New York v London (Mexico, Camden: crime, houses, neighbourhoods)

[Viralmd]

I live in a LOVELY neighborhood. Matt Lauer lives across the street. Sigourney Weaver lives down the block....

[Need_affordable_home]

Then who in their right mind would spend much more money? What did your 2/2 cost and how many square feet

[Viralmd]

It's 1750 Square feet. And I got a good buy. 'Nuff said.

[Need_affordable_home]

What price you got does not mean someone else can get the same deal. If you bought several years ago, they were much cheaper. I showed you a 1700 square feet Manhattan condo and the seller wants 1.45 million! Whatever you paid for yours, its worth much more now, congras!

[la jolla xo]

OH MY GOODNESS if ur reading this, move to NYC!! i have lived in both nyc and london and london is terrible - bad weather, bad food, and everything is twice as expensive. go for nyc!!

[theanswer]

I've lived in NYC all my life. Unless you are planning to be involve in the drug trade., the stuff that hustla highlights will never affect you no matter were you live in nyc. These gangs are usually run for drug tuft wars, they target each other and if you stay out of their hang out spots (near bars, clubs) you will have no problems even if you live near those areas. Gangs in NY are not as visible anymore. There is an anti-Gang culture in NY and they are not welcomed.

[Manhattan-ite]

Viralmd, I understand your being happy in your happy neighborhood, but- does the fact that Matt Lauer and S. Weaver live there make your Upper East Side 'hood any better or special or more wonderful?

It's just an opinion, but I'd rather not have any celebrities in my block, and anyway they wouldn't make my street look prettier (or uglier).

[AmanshahmAkbar]

Crime rates are high! Cities at night in low income suburban areas are very dangerous almost at competitive levels with Places like Iraq or the Darfur region.
Now thats scary! Tell me it's not then you are either a straight up fool or are insane. It looks like some of you New Yorkers are advocating your High Crime Rates. And us londoners are doing the same in comeback. Truely it doesnt really matter what city you are in they do have Ghettos (La is South Central and the notorious Compton, in New York I hear it is Harlem and the Bronx.) London has what we consider Ghettos aswell, although in the light it doesnt really Compare to the states where there are guns and youths who give less ****. But in Hackney or Brixton (London) its just as scary as any of these places. No police to control the violent angry youth who live on drugs and in poverty and to survive or keep up their habits that dig themselves into deeper holes. Any stranger to the area could be attacked or Killed! In New York its even worse. The colour of i=your skin almost guarentees your outcome in certain areas. As in London aswell. And gangs are developed as protection to oneselve and then greed is instigated and gangs hurt others.

My cousin was killed coming back from a party he was drunk and not in control of himself completely. He was shot! Now that was not cool. I agree a world without crime would be uninteresting. Crime does add to a cities soul and can be Cool. But A city with less crime is better! Safer more chance of one Being HAPPY. Which is what you all pursue in this forum. To find out how to be happier. In London Or in New York. I say happier in london because their are less guns there are guns but less. (i heard that 1 gunshot goes off every 7 seconds in london its three apparently In new york. ) But By crime rates you are more likely to be happy in london. Because the crime is segregated. Whether NYC or London has the highest crime rates it just matters where. In Brixton (Londons Area of the Highest Gun Crime) the Afro Carribean/African market is the attraction. It goes on from 9 till 5 andcrime does not start until the sun goes down. in the summer around 9 and in the winter about 4. In hackney another Low income high crime area there is not much to look at really. But atleast theres little rascism. In New York Harlems Appollo theatre (One of the better areas of the Region) But perfrormances happen at night and transit to a thro will be more dangerous in New York than seeing attractions in England. And the best tourist places (West end Buckingham Palace etc...) are virtually crimeless. So under these circumstances London is better.

But overall I might prefer new york. If drugs were cheaper and the police wouldnt be so harsh. And Drink at 18

Thankyou. DO NOT BE PROUD OF YOUR CITIES HIGH CRIME RATES!!! I used to be until crime affected me Now I am not!

[Manhattan-ite]

Amansham, I understand what you mean, but there's no way you can say crime in Brixton or other poor areas of London is as bad as in Iraq. Geez! No way. You're not having 100 people killed every day in South London as it happens in Iraq. No way.

Harlem and The Bronx are not as dangerous as they used to be. You're fine and safe going to Harlem, where many people are moving to newly-built condos and residential developments.

I agree with you, nobody should be proud of high crime rates. What a stupid thing to be proud of. But we don't live in Iraq just yet, let me insist.

Last but not least, New York or London? Give me NY any day. London is dull, rainy, boring, sad, dark, expensive. I'm not a fan of that city.

[ontheroad]

I haven't lived in London for eons, and am not currently living in New York, but I have vivid memories of both and wish I could gather little bits of each place I've visited or lived in and make a bouquet of beautiful sunshine.

In London, what I loved most was the access to public facilities like the BM, and the National Gallery, the lovely fourth meal of the day, tea, and my ability to joke in a way that only the English can play on words and not get offended by a misspoken word.

In NYC, what I loved was the vitality, the plethora of eating establishments, the quality of a bagel on any street corner, the numerous cultural events (similar in London, I might add), the invigorating conversations and the challenge of getting from here to there without a map on the subway.

If we added in the cafes of Paris, the size of Florence, the beauty of the New England or English countryside......etc etc etc -- as the King said, oh, would it not all be grand.