‘It’s Not Like in New York’

One year gone, but New York still lingers.

I’m sitting at a table in Moynihan Hall’s food court, waiting for my Friday night, 5 PM Acela Express back to Boston. It’s a trip I’ve made every three months since I officially left New York City in August 2023, after twenty-two years of living there.

Photo by Cody Martin on Unsplash

I tell myself I come back for practical reasons. My hair. My friends. M…