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Because the first estimate counted 2 miles from city hall and would have included that already.
But downtown in NYC is for all intents and purposes is Manhattan all the way up to Harlem.
Is it NYC fault that it is so big that it's downtown by itself would be a big city?
But downtown in NYC is for all intents and purposes is Manhattan all the way up to Harlem.
Is it NYC fault that it is so big that it's downtown by itself would be a big city?
That was my argument as compared with other cities if unofficial areas of Manhattan were in other cities they would be counted as the downtown
That was my argument as compared with other cities if unofficial areas of Manhattan were in other cities they would be counted as the downtown
To anybody whose been to New York that's not even a question, downtown in American cities (not in Paris though) is where the CBD(s) is/are. In NYC thats Downtown Manhattan, Midtown Manhattan and even Downtown Brooklyn. To simplify lets assume we only count Downtown and Midtown Manhattan. Still don't think any arbitrary downtown grew faster than these two combined.
I would also go with the dungeness crab roll, though I don't know anyone who really eats them. I've had one once, in Fisherman's Wharf. But then again, its not like everyone in Philly eats cheese steak sandwiches or everyone in Chicago eats beef dip sandwiches. Of course San Franciscan's eat far more burritos, but I don't really consider that a sandwich. I also thought of the grilled chicken, bacon and avocado sandwich. I love making tri-tip sandwiches on white bread or burger buns, but tri-tip is a California thing in general, not specifically San Francisco.
But overall I can't really say that SF has a signature sandwich.
There is a season for crab, and crab goes with everything during crab season. The Mission Burrito is unquestionably SF's signature sandwich these days, and the only contenders would be steamed BBQ pork buns and Banh Mi (a more traditional sandwich, I guess).
Chicago's a good place to visit, plenty to do, see, learn, EAT (emphasis on that), and experience. BUT, living in Chicago is hell. Taxes are sky high, corrupt politicians who run the city and state into the crapper have been in office since the '70's, and it's violent and there are high amounts of unemployment in some areas. I'm sure this can be said about NYC too, but I think NYC is rebounding faster than CHI in terms of violence, unemployment, policing, etc. It's not even just the city that's like this, it's the Chicago suburbs also are crap for taxes, basically Illinois in whole sucks for politics, and gangs and drug dealers are slowing expanding out of the city and into the suburbs, making certain ones less desirable. Though, perhaps it's me just being bias, but Chicago has way better pizza and hot dogs than NYC.
SF is more comparable to NYC than Chicago is to NYC, though. The two cities share more similarities than with Chicago.
I think that's a pretty tough argument to make. SF and Chicago are also so much more similar to each other than either are to NYC.
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. The Mission Burrito is unquestionably SF's signature sandwich these days, and the only contenders would be steamed BBQ pork buns and Banh Mi (a more traditional sandwich, I guess).
