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I think Los Angeles and the Bay area have higher metro area population densities.
I'm sure it depends on how you go about calculating, so it would be possible that they'd have higher population densities on a certain scale, but I'd find it hard to believe that most people are living closer together in those areas when compared to New York. Neither has anything like Manhattan's residential highrises, and both have lots of widely-spaced single-family houses in their hinterlands.
You're right, LA's overall population density is higher than NYC's, but illustrate my point, Belgium has a higher overall population density than Japan.
NYC is home to major financial, retail, and media companies. It is the home of the official headquarters of the U.N. 8.2 million people + 100k+ illegal immigrants call it home. It is visited by 40 million annual tourist. It has a rich history. It also has world known attractions.
Sounds like a great place to work and visit as a tourist, not to live. Formerly from Queens, I'm on LI since adolescence and never saw the appeal of NYC. I find most places (including its boroughs) old & dirty compared to many others out there. I think its reputation given by tourists too used to middle-of-nowhere precedes it. Not a bad city, just overhyped - I wouldn't be disappointed with things to do, but would be with the sights. Clean it up, modernize.
Sounds like a great place to work and visit as a tourist, not to live. Formerly from Queens, I'm on LI since adolescence and never saw the appeal of NYC. I find most places (including its boroughs) old & dirty compared to many others out there. I think its reputation given by tourists too used to middle-of-nowhere precedes it.
I hate to break it to you, but unless you live in Greenpoint or Montauk or on a potato farm, you're still very much in the clutches of greater New York City.
you're still very much in the clutches of greater New York City.
Not sure what that has to do with it. Suburban towns here are nothing like the streets of Manhattan, Queens, or Brooklyn. It's not even my point anyway. NYC has some catching up to do with other major cities.
I'm sure it depends on how you go about calculating, so it would be possible that they'd have higher population densities on a certain scale, but I'd find it hard to believe that most people are living closer together in those areas when compared to New York. Neither has anything like Manhattan's residential highrises, and both have lots of widely-spaced single-family houses in their hinterlands.
It's a fact (I would confirm, but Wikipedia is blacked out). Los Angeles proper is not nearly as high density as NYC, but its metro area maintains a higher density over a greater span than the NY metro area.
Not sure what that has to do with it. Suburban towns here are nothing like the streets of Manhattan, Queens, or Brooklyn. It's not even my point anyway. NYC has some catching up to do with other major cities.
Imjussayin... Suburban towns outside of NYC proper are also quite different from other suburban towns, that's all. I didn't take the OP to just mean the 5 boroughs, especially considering all the people who commute into the city or otherwise rely on its economy.
Lots of cities on the east coast have catching-up to do. They've been coasting on 19th and early 20th century development for a long time...
It's a fact (I would confirm, but Wikipedia is blacked out). Los Angeles proper is not nearly as high density as NYC, but its metro area maintains a higher density over a greater span than the NY metro area.
Yes, see above, I confirmed that you are correct. (Got on wikipedia somehow- go figure.)
Not sure what that has to do with it. Suburban towns here are nothing like the streets of Manhattan, Queens, or Brooklyn. It's not even my point anyway. NYC has some catching up to do with other major cities.
For a city that has a lot of catching up to do were doing pretty well being consistently ranked the number 1 global city every year huh.
But back to the OP yea NYC is really different it's the extreme urbanity, density, and diversity. Most US cities are a lot more suburban with a downtown area while with NYC maybe like half of the whole city is urban.
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