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He is a teacher in this school and went to it when he was young…he is a theory music teacher and incharge of the Gospel Choir..
Ramon Reeberg? Yeah! He's the best.
http://myspace.com/ramonreeb
It is so different from anywhere else in the U.S. it seems.
Public School kids get school breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner, and take home Saturday meals, and summer breakfast and lunch.
You are legally entitled to housing which is a right , and upon demand, if you are not provided within 24 hours a place to stay (even free of charge temporarily if you have no money),or the city must pay $100 first day $50 per day thereafter to you in fines.
Water is included by law in all rent. And under most circumstances cannot be shut off legally, even for non-payment.
Same with heat, with strict minimum guidelines, apartments must be kept at least 68 degrees during the daytime.
You are exempt from having an electricity meter if you are poor and in subsidized housing without major appliances, or an electricity alowance if in private subsidized housing with meters. (Most people in our neighborhood have no electricity meters – the overwhelming majority in this area)
15 Public Hospitals and 6 Clinics (weverywhere) are not permitted to turn anyone away in the Emergency Room, Doctor Clinic, Dental Clinic, Family Planing Center, or Dept. of Health or City Fitness Centers, and Health Insurance Is not a Requirement.
All government health Center fees are $10 for the poor, and all medicine at the many State Run Pharmacies are price controlled at $10 for the poor, and Free for all emergency patients.
A city run non profit insurance company free for the lower class with only $1 deductibles for the middle class, and heavily subsidized state insurance for upper middle class.
By law Medicine can never be denied if you have the inability to pay at any state pharmacy.
Pretty much everyone in the city is in a government housing program, which covers poor, middles class, AND upper middle class semi public housing and housing lotteries.
Food is also a guaranteed right, and must be distributed at drop in centers community centers, and shelter sites. Along with a 24 hour hunger hotline.
Our own City funded full University and college system of 26 colleges and Universities citywide.
Our own city run educational and news television and music and news radio station. (Both commercial free), plus the new city current affairs city hall network, and extensive NYC Media Group.
Extensive rent control in the private rental market.
Our own city progressive income tax, and our own NYC Earned Income Tax Credit, along with a very progressive state income tax and state Earned Income Tax Credit.
Fully Funded Public Schools, with High Schools of Every Specialty, Fashion, Aviation, Performing Arts, Plumbing, Electricity, Transit, you name it, with up to 10 classes a day,in some cases beautiful labs, and even escalators, our own city version of the SAT just to get into competitive high schools, Flexible curriculums with electives at nearly every level. Classes can end as late as 6pm if you choose to stay all day with electives, etc.
Very Extensive city planning, zoning, parks, all spaces.
Wal-Mart has been outlawed from the city and is not allowed to be built here.
Our supermarket grocery baggers are usually unionized.
Higher minimum wage at $7.15 an hour.
Stricter enforcement of labor laws in local courts. (Pro-labor court system)
Our own state funded Welfare Safety Net System, to replace Clinton’s eradication of Welfare (We decided to continue Welfare with our own money)
24 hour bus and train extensive transportation nearly every block of the city, even suburban areas, no more than 20 minute wait for trains late nights.
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Government is such a huge part of everyday life here, and yet poverty conditions are lower than many other cities, especially the south, we are pretty free (just like most of America, no dictator here), We are the safest city in America, and its largest at the same time (people are happier?) And our local economy is very productive (Welfare state, yet people still choose to work). And rich people didn’t leave here in droves (In fact they are still moving to Manhattan in droves) (New Construction is Everywhere) (And almost no home foreclosures).
So what gives? Are we already socialist? Is our state constitution socialist by making health care, water, electricity, housing, heat and food a constitutional right that the state must provide by law?
True taxes are higher but mostly on the wealthy, and most people don't mind because everyone gets services, the poor middle and upper middle class, all get stuff, and the wealthy get a clean city with beautiful parks, and safety, and awesome transport / quality of life.
There are the occasional people protesting, but here people seem to love government so the majority don't care about taxes since its money well spent. This list doesn't even cover half the programs here. (our local library is open 9am – pm 7 days a week with one whole floor dedicated job center with library job counselors), The city also sponsors free wireless internet in public spaces, the list goes on. Anything the private sector does, NYC government does it also.
Just opened up the Center for Financial Empowerment with Free Budget Counselors, and Literacy Centers to learn English Free.
List goes on..
^9am-9pm typo
I love it, I’m thinking now about moving there.
The top 5 countries in the world for standards of living are all Social Democrats with high quality free health care system.
US ranked 17 and no health care last time I checked.
Regards.
I am almost finishes high school and thinking about what I want to do with my life. I don't want to go to college or university. I have the marks for it, but I'm just tired of school and don't want to go for another four years. So, I've always been drawn to New York and have wanted to live there for a long time.
Without post secondary education, would I be able to make a living? I am most interested in pursuing a career in music or writing. What are the costs like for living? I would only want something like a one bedroom apartment, nothing fancy or anything. Just in a relatively safe area. Also, what would the pay be like for someone who only has a high school diploma?
I don't indulge in things I don't need so I'm I can be okay money wise, but I just can't know for sure. I do not want to move and then find that I can't afford to live.
Can anyone give me any advice? I appreciate it SO much! Thanks!
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: Edits and updates enclosed.
New York has the first or second highest pay scale in the country, and this is true down to the lowest level jobs. One thing is universally true everyplace though, and is even more so here: the best paying jobs go to people with a Bachelor's degree or higher. There will eventually be a time in your life when you will have either become a great big star or you will find yourself unable to move any further without that college degree that right now you don't want. There will eventually come a time where the excitement of being here will begin to wear off and all you will feel is how badly you want nice things in life and financial security you don't have. What others seem not to realize, here and in other facets of life, is that this would be true anyplace you go.
I understand about not being ready to go to college. All I'm saying is that if you get to be 21 (edited from 24, which I've decided is really pushing it) and haven't made it in music or writing, start going to college while you continue to pursue your dreams. Make sure you either study something that is really going to pay well here or study creative writing and plan to get a Master's degree and a Ph.D so you can teach.
Living in New York will make you start wanting to afford the good life. You'll want to make sure you can get it.
And honestly? Don't let a serious relationship sidetrack you. You have a while to go before you need to bring that into your life. If after you get here you meet some awesome guy who makes you want to get married, be practical. You're an artist so you have to choose someone who makes a good living.
The best way to make sure you can make a decent living for yourself now is if you either have waitress/bartending experience (tips are quite substantial for good service here), or if you have very good keyboarding skills (at least 60 w.p.m.) and FLUENT use of the Microsoft Office suite (the whole shebang), you will always work even if you mostly temp. You'll want to make sure that you have the ability to operate a switchboard so if you don't have corporate office/secretary/receptionist experience, while you're finishing up high school either get a job in that capacity where you are or maybe even go to volunteermatch.org and volunteer to do it for someone for a few months.
Remember also that college is different from high school or anything that came before it. You might really like it. It was my favorite level of education.
So, yes, if you have those skills I talked about, you can make a living. There are plenty of places, not in Manhattan so much, but in Brooklyn or Queens (Staten Island is too inconvenient as is any DECENT part of the Bronx) where you'll be able to afford a studio or 1-bedroom apartment by yourself or a two-three bedroom with a roommate or two.
You'll love it. This is an awesome place. We'll be glad to have you.
UPDATE:
Do NOT listen to Will. I'm sorry to have to call someone out like that, but it just simply isn't true. What you SHOULD be prepared for is for it to take several months to establish yourself and get hired someplace, so you're going to need your parents' financial help or you're going to need to have six months' expenses saved before you come, and that is a lot of money.
About what Don said, I respect him from my other sightings of him on Answers, but I really don't agree necessarily. I think it can be somewhat like that, but trust me, you can get a studio apartment or a 1 bedroom in a perfectly nice area of Queens like Astoria or Sunnyside for that price or even in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn which has been coming down in price. You will see great deals in Washington Heights but do not, I repeat, DO NOT live there or I will simply have to find you and kick your butt…and I won't be the first.
You can't afford to live in Manhattan if you're going to come to New York under those circumstances. You may as well accept that now. Of course, I've heard some good things about Inwood at the very, very northern tip of Manhattan on the west side and it's still inexpensive relatively, but I haven't seen it myself so I can't swear.
Another thing is, please believe me when I tell you this. People will always tell you how expensive it is to live here, and it sure can be, but it is highly overstated in my opinion. I was born and raised in New York City and lived here until age 30. At age 30, I moved to Austin, Texas and lived there until a few months before I turned 40. My family is a working class family. We live on one income because we have a disabled child at home and it makes it hard for there to not be at least one person here, plus, I have a severe sleeping disorder making conventional employment very difficult for me (I'm going to a sleep clinic soon). In any event, I'm rambling, but long story made short, we have been so much better off since we came back here ("back" for me, just plain here for my husband). Yes, we pay more taxes. Yes, we pay more rent. However, the pay scale is higher and we are no longer supporting a car. In addition to which, our utility bills are roughly half of what they used to be. We feel very much more cash fluid here.
People want you to be prepared for the worst case scenario, and that's well intended, but I honestly think they're being more pessimistic than they have to be.
I will say that a co-signer will help you get past any hurdles you might have if you have no established credit. I think landlords will rent to 18-year-olds. This city is full of college students. But if you're going to do it without established credit, your parents may need to be guarantors on your lease.
If you decide to go for it, e-mail me and I'll tell you where the best and worst apartment listings are.
So, Im going to the 10th grade and my parents are, well to say the least, the type that dont accept C's or even low B's (in certain subjects) and expect me to suceed at whatever i put my mind to. And for the most part i do. I live in a small town and my dreams are farrr, from here.. they lie in New York City!! lol My parents want me to go into the medical field and besides the fact that they want me to, it really interest me. I grew up around nurses, and doctors. Anywoo If i keep getting the grades i do, for the rest of high school, what would you say my chances of getting into NYU are? My final grades on my report card were,
Math- 91
History- 93
Science-86
English-91
Spanish 2- 83
Art-94
Music/Band- 93
Health Educ.- 95
Thanks soo much for your help. Oh and i'd love to hear some responses for students who attend NYU. Thanks a bunch
The grades you show are quite respectable. They should easily get you into NYU, provided all your other work is similar to these grades. Best of luck to you.
