Hall do a one-night-only performance of Radiohead covers.” Gina, 33: “I am a person that obsessively follows bands and music, so it's nice to live in the usual stop for rare performances and one-offs, instead of swearing at my computer in Lakeview realizing I can't fly across the country 50 times a year to see Björk play residencies or Michael C. By the token of near-constant anonymity and ability to drift into a crowd, I feel empowered to make bolder choices. White said, ‘On any person who desires such queer prizes, New York will bestow the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy.’ And this feels distinctly true. There are many media companies in New York that aren't going out of business or in financial ruin.”
(Sorry LA, I love you, but you are a group of suburbs.)”īob, 28: “I work in media, and the fact of the matter is, New York has so many more opportunities in that field than Chicago. Lauren, 35: “When I found out that New York was the only city that was bigger than Chicago, I wanted to go there. Grayson, 32: “I moved to New York for a girl. Also, in my opinion, Chicago was not as progressive as I would have liked as a gay man and a liberal.”
We'll let the ex-Chicagoans take it from here.ĭrew, 28: “I didn't have much of an education beyond high school, and I felt very limited by the options available to me in Chicago. Below, we've rounded up readers' most interesting, heartfelt and caps-lock-y thoughts on why they left, how they feel New York surpasses Chicago (ugh), and what they miss about Chicago (a lot!). Last week, we put out a call for stories from people who made the move from Chicago to New York, and we got a novel's worth of replies. Here's What People Who Ditch Chicago For New York Miss Most By Mae Rice in Arts & Entertainment on 3:00PM