Fleeing NYC But Still Want an Urbane Lifestyle? Consider These Cool Suburban Towns

variety.com:

By JeffV editor Traditionally, people move from New York City to the suburbs when they get in to a serious relationship and/or decide to start a family.

Lured by more affordable housing, good public schools and, of course, space, the call from over the bridges and tunnels is often too difficult to ignore.

Not surprisingly, the events of the last few months have made moving from New York City a hot topic of discussion on online forums, blogs and Zoom calls across the city.

The age-old concern for urbane, often progressive-minded New Yorkers looking to head out of town is a fear of the “S” word — the suburbs — and all that it implies: conservative politics and a lack of diversity, both culturally and gastronomically.