NYC to Houston Transplants .... (Post, Murphy: neighborhoods, living, prices)

[Quinagin]

... would you please give me feedback on your take of Houston compared to NYC?

[jflores]

I been here for a little over two years, it all depends on your lifestyle but to be quite honest I dont find much of a difference from NYC. If your a partier, they close places here at two. If your looking to do the arts, Houston has great museums. Public transportation isnt even close to what we have back home. Cost of living is cheaper but even that is increasing in price, inside the loop anyways. I like it, and I was reluctant to at first being that I was born and raised in Brooklyn. The only reason I would leave here is due to family living so far.

BY the way it gets hot down here, and thats an understatement.

[Bike4Life]

Move to Midtown area if you still want that NYC feel. It's no big deal just like riding a bicycle in Times Square...okay no more like on Brooklyn Bridge.

[Texas Mack]

I've had a couple of my New Yorker friends/coworker comment that we don't really have many very good deli's here. So there's that. Then again, they also think that Houston's a better place to survive a heatwave than in NYC (lack of AC I suppose?). So there's that, too.

Lawns and quiet neighborhoods are more common here... public transportation and pedestrian activity, not so much.

[EasilyAmused]

Go to Kenny and Ziggy's, on Post Oak BLVD, for your Deli fix. Amazing.

[jflores]

yeah but I mean an actual mom and pop deli like NYC are slim pickings.

[Texas Mack]

Well, in all fairness, when you have so many Murphy's Deli's located around downtown, it can skew towards the negative.

[Wysiwyg]

Deli's aren't really all that NYC these days. theyre mostly owned by chinese and middleeastern people these days and serve the same stuff. I personally like Potbelly sandwiches than any NYC style ones.
You'll definitely miss bagels in houston although it exist here somewhere

not sure what comparison you interested to know. can you provide more info? i can tell you you will start to love your dwelling more than whats outside when you move to houston. car clubs are pretty boring here so thats a downer for me. the wife loves NYC and misses it but her new friends here seem to be more down to earth and not too crazy thats keeping her together

[Mid-West Family]

Houston is really nothing like NYC at all. If you want that feeling I would definately live inside the loop. Housing is much more expensive than outside the loop. Houston has one of the cheepest housing prices in the country if you go out a little, and there are very neighborhoods all over. But, be prepared for the heat and the humidity it's intense and last for more than half the year. There's a reason Houston is the most air conditioned city in the world!

[Lets agree to disagree]

Houston and NYC are two VERY different cities. I was born and raised in NYC.Number 1. Diverse, but not to the extent of NYC. Latino community consists mostly of Mexicans. No Downtown/Midtown/Uptown, compares to that of NYC. NYC has way more clubs, bars, places to eat, museums, parks...just basically everything! Also, the public transportation is nothing compared to NYC. You will need to drive. Houston is not as Liberal, Cultured like NYC. It's more republican here than NYC. I see Houston as a Mid Sized city compared to NYC. Or even one BIG TOWN. Cost of living here is less, however the expense of owning a car may even that out. I never owned a vehicle in NY...never needed too. I say make a trip and find out for yourself. If you have lived in NYC all your life, it will be a kinda culture shock.