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I grew up with my parents screaming and yelling at each other for the rent in Bronx, New York City at the time. It…

— Dion DiMucci

I moved to New York in 2003 with about $100 bucks in my pocket and a suitcase.

— Bobby Berk

I live in Brooklyn. I moved here 14 years ago for the cheap rent. It was a little embarrassing because I was raised in…

— Colson Whitehead

When I came to New York, it was cheap!

— Carl Andre

I moved to New York aged 16, and worked part-time in a Korean store in South Bronx selling groceries, bread and confectionery. I earned…

— Chris Eubank Sr

New York was always more expensive than any other place in the United States, but you could live in New York - and by…

— Fran Lebowitz

I wanted to just get a job so I could have enough money for my own apartment and be able to get drunk. And…

— Nick Tosches

One knew in advance that life in New York would not be easy, but there were cheap rents in cold-water lofts without heat, and…

— David Byrne

I came to New York with $500. That was a lot of money because my allowance was 50 cents.

— Ann Reinking

I love living in Brooklyn. Originally I moved there because I could enjoy a bigger space for less money than I would ever get…

— Raquel Zimmermann

If I could live in New York the rest of my life, I absolutely would, but it's also prohibitively expensive and you have to…

— Samantha Bee

I went to grad school in San Francisco, and then left for New York City with my eye on Broadway. I had saved $5000,…

— Anika Noni Rose