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People wanna post about thier experiences in a previous location anf yes for some the news there will post will be negative for example, jose and his family moved out of the dirty grityy and ever expensive les with its shaby schools and dirty crime ridden streets. They moved to richmond viginia and now live in mcmansion, three car garage, excellent schools. Two wasp girls megan anf zoe are moving to nyc les area after living 25 years in virgina where its boring, no nightlife, energy, excitement, and tired of suburban living. Life was bland for them because everyone in thier town loves jesus anf carries a gun for a hobby. Now living in nyc, both girls found hedge fund waspy bf, live in a tenement walkup with a monthly rent is 3000 for a converted two bedroom apartment and there is a bar anf grill down stairs. Theres alot of police presence which makes them feel safe and a park underneath two les bridges for sunbathing. Everyone has different experiences and for some moving brings happiness.
Everything about Megan and Zoe is spot on, except the part about the hedge fund bf's. Not too likely unless they know the right people or look like they could model for Ford. I'm sure (nay, I know) it's every girl's fantasy to move to the big city and have that happen, but lets not pretend that's some everyday thing that happens.
@BronxGuyanese: you say you don't like liberal cities, yet you look into Portland or Seattle? The fact is that almost all Cities in our country have liberal policies. In fact, NY might be one of the most conservative, relatively speaking. No Democrat mayor in NY for 20 years. Although Bloom-Nanny would put many to shame.
Bloomberg is a social liberal/fiscal conservative who was traditionally a Democrat but changed his ticket in order to run for the Republican party and eventually announced independent status.
Guliani was not your traditional Republican either.
NYC is very liberal on a national scale. Manhattan, North Brooklyn, the Bronx, and West Queens are probably the most liberal areas in the US. The most conservative areas like SI, East Queens, and South Brooklyn are still left of center rather then right wing. Even our suburbs lean left. There is absolutely no comparison to conservative America.
I do agree that most cities lean Liberal and Democratic nationwide. But NYC would be more extreme, far left on a national scale.
NYC is very liberal on a national scale. Manhattan, North Brooklyn, the Bronx, and West Queens are probably the most liberal areas in the US. The most conservative areas like SI, East Queens, and South Brooklyn are still left of center rather then right wing. Even our suburbs lean left. There is absolutely no comparison to conservative America.
I do agree that most cities lean Liberal and Democratic nationwide. But NYC would be more extreme, far left on a national scale.
No one is comparing NYC to the rest of the country. We are however comparing NYC to other large/substantial cities, in terms of its policies.
Repeating again -- in comparison to other large cities (LA, Boston, Chicago, SF, etc), NYC policies are relatively conservative. At least for the last 20 years. Heck, even welfare enrollment has dropped; read the Torah http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/ny...fare.html?_r=0
I'll give you two more Cities -- even in the South -- Atlanta and Dallas. Atlanta's mayor has been a democrat in almost 2 decades running. No republicans.
In Dallas, Dems were mayors for 15 of the last 20 years. I am not going to even bring up Houston or New Orleans.
@BronxGuyanese: you say you don't like liberal cities, yet you look into Portland or Seattle? The fact is that almost all Cities in our country have liberal policies. In fact, NY might be one of the most conservative, relatively speaking. No Democrat mayor in NY for 20 years. Although Bloom-Nanny would put many to shame.
Im looking cities that are politically moderate, not too liberal and not too conservative. Also note that one does not havr to be z repulican and conservative. Was Mayor guliani a conservative? No was your beloved Mike Bloomberg s Conservative? No. Politics in NY is much different aesthetically compared to other parts of America.
My ideal would be to have a studio in Long Island City overlooking the East River and Manhattan skyline that I could go to for a few months of the year. My other abode would be outside of Marseille in one of the small town along the coast in southern France. Lovely area and Marseille is fascinating (and in some ways like New York but not quite).
Not sure if I will have the money to do this. I do intend to visit Marseille - I only passed thru that city.
No one is comparing NYC to the rest of the country. We are however comparing NYC to other large/substantial cities, in terms of its policies.
Repeating again -- in comparison to other large cities (LA, Boston, Chicago, SF, etc), NYC policies are relatively conservative. At least for the last 20 years. Heck, even welfare enrollment has dropped; read the Torah http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/ny...fare.html?_r=0
Food stamp enrollment is at all time high everywhere. Maybe moving to a smaller city might be more attractive. However, most of our social problems are nationwide, and I doubt any cities are shielded from them.
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