We love New York City. NYC is inextricably a part of us. We love the hustle, we revere the grind, and we are consistently enchanted by the buildings.

We're enamored by the rivers, in love with the nightlife, and completely head over heels for the sparkling lights. We love how the city's always moving, how every opportunity is available to us, how so many of us are sprinting after our dreams.

Sometimes, however, we have to come at the city we love.

Sometimes we're sick of the dilapidated wreck of Port Authority and people judging us for living in Queens. Sometimes we're disgusted by litter on the ground and the absurd number of homeless people sleeping on the streets.

Read on to discover 7 signs that you're totally over NYC and should move out-- like ASAP. 

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1. Homelessness

There are way too many homeless people in NYC. First of all, 40% of NYC's homeless population are children, which is an utterly inadmissible number, one that we can hardly bear to repeat.

There were nearly 60,000 people in NYC's shelters last December. Last February, a survey found that almost 2,000 homeless New Yorkers seek shelter in NYC's 469 subway stations.

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There are 12,000 families in NYC's shelter system, and according to the NY Times, people are staying in shelters longer than ever before. Even sadder is once they leave, they're likely to return within the year.

The number of homeless New Yorkers who spend their nights sleeping in municipal shelters is 72% higher than it was a decade ago.

These numbers beg the question: what do we owe each other?

Mayor de Blasio contended briefly with the problem on "The Brian Lehrer Show," stating quite obviously that the city's homeless can't afford NYC's cost of living. He also said part of the issue is the end of housing subsidies that used to help keeping people off the streets.

Regardless, we don't know the solution. We just know that the problem is absolutely unacceptable.

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2. Crowds

Everyone knows NYC is very crowded. That was probably the understatement of the century, but have you ever noticed that subway fights are more likely to break out the more crowded the subway is?

There are some days we walk around in a cloud of rage. Mostly, this happens on Monday morning.

Still, we're all up in each other's space all day long, and it's not getting any better.

When we're nearly erupting in rage because someone didn't wait for us to get off the subway before we got on, or because someone got in our way on the sidewalk, it's very common for us to wonder whether it's worth it for us to live here at all.

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3. Outdated infrastructure

Going to Penn Station is a nightmare. Why, you ask? Well if it isn't packed to the brim and dirty, we're forced to contend with people begging us to buy them bus tickets. Or else, we've got to see homeless people washing their clothes in the sink when we go in the bathroom to pee.

We don't enjoy being asked to show our ticket as proof that we deserve to sit in the waiting section at the Long Island Railroad. The fact that we have to is upsetting.

The fact of the matter is Penn Station is dirty and squat, and the knowledge that there used to be a beautiful, original Penn Station that was demolished in 1962 makes the fact of the current Penn Station all the more upsetting.

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We're also very against the states of Port Authority, and LaGuardia, too.  

Joe Biden, speaking about LaGuardia, said, "If I blindfolded you and took you to LaGuardia Airport in New York, you'd think, 'I must be in some third-world country.'"

The state of these transportation hubs is abysmal. Can't we do better, NYC? 

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4. The subway

Have you seen the new 7 train station at Hudson Yards?

If not, do yourself a favor and get there. It's stunning. It's replete with domed arches, outdoor seating space, a garden and a fountain, and a ceiling mosaic so beautiful we're pretty sure it was made by God.

Here's the thing, though. The 7 train subway extension, which opened on September 13th 2015, is the first addition to the subway system in 26 years.

Why is that the case, MTA? Aren't we supposed to be at the height of commerce, technology, and architecture? Why did it take you nearly three decades to build a new subway station?

Now that we've seen the new station at Hudson Yards, we know what the MTA is capable of. Seeing this gorgeous, modern, marvel of a station makes trudging through the wreck at Euclid Avenue or Nostrand Avenue that much more depressing.

We know what you're capable of, MTA. Make it happen please. We would love to have public transportation systems we can be proud of, that we can show off, and that we feel happy being inside of.

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5. Cost of living

This clear and obvious deterrent to live in NYC is the main reason so many of us consider leaving.

When it costs an average of $3,245 to rent a one-bedroom apartment, it makes it impossible for all but the very elite, very well endowed New Yorkers to afford these apartments. More likely we live in a small apartment with several roommates.

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More likely, we pay around $1,500 a month to live in these small apartments in cramped conditions with roommates, or we live in outer boroughs and pay much more reasonable prices for much more reasonable amounts of space.

Here's the thing. Sometimes the guilt of ordering a second drink at dinner or checking our bank accounts after the weekend becomes too much to take, and leaving New York seems like a way too viable option.

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6. Stuck-up people

Come on people. Can we all just be a little bit more relaxed about everything?

It is not life or death if you don't get a Saturday night reservation at a five-star restaurant. There is probably a stellar restaurant with a lot less exposure that has less than a two-hour wait or doesn't have any reservations available before 10 p.m.

Sometimes the strain of the "I don't go to Brooklyn," texts, or the judgy looks people wear when we say we live in Harlem start to weigh on us. Like, they really weigh on us.

Let's all judge each other by how much we laugh or how much fun we have together rather than the brand of our designer purse and what exclusive events we had bottle service at, okay?

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7. The city never sleeps

Really, it doesn't ever sleep.

Sometimes living here gets exhausting. Sometimes we yearn to live in a city where the bars close at 2 a.m. and we're not shaken awake in the middle of the night by a whirring siren. 

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Sometimes we wish we could spend our weekend beside a placid lake rather than in a crowded nightclub where we can't hear our friends talk or move around, and we have to pay $9 for a Bud Light.

Sometimes living in NYC just wears and tears on our psyche, and we just wish we lived somewhere where getting rest was more valued than never sleeping.

Check out 7 Times You Absolutely Hated NYC with a Passion. 

[Feature Image Courtesy Coldwell Banker]