italy; SOHO; Greenwich Village; The Cloisters; the Bronx Zoo; Statue of Liberty; Empire State Building; Ellis Island; Brooklyn Botanical Gardens; Madison Square Garden; Yankee Stadium; Shea Stadium...
Restaurants abound and it has been said that it would take many a lifetime in order to eat at all the restaurants within New York. No cultural or ethnic group is under-represented!
Living in New York is easy. Apartments are always obtainable within all five boroughs with affordable rents. From towering apartment houses to ivy clad brownstones, there are abundant choice - of course depending on your budget!
And within the tristate area, beaches, mountains, lakes and forests to suite all your needs.