Which do you think is more urban, The Bronx or Brooklyn? (crime, life)

[the topper]

Originally Posted by l1995

I don't care about the suburbs (as far as this discussion goes), San Jose has nothing on NYC's urbanity.

but this city has more open land and even farm land than SJ, ironically. In this case, the actual city, not suburb.

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by the topper

but this city has more open land and even farm land than SJ, ironically. In this case, the actual city, not suburb.

That's pretty much entirely because of Staten Island. They are not going to urbanize that area.

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by the topper

Isn't NY supposed to be a major city?

Tokyo is a major city and it isn't full of tall high-rise condos. As are Paris and London.

I'd rather not turn every large American city into "high-rise apartments 101."

[BrooklynJo]

Originally Posted by l1995

You sure want the city to turn into Hong Kong!

The way things are going it looks like it will be specifically manhattan

[l1995]

Originally Posted by BrooklynJo

The way things are going it looks like it will be specifically manhattan

Part of what makes Manhattan cool is the brownstone and midrise blocks. It would be super lame if it turned into some dystopian island of nothing but high rises.

[l1995]

Originally Posted by Arcenal352

Tokyo is a major city and it isn't full of tall high-rise condos. As are Paris and London.

I'd rather not turn every large American city into "high-rise apartments 101."

Exactly. Low rise and mid rise is where it's at

[the topper]

Originally Posted by l1995

Exactly. Low rise and mid rise is where it's at

Fine but build on all those vacant land/lots.

[BXboi]

got love for BK but da Bronx all the way......even though smaller in overall area I would think the Bronx compares quite well in this area with BK or really any other place outside of Manhattan.

[l1995]

I wonder how much denser The Bronx would be without all the arson in the 1970s. Up until the 00s, it seems like they replaced most of the former buildings with ugly rowhomes with driveways.

[the topper]

I went to NY for the first time in 1977. I came from New Jersey side since I arrived at Newark Int.. The whole city liked swiss cheese: filled with open land and huge open vacant land. Bronx was filled with open land as well as Brooklyn and Manhattan. Coming from Calif., where L.A. and Bay Area were basically well developed, I was shocked how NY looked at the time. Even in the 80's and 90's, it was like that. Recently, it's been more built. There are still lots of land not developed but a whole lot more developed now than back in those days, at least it doesn't look like swiss cheese. Maybe it's because I'm using JFK now.