Hi John,
Welcome to IIS!
Don't think you can't experience some wonders of the immediate universe just because you're in the city.
A pair of binoculars (8x50 seems to be the recommendation) will allow you to explore the solar system, star clusters, nebulae. You can learn your way around the sky and prepare yourself for when you manage to find those moments under a dark sky and can look up.
A 6" dobsonian will also cut through a lot of that pollution and allow you to see the planets, the Trifid, Lagoon, and Orion nebulae.
One of the primary things to do is to find a spot in the yard that doesn't have a street light visible, if that's possible. Once you get dark adapted, things will start to pop out at you.
No time like the present to take a look at those receding galaxies!
