I have concerns about the NY weather and your mom s arthritis. It gets bitterly cold in NY and and cold weather is much harder on your body, than Georgia would be. Plus its on a large lake so it will be damp and cold...in the winter.http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Platts��You know about Georgia, so you need to look at Plattsburgh.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plattsburgh��You can click on the photo of Downtown and see it larger.See primarily the section called DEMOGRAPHICS. They have a pretty low avg income. NY has raised taxes recently.A plus is .. when you can work, youre close to some major cities there. On this chart, the cost of living in NY is just a bit higher, but not much.http://www.payscale.com/cost-of-living-c��I put in an avg minimum wage job. If you were making $7 in GA, you d make $8 in NY tomaintain the same lifestyle. ( for when you get a job someday) The others things are about the same, only you have a high utilities in NY..because of the cold weather. My opinion, I think you and your brother would have a better life ahead of you in NY, but I have reservations about your mom s health there. If she doesnt have to go outside much, then NY would be my pick. Just be certain your living arrangements are solid,as homeless in NY, in the winter, is not the thing you want . More info including avg temperatures ( this is AVG remember...it will get down sub zero ) http://www.northcountrychamber.com/econo��Youtube videos ..just for fun about Plattsburghhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu��My very best wishes for your future.
Go for New York then