Living in New York City seems like a dream come true from the outside looking in. There are many reasons why someone, especially a college graduate, would love to live in New York City. It could be the beautiful scenery or the fact that if someone goes on tour, there's a 90% chance they're going to Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the Barclays Center or the countless amounts of small venues. But there is much more to living in New York. There are actually reasons why you should live there.

1. Friends

This isn't a major issue, but it is an issue. There are enough people in New York City, a subway ride during 4-6:00 p.m. will show you that, but that’s also a problem. Everyone is so replaceable you’ll find yourself forgetting your old friends and constantly making new ones that eventually you wont have any solid friends. This is also not good for your mental health as it is speculated the mental health issues in New Yorkers is increasing. Fresh out of the stress from college, jumping into this environment doesn't seem like a healthy decision.

2. Transportation

If you aren't from the City, the subway map looks like someone on acid tried drawing a rainbow. Its not that difficult to understand from the standpoint of someone who lived in the city all of their life. Don’t try and say, oh I’ll just drive, because its unwritten law that unless you're famous, super rich, a bus driver, and taxi driver, or an uber driver, your car should not be on the road. Plus although sometimes unreliable, the MTA is the quickest way to navigate the city. At least plan to visit a couple of weeks in the summer to acclimate yourself with how busy it will be and how weekend services will mess you up.

3. Crime

New York City is beautiful in the daytime but at night things can get dangerous real quickly. Recently, women are being targeted and slashed in the face for no known reason. Although it may not seem like it, gang activity is till present in various areas. Depending on the area, the response by cops will not be as quick as you think. A stroll through central park at night may seem like a dream scene but it’s not like in movies and you probably can get robbed and assaulted. Of course it will not be to the extent you see on Law & Order: SVU but it is still a traumatize experience that shouldn't be a part of the NYC experience.

4. Jobs

Finding a job in New York City is probably like registering for classes. You have to have a job, just like you have to be in a class, but it isn't going to be the one you want unless you have a certain privilege. I guess it's a great thing McDonald’s raised its minimum wage because maybe that’ll give you a chance of living in the city.

5. Rent

This is the one you've been waiting for. Rent in New York City is continually rising. Dont think “Oh I’ll just live in Brooklyn because of it’s cultural history,” because it’s considered more gentrified than Manhattan. Try your luck out with Queens. It may be a long subway ride but at lease you're technically still in the city. Don’t even try to live in Manhattan unless you want the bedroom to be the size of a single dorm room and the rest of your apartment the size of double room with the rent being $1,500 a month. Certain ares of the Bronx are unsafe and nothing good has been said about Staten Island.

Although it may seem like New York City is a dream place to live, its actually a nightmare in disguise. Instead of trying to uproot yourself fresh out of graduation, try going to the south where the cost of living is a lot cheaper and then try New York City. Then again, just stay in your current hometown for a couple of more years and try the City. Build up yourself and mentally prepare yourself for the high-risk, fast-paced lifestyle of the big city