10 Reasons why i want to live in New York City

 Manhattan Bridge 

Brooklyn Bridge

1- The Weather - 
"As long as you love me so,Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It snow! (Christmas carols ).
I'm a winter girl for sure. I love rain and snow and every time i chose to travel to New York it was in winter time.There is something enchanting in New York weather and it definitely captivated me as well.

The city turned white 

My New York Winter Look

2- The Fashion-
For fashion lovers, shopping along 5th avenue is a true adventure. whether you searching for labels, souvenirs or housewares, you can find everything here. it most certainly the best shopping that the city has to offer ( well...at least for me ). Don't miss: Macy's, Bloomingdale's, Bergdorf Goodman, Apple Store, Manolo Blahnik, Tiffany and Co (grab a breakfast there, :)), Saks fifth avenue, Barneys, Victoria's Secret,Small vintage shops which are in every corner in New York and many many endless stores . As a fashionista that has a true Pasionista ( lol ) for fashion New York is my ultimate favorite fashion city. for me it's the Mecca of fashion.
Tip: if you're traveling in September or February, don't miss the excitement of fashion week by Mercedes Benz.

 Trying on Manolo's 

3- The Musicals & Times Square-
There isn't more New York than times square (New Yorker's will argue with me about that):
The hot dog and pretzels standings in every corner, huge billboards, theaters, shops, the noise,
Here- the city never sleeps. A small part of it but with huge impact is Broadway and My ultimate favorite cultural activity is to see musicals, love everything about that- the music, the stories , the dressing up nicely, the beautiful theaters,the acting and dancing and the actual feeling like you're inside the story.Times Square is a must see place in Manhattan and exactly what you expect from her, crowded, exciting, touristy,bright and alive !

Times Square

Mary Poppins 

4-Culture: Museums, Exhibitions & Music-
Real experiences are not measured in money but with Curiosity to learn, absorb and understand.
1-There are many museums in New York- Museums in art, architecture, photography, natural history, television, radio and technology *American Museum of Natural History is a must see place. 
Tip! if you chose to come an hour before closing, the entrance is for free. Every Museum has special exhibition for a certain period of time, to enter the special exhibitions you will need to pay extra in addition to your ticket. chose your exhibitions in advance and purchase them at the entrance. 
2-New York public library is a combination of amazing architecture and great love stories, it's a must visit place in Manhattan,enter quietly and explore, chose a book and fall in love. 
3-New York Music- New York is a walking inspiration for musicians,it is a home for all genres such as jazz, rock and the blues, as well as classical and art music, it's also the birthplace of Salsa music, hip hop, punk rock and many other styles.what don't you have here, Jazz Clubs, Small Pubs with shows, Big Concerts, Street music. no wonder that so many songs were written about this city.
To live and Create in the city is one of my biggest dreams ( since i'm a musician in addition to my blogging ) .

American Museum of Natural History

 New York Public Library

Juilliard School- performing arts conservatory

5- The  Neighborhoods-
New York has a lot of great  Neighborhoods that you can visit and live it's spirit- Tribeca and Soho are known by their stylish people, famous celebrities.The area offers the best restaurants along Hudson and Greenwich streets. Soho was known by her artistic legacy, and you can still find art in this neighborhood. if you ask yourself where all the galleries went? well...they have relocated themselves to Chelsea. when i was in Chelsea i found peace, it was very homey ,the atmosphere that it had was enjoyable and i could really understand why people moved theirs galleries (expect the cheaper rent). Chelsea indeed is a must see if you love art or just want some quiet from all the city noise.Chinatown is a very ethnic neighborhood one might say, and canal street is one of the busiest streets in Chinatown. you can find there a lot of stores, markets, Chinese graffiti, fake famous bags and accessories  (which was very fun to see) .as you enter to Chinatown you can get the feeling that you entered a different continent, it seemed like something always happening over there , you definitely won't get bored .as Chinatown community continues to grow it merges with near neighbors like little Italy, one of the most fun food neighborhoods in the city. take a walk along mulberry street which is full of Italian restaurants and have yourself an Italian experience. The East Village and the West Village are must visit too. Greenwich village made me feel like I escaped New York and came to Europe especially because off all the bohemian houses that decorated the place. the west village became very famous over the years because of his famous residents too. if you want to go to a great bar, than you should come to the east village, you won't lack it, we went to "pianos" and had a great time. east village has changed a lot over the years and now contains a high living standard filled with great night life, shopping  and restaurants. many more neighborhoods are on the list that you can visit, Union Square which has famous Monuments (George Washington, Gandhi). Gramercy park ( between east 20th  and 21 st' is one of the city's prettiest squares). Broadway ( which was mentioned above). It's amazing how every neighborhood has it's own special spirit and just by walking through Manhattan streets,  you can learn so much about people, culture and the universe.

 Chelsea

 Upper West Side

 China Town

5th Avenue

6- Sky scrapers & Monuments-
There are many Sky scrapes in NYC like the Chrysler, Wall street, Trump Building and the most known of them all is the  Empire state Building. Climb the 86th or 102nd floor, from there you can view the whole Island.In addition to the Observation Decks, the visit includes  historical Exhibit, the new Sustainability Exhibit, and an interactive audio device. Visit the website to get the prices- http://www.esbnyc.com/buy-tickets .
The Famous Must See NY Monuments are the Statue of Liberty, 911 Memorial ( next to it is the new world trade center ) in order to see the statue of liberty you would need to take a fairy from Battery Park , you can chose to stop and climb up the statue or continue to the Ellis Island.
The 911 memorial is a tribute to the lives of those who died and lost in the terrorist attack in September 11, 2001.

Statue of Liberty

 Empire state Building 

The view from Empire state Building

 911 Memorial

7- There Is Never A Dull Moment- 
You can describe New York in so many ways, "The Big Apple", " The city that never sleeps",you won't find a dull moment that's for sure.There is always something to do, to see, to eat, everyday can be different from the day before and you will probably see something new everyday as well as learn something new.

8- Christmas Time In New York City - 
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. New York Glows at Christmas time and of course at new years eve, the whole city is lighted with such an amazing spirit, you can feel the joy in the air, the city's spirit is a living proof that new years eve is all about spending your time with your loved ones and for me it is more than perfect. there are plenty of things you can do during your stay at this time. In addition to what i wrote aforementioned:
1- Go to see "The Christmas Spectacular" ( The Rockets) -A show at the  Radio city music hall,which is  amazing .you can catch a show every year between 25/11- 30/12.
2-Ice skating - most of the people go ice skate at Rockefeller center but i think it's a little pricey especially during the holidays so we went ice skate at Brayant Park, it was perfect and we had a lot of fun.
3-Visit the Rockefeller Center which is one of new York's famous Landmarks, At Christmas Time Standing there an Impressive Christmas Tree & The Rockefeller center menorah.
4- New Years Eve at times square- DON'T MISS IT!!!

Rockefeller Center

The Rockets

The Christmas Spectacular

Radio City Music Hall

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

 New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve Ball 

9-Inspiration Is Everywhere and in Everything- 
Everything inspires me in this city: the air, the smell, the people, the street art, the sirens and traffic noise, the billboards, the fashion, the culture and many many things more. Everywhere you look you are inspired in this city.

 Love is in the Air

 Central Park

Strawberry Fields 

10-The Inner Feeling- 
It was in 2007,my first visit to NYC. I got to the grand central station at 89 E 42nd Street, 
I looked up and felt this enormous wind on my face, imminently I knew-I belong here.my life has changed since then, the next few years i tried to understand what was in this city that hooked me up but no matter what answers i found it never was as simple as I belong here. Maybe it will happen now or in a few years, Me and New York City will be reunited.

Photo Credit : Naveh Grofi & Oxana Abramov Grofi