New York, New York

Irving Berlin once quipped that "Everybody ought to have a Lower East Side in their life."  The late, great Glenn O'Brien said "Why would you go anywhere else in America, unless it was a return-ticket, high-paying gig?"  Frank Sinatra put it best for the news at hand when he sang, "Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today. I want to be a part of it, New York, New York." 

I want to be a part of it indeed, and that's why I'm moving to New York at the beginning of May. 

I'm not moving to New York for fun. Sure, I'll have plenty of fun in the city that never sleeps, but everyone is hustling seven days a week. I'm moving because of internships (more on that later), coupled with the fact that I missed New York terribly every day since visiting in February. 

Looking back at Monday's memoriam for O'Brien, it's the New York he created that made me fall in love with the city, no matter how much it's changed over the years. Sure, he said "New York isn't what it used to be," but admitted that "no place else is, either."  New York is still the cultural hub of America, a bustling place that feels like "the last great city-state."  It's the center of the cultural world, where trends are created and where creativity reigns.  Art and fashion thrive in New York, and while the rent prices are outrageous, you get what you pay for.  Having all the culture you crave right outside your front door is priceless.

Will I make it there?  Time will tell, though it's worth a shot. As Ol' Blue Eyes crooned, "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere."