When did you realize you need to move out of New York City?

I lived in NYC for sixteen years. I still commute to work there most days, but I now live about an hour and a half out. A few things pushed me out, mostly the obvious ones, but just for kicks, …   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [When did you realize you need to move out of New York City?]( Isaac Schmidt, Engineering Director, iOS at National Basketball Association (2020-present) • [Updated October 9, 2017]( [I lived in NYC for sixteen years. I still commute to work there most days, but I now live about an hour and a half out. A few things pushed me out, mostly the obvious ones, ... Read more » [Upvote] 486 [Comment] 70](   [Did Led Zeppelin really steal the chords for stairway to heaven?]( Shane Traveller, Been playing guitar for 40 years • [Updated August 31]( [Yes. Of course they did. By chords I assume you mean the opening descending arpeggios which are nearly identical to the middle break in Spirit’s Taurus. Now, Page claims he... 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If so, what would happen if we were to shrink beyond this level?]( Kip Ingram, PhD Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of... • [Answered August 26]( [The Planck length causes a good bit of confusion for the general public. Popular media coverage of it leads people to believe that it represents some “fundamental unit” of ... Read more » [Upvote] 100 [Comment] 1](   [Why did the rock band Police not get along?]( Andrew Brown, studied at School of Hard Rocks • [Answered May 27]( [I think it was the fried egg incident. They had spent too much time together on the road. The story goes that they were on tour at a coastal town. One of them was cooking e... Read more » [Upvote] 508 [Comment] 86]( [Read more in your feed]( Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go.   [Download on the App Store]( it on Google Play](   Missing out on Quora emails? Be sure to add us to your primary inbox. 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