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Ethnic neighborhoods- Chicago has lost most of them, NY still has'em
Weather- Chicago winters are rougher
Financial District- NYC is the center of the world as far as finances
as kind of a side note, what neighborhood(s) in chicago would you compare to williamsburg? i loved what i was able to see of williamsburg on a short visit and am moving to chicago next year...
as kind of a side note, what neighborhood(s) in chicago would you compare to williamsburg? i loved what i was able to see of williamsburg on a short visit and am moving to chicago next year...
What happened to New York? (sees ghetto areas and slums) Where did everybody go? (overhears conversation) So they went to Chicago, Houston, L.A., and S.F.?
as kind of a side note, what neighborhood(s) in chicago would you compare to williamsburg? i loved what i was able to see of williamsburg on a short visit and am moving to chicago next year...
Actually, I'd probably suggest East Village/Ukrainian village for that (which is a stones throw away from Wicker Park and in my opinion essentially the same neighborhood). But it has a bit of a different feel (a bit of a more laid back Midwestern feel), as that is where I live. I've been to Williamsburg, Brooklyn 5+ times and actually have a bit of a feel of the neighborhood. Williamsburg is fun, but a bit much for me (way too many trustafarians for my taste ). I can actually afford my own apartment in my own neighborhood here in Chicago on an academic salary, and regularily meet people who have lived here for most of their lives and and hold jobs with titles such as "police officer", "grocery store manager", I can't say the same for Williamsburg.
I did not move here for its hipsters though, I found myself here despite them, but still enjoy the place and have no intentions of moving.
Actually, I'd probably suggest East Village/Ukrainian village for that (which is a stones throw away from Wicker Park and in my opinion essentially the same neighborhood). But it has a bit of a different feel (a bit of a more laid back Midwestern feel), as that is where I live. I've been to Williamsburg, Brooklyn 5+ times and actually have a bit of a feel of the neighborhood. Williamsburg is fun, but a bit much for me (way too many trustafarians for my taste ). I can actually afford my own apartment in my own neighborhood here in Chicago on an academic salary, and regularily meet people who have lived here for most of their lives and and hold jobs with titles such as "police officer", "grocery store manager", I can't say the same for Williamsburg.
I did not move here for its hipsters though, I found myself here despite them, but still enjoy the place and have no intentions of moving.
Yeah, I actually wrote Wicker Park/Ukranian Village initially, but deleted it after reading about the rapid rise in real estate in Williamsburg, pushing out much of the hipster/artist crowd that led to its rise in the 90's.
If that's true, then I figured Wicker Park was probably the closer parallel. But if I were to recommend a neighborhood to live, for someone who's not pulling down 6 figures, definately Uk Village.
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). I can actually afford my own apartment in my own neighborhood here in Chicago on an academic salary, and regularily meet people who have lived here for most of their lives and and hold jobs with titles such as "police officer", "grocery store manager", I can't say the same for Williamsburg.