Retire in New York City: Even if You're Not Rich

This is not your parents? retirement. With this book as your guide, you can embark upon an active and often exhilarating retirement in the most fascinating city on the globe.

If you?ve enjoyed visiting, imagine what it?s like to live there. Retire in New York tells how you can take an active part in the artistic, theatrical, intellectual, and political life of the city. Tourists go to shows, operas, and museums. But New Yorkers can get behind the scenes: talk with playwrights, watch dance troupes rehearse, and visit the studios where artists are perfecting their crafts.

You Don?t Have to Be Rich to Retire in New York.

The authors demonstrate that anyone with a reliable income on par with a retired college professor from Walla Walla, Washington, can afford to rent or buy an apartment in a safe and convenient neighborhood in New York City. Prize-winning investigative reporter Rita Henley Jensen leads you through the mysteries of apartment hunting, whether you are looking for a small one-bedroom in Queens or a large three-bedroom in the most exclusive neighborhoods of Manhattan.

And You Don?t Have to Be Rich to Revel in New York.

Visitors see crowds, noise, and expense. But living there feels different. Janet Hays reveals the inside story on finding art, music, theater, and sports a modest cost. She describes clubs, choirs, and classes; tells you where to hike and how to volunteer.

Retire in New York also profiles men and women over 50 who enjoy the pace and zest of New York. Their exciting and inspiring stories will help you shape your own retirement in the capital of the world.  more