If you want to move here you can. If you're set on it, then there it is. You're the only one stopping you from moving. Millions of bright eyed people from around the world have dreamed of moving to NYC or LA or Paris, the lights, the culture, everything. You can too.

Don't worry about "expectations" other than like most big cities, NYC is expensive, so expect it to be expensive. NYers tend to complain about 1 major thing, the price. Next would be how the Knicks could be good, but they never are, god dammnit.

The best place to begin is deciding if you want to move or not. Take it out of the theoretical.