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Episode 948Jun 17, 2023

What it really takes to live in New York City

Plus, does chicken belong in a smoothie?

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What it really takes to live in New York City
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The Carrie Bradshaw lifestyle is unreachable for most recent college grads in today’s New York City, thanks to high housing costs. We’ll get into the lengths some younger newcomers are willing to go to make it work and dig into a related problem: a potential commercial real estate crisis. Plus, how should cities deal with cannabis smoke? Then we’ll play a round of This or That!

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What it really takes to live in New York City