The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis.
There are two communities in the state of New York that are now named among the best 101 places to live in the United States.
One is located in NYC and they are both quaint villages near water. The winning communities are City Island and Cheektowaga. One is a small island in NYC an the other a residential town minutes east near the city of Buffalo, where UB The University of Buffalo reigns.
City Island - Slice of NYC Paradise is like a New England fishing village. This is is a neighborhood in the northeastern Bronx in New York City, located on an island of the same name approximately 1.5 miles long by 0.5 miles wide. City Island is located at the extreme western end of Long Island Sound, south of Pelham Bay and east of Eastchester Bay.
Cheektowaga is one of the top 100 best places to live in the U.S., according to a new study by Livability, a data and marketing company that aims to promote the best places to “live, work and play.” The Western New York town was the only place in New York to make the list, landing at No. 61 in the 2023 edition of Livability’s yearly ranking.