To all New Yorkers

[tootsie]

Hubby will be graduating within two years and he'll be applying to jobs in New York and other states. I'll be applying to graduate schools. We are leaning towards New York. How is the winter there? It is so cold that it's unbearable to walk outside? Are there a lot of blizzards? We really want to live in Manhattan, but I don't know if we'll be able to afford it. We love the city-life, for now anyways. Is Rochester a nice place to live? Hubby is currently researching for a company headquartered there. Any advise will be helpful, thanks!

[f77g4]

I'm not from NY but since I'm in New Brunswick and on the East Coast we tend to get a lot of the similar weather.

I would tend to say that there is a fair bit of snow - they have these things we like to call big nor-easters which are strong storm systems coming up the east coast. Last winter here was the worst winter as far as snow goes that I have seen in several years. I'm not sure about the temperature but if you watch some of those morning programs taped in NY like Regis & Kelly, Today, etc they do segments outside and they seem to be quite bundled up.

[BelhurstBride]

I live near Syracuse, NY and I'm about 90 minutes from Rochester. I really like winter here. It's very tolerable to me, but then again I have lived here my whole life. There has never been a day that I can remember that has been so cold that I can't step outside... but there are days when it gets very very cold! It's typically around the low 30's in temperature. There are a lot of places that are affected by lake effect snow... which is 10 times worse than the regular snow. I don't think Rochester gets too much lake effect, but I'm not positive because I've never lived there!

Like I said, I really enjoy winter... but like all seasons, it starts to get old after awhile. I think you would love NY!

If you have any other questions let me know and I'll try to help! :)

[starsthrumysoul]

I live in Rochester with FH. He grew up here, and I grew up about an hour away. We both love it here and couldn't imagine living anywhere else! You're really close to Niagara Falls (about an hour and a half), and it's so gorgeous around here with all of the finger lakes (and with lakes you get a lot of attractions).

BUT as far as weather goes, winters here can be either fairly light or pretty harsh. We haven't had a harsh winter in a few years, but it happens. Typically we'll get a few blizzards each year, and temperatures probably hover around 20-30 degrees in the heart of winter.

As far as lake effect snow goes - Buffalo gets it really bad, and Rochester gets it only in the northern suburbs (Greece, Irondequoit and Webster areas). It's funny because we live about 15 minutes away from FH's parents. But because they're near the lake (in Greece), they seem to always have like 3 or 4 times the snow we do!

If you don't mind me asking, what company is he interested in?

[tootsie]

I live in Rochester with FH. He grew up here, and I grew up about an hour away. We both love it here and couldn't imagine living anywhere else! You're really close to Niagara Falls (about an hour and a half), and it's so gorgeous around here with all of the finger lakes (and with lakes you get a lot of attractions).

BUT as far as weather goes, winters here can be either fairly light or pretty harsh. We haven't had a harsh winter in a few years, but it happens. Typically we'll get a few blizzards each year, and temperatures probably hover around 20-30 degrees in the heart of winter.

As far as lake effect snow goes - Buffalo gets it really bad, and Rochester gets it only in the northern suburbs (Greece, Irondequoit and Webster areas). It's funny because we live about 15 minutes away from FH's parents. But because they're near the lake (in Greece), they seem to always have like 3 or 4 times the snow we do!

If you don't mind me asking, what company is he interested in?

He's an electrical/computer engineer. He's not really sure yet what kind of company he wants to work for. He's probably going to be employed by a company that works for the government, since he has experience doing that.

[starsthrumysoul]

He's an electrical/computer engineer. He's not really sure yet what kind of company he wants to work for. He's probably going to be employed by a company that works for the government, since he has experience doing that.

Lol how weird - that's what FH does :-P I would tell you what company he works for, but they just had a big layoff the week before Thanksgiving so I don't think they're looking to hire :-P

[NurseLau84]

He's an electrical/computer engineer. He's not really sure yet what kind of company he wants to work for. He's probably going to be employed by a company that works for the government, since he has experience doing that.

If you were interested in relocating to RI (it's not NY, but not far from it), my husband is an engineer and works for a great government contractor. His father is an electrical engineer and works for Raytheon as a department manager, so he hires new EE grads also. I know that they start the new EE grads in the high 60's. Let me know if you want more info!

[mtbny]

I've lived in NYS all my life (grew up outside of Albany, now live 1.5 north of the city). I love it here. NY seems to have a little bit of everything. Yes, the winters are cold (add a very in front of this for places like Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo), but there's nothing quite like the summer and fall here.

NYC is definitely fun, but pricey, too. You can always live outside of the city and commute in. I'm off of the Metro North train line, so I get a nice dose of the country life all week and can go into the city on the weekends if I want.

[bluejay]

There is a lot of lake effect snow storms around that area of the state. I've lived in NYS all my life and have to say I'd love to move to a warmer climate. I don't like the winters--cold, blistering wind, Nor'easterns..too much snow these last couple years. Seems like we have 7 months of winter. 2 months of summer, and the rest is a mix of the two extremes. Summers are nice--unless it rains every other day, fall is beautiful, but spring when everything comes back alive from their long wintry rest is my favorite time in NYS. Although, if I moved to palm trees and sunshine all year long--I'd miss my home state.