News Summary

• Andrew Tsao, 34, moved to New York with a one-way ticket and no job lined up.
• He worked in B2B sales before transitioning into the tech industry.
• His income fell from six figures to under $25,000 when he left the corporate world.
• Tsao is among the many New Yorkers who have adapted how they live to keep up with the city’s high cost of living.
• It took a layoff from his six-figure tech job, Medicaid-subsidized therapy, and a psychedelic session to realize he wanted to be an artist in New York City.