Q&A: What Brought You to New York?

Leh Karpel, 25, Manhattan, Actress-'I'm from Chicago. I moved to New York for work, there's more opportunity for actors here and I love New York anyway, but just not in August.' (Ross Lahive/The Epoch Times)MORE

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August 21, 2009Updated: August 21, 2009

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Allen Brown, 24, Brooklyn, Sales-'I came here when I was a kid with my father for greater opportunity.' (Ross Lahive/The Epoch Times)

NEW YORK—New York, New York the place so nice they named it twice. NYC draws people from far and wide, whether you are from the U.S. or abroad, people just want to come here. The Epoch Times went out to ask: What brought you to the Big Apple?

Geoffrey Steinberg, 36, Manhattan, Psychologist-'I came here from D.C. in 2003 for work. I'm a psychologist and I think the lives people lead here are more interesting than pretty much anywhere else in the country.' (Ross Lahive/The Epoch Times)