Been living in Chicago for 4 years relocated from Europe, would you advise against moving to NYC?

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NYC is a unique place but you should know why you want to move there

Book a long Airbnb stay for 2 weeks and see how you feel. Should give you a small sense of what your social vs work vs family life changes from Chicago would be

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No. I'm planning to move there.

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Depends how old you are lol

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NY is wonderful, and stressful, and very different from Chicago. I second what SD1 said

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