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Best Places To Live, Eat, Play In NYC: 2023 Recap
New York City communities made some of the best places to live in the U.S. Other rankings looked at the best places to eat in the Big Apple.
NEW YORK CITY — Some of the best places to live in the country are towns and cities in New York City, according to a handful of national rankings released in 2023 that look at quality of life indicators.
Great communities have excellent schools, high-quality health care and good career opportunities, but also great places to eat and play.
Publications such as U.S. News & World Report and Fortune, along with the ratings and review site Niche, used different methodologies to compile their lists. Read more about why New York City neighborhoods were mentioned in these rankings:
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- Niche Best Schools In New York City Area
- Big Apple private schools nabbed most of the top 25 spots on the list, but a New Jersey school got named the best. Other schools named include Riverdale Country School, The Chapin School, Horace Mann School, The Brearley School and Trinity School.
- These 3 NYC Colleges Are Among Top 100 In Nation: U.S. News Rankings
- Columbia University and New York University, plus one more school, made the top 100 list, with other New York City school ranking just barely lower on the list.
Several New York City restaurants were also featured prominently in other lists. Read more:
- NYC James Beard Awards Finalists 2023
- Five chefs and two restaurants were named as nominees, with spots in Brooklyn and Manhattan represented. Only one nominee, Chef Junghyun Park, was ultimately awarded the prestigious honor.
- NYC's 12 New Michelin Star-Winning Restaurants For 2023
- Winners included Meju, a Korean restaurant in Long Island City, Shmoné, an Israeli food spot in the West Village and Torrisi, a contemporary Italian-American restaurant between the Bowery and SoHo
Reliable travel services add to the quality of life in New York City, where one ranking called the city's airports the "best." Read more:
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- LaGuardia, JFK Airport Layovers Among Best In U.S. - MarketWatch
- Both airports cracked the top ten for best airports to have a layover at in a nationwide ranking.
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