Timothy Said:

How to apply for grants to start a non profit business in New York City?

We Answered:

Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.

The best resource for this is Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription.

If you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants.

CFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALO…

However, to be able to get grant awards, you need to be 501C(3) certified from the IRS http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/…

Debra Said:

Upsides and downsides of living in New York City in 1945?

We Answered:

The bombs! THE BOMBSSSSS!!!

Jeffery Said:

To the New Yorkers, what's life like in New York City?

We Answered:

I agree that going to NYU is a great way to come here and see what it's like to live in NYC.

I came to NYC to attend NYU in 1977, and I decided to just stay here, I liked living here so much.

As to what it's like to live here, at NYU, you can live in the dorms, which isn't as much fun as living in an apartment, but if you live in the dorms, you can actually afford to live in Manhattan, in the Village, no less! That's a wonderful place to be for a young person, first coming to NYC!

What's it like to live here? It's fabulously stimulating! You'll meet lots of people who are not like you at all! You'll hear tons of different languages spoken in the streets! You'll see beautiful architecture. You'll go to world class museums, and to all kinds of theater (not Broadway, that's more for the tourists, but the smaller, institutional theaters, where more interesting stuff is happening.) You'll ride the subway, and walk, and walk, and walk, and walk!

It's all fun, and it's all interesting! It's also far more than I can describe. But I'm sure you'll really love it. I certainly did, and still do!