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We’ve all heard the fairytales of fortune and exploration in the Big Apple. The shoddy Brooklyn apartment; the dour, introverted nature of the MTA patrons; the upper east sides and their nanny diaries... We look to New York as the capital of the world atop its empire state, and we hope that we can get just a moment of the wonder those lucky 8 million folks are privy to each day. And we’re also aware of the immense expense it takes to live, for even just a day, in the city tha