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How does New York's smallest borough compare to the capital of the South. I've been to Atlanta many times, and also to manhattan brooklyn and queens...but I never had the pleasure of visiting Staten Island...am I missing much?
The next time I go to New York (hopefully this summer) I really wanna try Staten Island...is it worth a trip or is all the action in Manhattan
Staten Island (only) compared to Atlanta
In terms of
Shopping...does Staten Island have any good malls
Culture.......is it more or less international than Atlanta
Economy....is there an "economy" of Staten Island
Food....how do the culinary scenes compare
Parks...any Piedmont like parks in Staten Island
Rapid Transit......better or worse than MARTA (the Atlanta subway system)
Natural Setting....Atlanta's hilly, not sure about Staten Island
Urban.....which is more urban and dense
These are relatively small places (both under 500k people) within HUGE metros......how do they compare?
ATLANTA COMPARED TO STATEN ISLAND......NOT MANHATTAN
Last edited by SteveTime; 02-02-2013 at 01:48 AM..
Staten Island all by itself(not including greater NYC) can't compare to Atlanta. Staten Island might be slightly more populated than the city of Atlanta but it is still largely a suburban area. Atlanta is the capital of the south that happens to be a major cultural and economic center that blows Staten Island out of the water. Definitely an unfair comparison.
Staten Island also has a large number of preserved parkland. Density-wise, Staten Island is denser than Atlanta. Most residential portions (not covered by parks / industrial land, etc.) are in census tracts averaging around 10k/ sq mile or a bit higher. Atlanta is substantially less dense. Transit-wise, Staten Island has extensive bus service, but only one rapidt transit line. Getting off the island by car or public transit is difficult and often time consuming.
Job-wise, Staten Island is somewhat job-poor, and has the largest daytime population decrease of any borough of NYC. Staten Island has a decent sized mall, but other-wise it's local shops in residential neighborhoods. But citywide, the best shopping isn't in the malls, it's by far in Manhattan. Food, Staten Island is probably great if you like Italian-American food, otherwise dunno. It's getting more diverse, with a large Hispanic and Russian population, but international is a bit of a stretch.
I spent a lot of time in Staten Island a few years ago with a friend that lived their.I did not like it at all.It felt like I was living next to the Soprano's.Tacky,cheesy and filled with new money.I know Atlanta has McMansions but S.I. gives new meaning.
Its not very diverse.As an African American I felt "uncomfortable".Its not what I expected coming from being in NYC.
Its boring.Difficult to get to.You have to either take the ferry or go out youre way to the Verranzano Bridge which is like $10(if I remember correctly)
I spent a lot of time in Staten Island a few years ago with a friend that lived their.I did not like it at all.It felt like I was living next to the Soprano's.Tacky,cheesy and filled with new money.I know Atlanta has McMansions but S.I. gives new meaning.
Its not very diverse.As an African American I felt "uncomfortable".Its not what I expected coming from being in NYC.
Its boring.Difficult to get to.You have to either take the ferry or go out youre way to the Verranzano Bridge which is like $10(if I remember correctly)
The lower 2/3 of the island has more in common with NYC suburbs, demographically and its built form, than the rest of the city, but somewhat more Republican and Italian-American. It's where middle-class white from Brooklyn moved to get away from minorities. A (black) NYC forum regular also thought most of the island would be an uncomfortable place for an African-American to move to. It has some minorities now, hispanic and asian but very few black people.
Staten Island also has a large number of preserved parkland. Density-wise, Staten Island is denser than Atlanta. Most residential portions (not covered by parks / industrial land, etc.) are in census tracts averaging around 10k/ sq mile or a bit higher. Atlanta is substantially less dense. Transit-wise, Staten Island has extensive bus service, but only one rapidt transit line. Getting off the island by car or public transit is difficult and often time consuming.
Job-wise, Staten Island is somewhat job-poor, and has the largest daytime population decrease of any borough of NYC. Staten Island has a decent sized mall, but other-wise it's local shops in residential neighborhoods. But citywide, the best shopping isn't in the malls, it's by far in Manhattan. Food, Staten Island is probably great if you like Italian-American food, otherwise dunno. It's getting more diverse, with a large Hispanic and Russian population, but international is a bit of a stretch.
Staten Island's got the largest Sri Lankan population in the US (or maybe outside Sri Lanka) and they got the restaurants to show it. It's pretty amazing spicy.
The lower 2/3 of the island has more in common with NYC suburbs, demographically and its built form, than the rest of the city, but somewhat more Republican and Italian-American. It's where middle-class white from Brooklyn moved to get away from minorities. A (black) NYC forum regular also thought most of the island would be an uncomfortable place for an African-American to move to. It has some minorities now, Hispanic and Asian but very few black people.
I expect it has changed or changing for the better.And getting more diverse due to the low cost of living.
Im very comfortable going anywhere in America but it was strange to me when I was there.I felt like I was being watched and judged.Being in the military,Ive been all over.So im used to being in some places like Osh Kosh where its 90% white.But people were so friendly you never felt uncomfortable.Different is another thing,but in a good way.
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