New York, NY

[richardycc]

no hong kong > all city!

 

[rh71]

i'm not one for nightlife, but I still gotta agree... there is nothing like NYC.

 

[freebee]

Originally posted by: xospec1alk
why in the world would you drive in the city? and in midtown no less....the traffic there is horrendous...

i love taking the train to work. 4/5/6 are my best friends =)

I work for a car company, I'm expected to drive...plus I get a free car and I don't pay for gas. Its the traffic that kills me.

 

[Casawi]

I love NY, but I think London is better.

 

[isasir]

:thumbsup:

 

[SP33Demon]

Cons: Real estate and groceries (overall C.O.L.) are through the roof (inflated 20%). Driving sux, finding parking is even more of a nightmare. It smells like God took a huge dump on the city and didn't flush, with the air quality the equivalent of smoking a cig/day. Home to the Yankees and Mets.

Pros: Ranked 5th on national top 10 safest cities over 500K. Nightlife/Cuisine is unparralleled. Highly accultured. Many tourist attractions. Everything is open 24/7 (City that never sleeps!).

 

[madogvt]

I live a few hours away and get there 7 or 8 times a year, usually. I used to live there and have seen many other cities around the world. All things considered, NYC has few peers. And, no matter what your faith, there's something special about Christmas in NY.

 

[Nikamichi]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Cons: Home to the Yankees and Mets.

:thumbsdown::|

 

[oboeguy]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
is by far the best city on the planet.

Fixed. :thumbsup:

Honorable mentions to Paris and Barcelona.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Cons: Real estate and groceries (overall C.O.L.) are through the roof (inflated 20%). Driving sux, finding parking is even more of a nightmare. It smells like God took a huge dump on the city and didn't flush, with the air quality the equivalent of smoking a cig/day.

The smell only applies to the subway, I'll easily give you that, but they have made significant improvements since the early 90s. Parking is worse in Boston. I drive out to NYC about twice a month... and I've been to Boston on equivalent nighttimes. Worse parking of the two = Boston.

There's a reason the T needs to be clean.

 

[Qwest]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: binoculaz
apt hunting in nyc no fun

get some anandtechers to help ya out. but yeh, the prices are through the roof, eh?

i can deal with the prices as i've set a budget. people on craigslist are sketch and brokers try to rape you for everything you have with their hidden fees.

i'm in NJ about 40 min away with mom and dad saving $$. i'll deal.

 

[maziwanka]

for sure.

 

[welst10]

As long as you don't drive in manhattan, it's very nice. I go there once awhile just to eat.

 

[BD2003]

NYC is only great if youre visiting.

 

[Juno]

NYC > Chicago

I live five minutes away from Manhattan.

<~~ Residing in Leonia, NJ. (Well, I'm in Rochester, NY for college right now.)

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Cons: Real estate and groceries (overall C.O.L.) are through the roof (inflated 20%). Driving sux, finding parking is even more of a nightmare. It smells like God took a huge dump on the city and didn't flush, with the air quality the equivalent of smoking a cig/day.

The smell only applies to the subway, I'll easily give you that, but they have made significant improvements since the early 90s. Parking is worse in Boston. I drive out to NYC about twice a month... and I've been to Boston on equivalent nighttimes. Worse parking of the two = Boston.

There's a reason the T needs to be clean.

Well, I'm sure the Subway smells even worse. All I know is the hundred or so times when I drove from South NJ up to the city, I had to immediately turn the vent in my car off due to the putrid smell. It was so bad it would dry out my contacts and irritate my eyes just driving with the windows down. It starts in Northern NJ and is just as bad, if not worse, in NYC (due to the smog pushed up from the south like DE, and the jet stream pushing the WV/OH pollution east).

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Cons: Real estate and groceries (overall C.O.L.) are through the roof (inflated 20%). Driving sux, finding parking is even more of a nightmare. It smells like God took a huge dump on the city and didn't flush, with the air quality the equivalent of smoking a cig/day.

The smell only applies to the subway, I'll easily give you that, but they have made significant improvements since the early 90s. Parking is worse in Boston. I drive out to NYC about twice a month... and I've been to Boston on equivalent nighttimes. Worse parking of the two = Boston.

There's a reason the T needs to be clean.

Well, I'm sure the Subway smells even worse. All I know is the hundred or so times when I drove from South NJ up to the city, I had to immediately turn the vent in my car off due to the putrid smell. It was so bad it would dry out my contacts and irritate my eyes just driving with the windows down. It starts in Northern NJ and is just as bad, if not worse, in NYC (due to the smog pushed up from the south like DE, and the jet stream pushing the WV/OH pollution east).

As fact, the worst air is in Westchester, just north of NYC. Reports have shown this. I drive through all these areas (upstate NY, Westchester, NYC, LI) and don't "detect" a difference. Must be pure air where you're from... bottle that up, make a buck or two.

 

[squeeg22]

NYC and Chicago are both great, but different. I don't think you could call either the best. Here's why:

NYC is like the hot blond girl at the bar. Sure, she's attractive and you'd love to bag her. She has all the "assets". Great layout, flashy clothes, jewelry, makeup, spontaneous and wild. But she's high maintenance, doesn't clean up well, and gets more use than a Syringer spider joke.

Chicago is the cute next-door neighbor type. She's fun, well-maintained, and beautiful in her own way. You won't make a jaw-dropping statement with her on your arm, but you'll be happy the rest of your life.

It's all in which one you choose.

 

[Rudee]

Having been to both NYC and Chicago, I have to give the nod to NYC in terms of beautiful women. It seems like three quarters of the Chicago population are obese. I've never seen so many overweight people in my life. And what's with the Popeye's Chicken restaurants on practically every block in Chicago? No wonder they're such lardasses. Downtown Philly is also one of those great cities where you can just walk and see everything.

 

[RaDragon]

I <3 California (or as our Governator would say, CALAFORENEEEA)

But my recent trip to NYC makes me <3 NY as well

 

[Qwest]

Originally posted by: Rudee
Having been to both NYC and Chicago, I have to give the nod to NYC in terms of beautiful women. It seems like three quarters of the Chicago population are obese. I've never seen so many overweight people in my life. And what's with the Popeye's Chicken restaurants on practically every block in Chicago? No wonder they're such lardasses. Downtown Philly is also one of those great cities where you can just walk and see everything.

haha, had to turn it into a babe thread.

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: Rudee
Having been to both NYC and Chicago, I have to give the nod to NYC in terms of beautiful women. It seems like three quarters of the Chicago population are obese. I've never seen so many overweight people in my life. And what's with the Popeye's Chicken restaurants on practically every block in Chicago? No wonder they're such lardasses.

Ha. I've lived in Manhattan my entire life but am now at college in Chicago (Northwestern). NYC is 10x better than Chicago. I miss it there so much. And you are 100% of correct, nothing beats the women of NY.

As for inflated prices on groceries, you just need to know where to shop.

And Central Park is truly the most amazing thing. I love walking through there during the spring/fall and rollerblading during the summer. The winter time, if it's not too cold, it is so great just to play in the snow and act 12 (except take your gf to offset the 12 part )

 

[MazerRackham]

I live in SoCal, but I LOVE NYC. I've never had more fun that the times I've been in Manhattan. And that's compared to other party-ish spots, such as Las Vegas.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: freebee
Yeah, you try driving in the city. Its the most horrible thing, I work in midtown, takes me 40 min to go 4 blocks.

But I get free city parking with my own little space so its not all bad.

why not walk? even if you get a free car/gas, you should still walk it sometimes.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka

Originally posted by: Rudee
Having been to both NYC and Chicago, I have to give the nod to NYC in terms of beautiful women. It seems like three quarters of the Chicago population are obese. I've never seen so many overweight people in my life. And what's with the Popeye's Chicken restaurants on practically every block in Chicago? No wonder they're such lardasses.

Ha. I've lived in Manhattan my entire life but am now at college in Chicago (Northwestern). NYC is 10x better than Chicago. I miss it there so much. And you are 100% of correct, nothing beats the women of NY.

As for inflated prices on groceries, you just need to know where to shop.

And Central Park is truly the most amazing thing. I love walking through there during the spring/fall and rollerblading during the summer. The winter time, if it's not too cold, it is so great just to play in the snow and act 12 (except take your gf to offset the 12 part )

Central Park is awesome. Have you iceskated there, too?