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Does Manhattan get a lot wind? Because of the tall buildings? *the effect of it during th winter (Never been there in the winter)
Only in winter. The minute temps hit 80, there's no wind whatsoever.
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Where did Spring go?
Best season hands down though is Fall. You can't beat NYC in the fall.
Well, I think that spring is the best, but you have to be alert! A New York City spring lasts about 4 hours, and sometimes those few hours come and go overnight.
Winter is noticeably milder here than in Boston. Massachusetts has a lot more days in the 20s and below than NY, is typically 5 degrees cooler every day during winter, and the higher moisture content in the air up there during winter gives the cold a chill that goes right to your bones. After coming from MA to the NYC area I laugh at people that complain about winter here. You have no idea what real winter is like!
I'm from right outside Boston (Newton) and I moved to Manhattan at the start of 2007. In the past two winters, there hasn't been any significant snowfall at all, nor has it even been an inconvenience. Boston was terrible, digging out the car in the mornings during a snow storm. But there I could go skiing whenever I wanted and here that just never, ever happens. I don't think there's any noticeable difference in temperature, though I think Boston is more humid in the summer. The biggest thing is how you deal with the cold. In Boston, you bundle up, walk to your car and blast the heat until you thaw. Here, you have to walk everywhere and so the cold is tougher for me at least.
Actually, I'm thinking about moving back to New England in 2010, and the only hard part is reliving those winters...
I think summers in NYC are far worse than places like Phoenix for one simple reason: you HAVE to walk or take take the subway a lot of the time (while the subway cars themselves are ACed, the platforms can get downright steamy!).
Plus all the concrete. NYC is not a summer-friendly place. LOL. NYC is not summer friendly nor is it middle-class friendly.
I think everyone forgot to mention the "Official Smell" of New York, during the colder months..... "Garlic"......
The stench of garlic seems to ooze out the pores of just about everyone on the subways, buses or in any confined area, during the winter months.... I don't know even how to explain this phenomenon, since people eat garlic year-round, but I don't notice it nearly as much in the summer. . . but in the winter, Boy HOWDY can you notice it!!!!!!
I would really like to live in New York. I really like snow and ice, but this weather is not suitable for my health. Besides, I think winters are getting worse year by year.
Greetings.
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I think everyone forgot to mention the "Official Smell" of New York, during the colder months..... "Garlic"......
The stench of garlic seems to ooze out the pores of just about everyone on the subways, buses or in any confined area, during the winter months.... I don't know even how to explain this phenomenon, since people eat garlic year-round, but I don't notice it nearly as much in the summer. . . but in the winter, Boy HOWDY can you notice it!!!!!!
LMAO. I've noticed this too. I think that in the summer other smells tend to overpower the garlic smell. LOL. If I had to guess the origins of the eau de garlic it would have to be the ever-popular everything bagel. Urgh I've never been a fan of those things. I have a bit of a sensitive stomach, especially in the mornings, so I find it amusing how people stuff their mouth with those things at the crack of dawn with a big cup of coffee no less.
[quote=nomhire;3601283]I would really like to live in New York. I really like snow and ice, but this weather is not suitable for my health. Besides, I think winters are getting worse year by year.
Greetings.
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Winters are most definitely not getting worse year by year. I've gone through several recent winters rarely using my winter coat, running around in my lined raincoat. I could never have done that for most of the first 35 winters of my life. And while I'm tempted to say summers have gotten worse, I honestly believe that it's largely because my tolerance is decreasing.
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Winters here in new York are long cold & depressing, not brutal like upstate, but horrible nevertheless. They are dreary and grey.
Summers here are awful. The temperatures go up along with the humidity, which is the real killer. You constantly feel icky. Waiting for a subway, forget it, the stations are unbearable. Spring time, its nice during the afternoon, then about 5 pm it gets cool and clamy. I think New York has about 20 days of absolutely nice weather, then the rest is either to hot, to cold, rainy, oh when it rains, it rains for days. Humidity is the worst.
All in all, to me, New York weather really sucks.
I've been to California with temps up to 107 and dry. The dryness makes all the difference in the world. It actually makes the high temps bearable. No sweat, no icky feeling, just total dryness. The eyes burn a little but I will take that over drippy armpits anyday.....
So, I look forward to retirement so I can move to Palm Springs........
now how many days do I have to go.........
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