coffee addict-
I’m sorry you feel that way about NY, did you come here to visit for a few days before before spending so much money to move here?
Without knowing anything about you I don’t know how much I can help you.
Here’s an idea regarding the recycling issue you seem to be having. A friend of mine offered me a ride but said I have to sit in the front (and hold his seforim/ books) because the back of his car was piled high with trash- and that was an understatement!
He explained that he has a date in Baltimore the next week and ever since he agreed to go out with her his father insisted on throwing all the trash into the back of his car instead of sorting it. He told him to throw the garbage into the cans by the girls house before knocking on the door.