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their are ppl in philly who venture of to the city?? i know they do but i mean on a casual hang out day?
Yes, quite often and it's very easy, the fastest train gets you there in about an hour. Or a lot of people take the Bolt Bus. I go out in NY a few times a month, its quite easy really
The odd thing is with more and more NYers moving to Philly I am seeing quite a few NYers making the trip to Philly just to hang out
To be honest it depends on where in the city (5 Boroughs) you are.
Say if I'm in Brooklyn, we can't say "I'm going downtown" Because we have Downtown Brooklyn, people who aren't from here probably don't understand why we call it "The City" but it's just what we do. It's where the biggest buildings are, but we still make one city.
If I'm in Harlem I'd say where in the city I'm going "Soho, Midtown, The Village" because Harlem is in "Manhattan"
Being a NYer It doesn't even sound right/makes since to say "I'm going to Manhattan" I think visitors and new residents say that mostly.
Lastly I agree completely with K.O.N.Y, People don't understand there wasn't a traditional NYC before the 5 boroughs combined. They built this entire city up after the consolidation of the 5 Boroughs, making them into New York City.
To be honest it depends on where in the city (5 Boroughs) you are.
Say if I'm in Brooklyn, we can't say "I'm going downtown" Because we have Downtown Brooklyn, people who aren't from here probably don't understand why we call it "The City" but it's just what we do. It's where the biggest buildings are, but we still make one city.
If I'm in Harlem I'd say where in the city I'm going "Soho, Midtown, The Village" because Harlem is in "Manhattan"
Being a NYer It doesn't even sound right/makes since to say "I'm going to Manhattan" I think visitors and new residents say that mostly.
Lastly I agree completely with K.O.N.Y, People don't understand there wasn't a traditional NYC before the 5 boroughs combined. They built this entire city up after the consolidation of the 5 Boroughs, making them into New York City.
To me it sounds more touristy to say "im going to the city",than "im heading to manhattan". People from jersey and connecticut say "im going to the city" because their literally coming from a location outside the city, somebody from brooklyn is not.
But i completely agree with the rest of your post. Nobody in the 1600's-1700's was calling it new york city it was most likely just new york, deriving from new york county. The concept of new york city didnt come into the five boroughs and it wasn't even called new york city but the city of new york. The city of new york is nycs official name till this day
I'm going to go out on a limb here as an outsider, but guest that people in the Bronx say they're going downtown, part of it is probably, because they are taking a downtown "blank" train.
Also, I hate the term "the city" because it sounds like it's the only city that matters. I was really confused when I first went away to school, because I didn't know what "the city" was and didn't know what they were talking about.
well, i'm from queens...
and honestly most of my fam always says "we're going downtown" when we say we're going to manhattan. my aunt, also from queens, says she's "going to the city." we all know what each other means tho. i say either or.
the city does sound like manhattan is the only borough that matters...but it is what it is.
When ppl in Philly say the "city" they don't mean manhatten. If they're going to manhatten they just say they're going to New York.
I live in Center City, and when I say going to the city I am usually eluding to Manhattan.
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