According to a poll by Time Out New York, 80 percent of young people say they want to live in New York City. For many, it s a lifelong dream fueled by media images of the fame, fortune, excitement, and eclecticism that is New York. The vast majority of these dreamers, however, don t know where to begin to make the leap to the big city. And those who do are often surprised at how difficult living and working there can be. Author Vicki Salemi has been there and done that, going from living in the obligatory mouse-infested apartment to interviewing celebs like Angelina Jolie.