I left NYC for the Bay Area two years ago and just moved back. A lot of it was for personal and career reasons, a lot wasn't. At a certain point I couldn't jus

I left NYC for the Bay Area two years ago and just moved back. A lot of it was for personal and career reasons, a lot wasn't. At a certain point I couldn't justify paying oodles for a dark 1BR in Mountain View when that same money could get a better apartment in the West Village.