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Miami, the New Jerusalem?

JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst the rising internal migration within the United States, Miami has emerged as a prominent destination, even earning the nickname of the 'New Jerusalem.' A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New York CityCommunityRelocationMiamiValuesNew JerusalemInternal MigrationJosh GreenbergSocial ClimateShared Reality

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New York, United States
"Josh Greenberg, a digital media strategist who left Park Slope, New York, in early 2022."
Miami, Florida, United States
"I think the Uber home was the first time I started Googling apartments in Miami, he recounted."

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