A lot of young people gravitate towards New York for various reasons: to feed their creative side, to follow a loved one, to look for the dream job, to explore possible opportunities, to live out a dream.
Based on the 2007 American Community Survey, just over half of current New Yorkers—50.5 percent to be exact—moved here either from another country or another state. This, despite the numerous problems that plagued two of the city’s major industries: Wall Street and the media. Similarly, a recent Pew Research poll asked Americans about different cities and whether or not they’d like to live there, 45 percent of the people under 35 said they’d like to live in New York.
