New York vs. Philadelphia (Boston, Louisville: buses, rated, best)

[GLOBAL LIVE]

Originally Posted by DAS

I'm still in NYC. The people I know that have made the move have done it for several reasons. The most important is that they still work in NYC. A few were already living in NJ closer to the PA borders just to get quality housing that they could afford, now that the children are grown, there is no reason to stay in the suburbs. Philly has a lot cultural things like NYC, they were already shopping a lot in the PA malls, property taxes are lower and the short commute to NY for work and recreation. The commute is shorter than the commute that most of them had from NJ.

DC to NYC commute would be too far I think.

You know, if there was a straight shot from NYC to Philly,and if it was cheap enough and if it was quick enough on the amtrak trains, there probably would be more increased traffic and migration between the two cities. Do you think?

[DAS]

Originally Posted by GLOBAL LIVE

You know, if there was a straight shot from NYC to Philly,and if it was cheap enough and if it was quick enough on the amtrak trains, there probably would be more increased traffic and migration between the two cities. Do you think?

There is a straight shot amtrak express from NY to Philly. To me the commute is not cheap but we only have to come into the office 2 - 4 times a month the rest of the time we work at home. So for people with type of arrangement it might work the commute is less than 90 minutes.

[GLOBAL LIVE]

What do you think about Boston, any migration going on there between NYC

[GLOBAL LIVE]

Originally Posted by DAS

There is a straight shot amtrak express from NY to Philly. To me the commute is not cheap but we only have to come into the office 2 - 4 times a month the rest of the time we work at home. So for people with type of arrangement it might work the commute is less than 90 minutes.

What do you think about Boston, any migration going on there between NYC

[GLOBAL LIVE]

Originally Posted by bmwguydc

DC is actually pretty small, comparatively, less than 600,000 residents, and the city has arcane zoning laws that have tended to restrict heights, the K Street Corridor excepted, but even these buildings are not as tall as ordinary buildings in Philadelphia or NYC.

It has been 15 years scince I been to DC,its really more of a monumental city ,unless things have changed scince then.

[DAS]

Originally Posted by GLOBAL LIVE

What do you think about Boston, any migration going on there between NYC

Not like Philly where you could actually live in Philly and conduct business in NYC. Boston like DC is farther away.

[GLOBAL LIVE]

Originally Posted by DAS

Not like Philly where you could actually live in Philly and conduct business in NYC. Boston like DC is farther away.

They do have special fairs on the NY-philly chinatown buses that go striaght back and forth between the two cities. I think someone told me it was around $20. I guess more people who live in Philly and work in NY should take advantage of that rather than use the train.

[Joe84323]

I have a strange love for Philadelphia, but I have an extraordinary lust for New York.

Philadelphia, although the term "real people" has been used before, has some of the worst attitudes I have every encountered in my life. Professionalism is at a total low, the cops are totally corrupt and do what they want, and Mass Transit is... well, adequate to say the most.

Half of the neighborhoods are disgusting, crime is rampant, and crackheads and homeless people abound everywhere.

What I do like about Philadelphia is that it is the underdog, and it does well as it can being that close to New York. I love eating the fatty foods, and I like how next to nobody cares how many millions of dollars you make.

New York is on a totally different level, though. Mass transit is sickly efficient, the people are really hot. The city is huge, the opportunities are endless. I still hate NYPD.. all the ones I've seen have been jerks to foreign visitors and generally mean and lazy.. that's the one thing Philly and NY share, but, other than that, they are two different animals.

New York is totally safe and totally clean compared to Philly, the people's attitudes are a little bit better, and the nightlife is great (Philly doesn't have a bad nightlife, I must say.)

So, overall, I like Philly a lot, but I have a burning passion for NYC.

[GLOBAL LIVE]

Originally Posted by Joe84323

I have a strange love for Philadelphia, but I have an extraordinary lust for New York.

Philadelphia, although the term "real people" has been used before, has some of the worst attitudes I have every encountered in my life. Professionalism is at a total low, the cops are totally corrupt and do what they want, and Mass Transit is... well, adequate to say the most.

Half of the neighborhoods are disgusting, crime is rampant, and crackheads and homeless people abound everywhere.

What I do like about Philadelphia is that it is the underdog, and it does well as it can being that close to New York. I love eating the fatty foods, and I like how next to nobody cares how many millions of dollars you make.

New York is on a totally different level, though. Mass transit is sickly efficient, the people are really hot. The city is huge, the opportunities are endless. I still hate NYPD.. all the ones I've seen have been jerks to foreign visitors and generally mean and lazy.. that's the one thing Philly and NY share, but, other than that, they are two different animals.

New York is totally safe and totally clean compared to Philly, the people's attitudes are a little bit better, and the nightlife is great (Philly doesn't have a bad nightlife, I must say.)

So, overall, I like Philly a lot, but I have a burning passion for NYC.

I have strong ties in NY,but I'am a philly boy at heart, born and raised no dought. But the thing that burns inside me so much than anything in this whole entire world is its conservativness. Why does Philly hold back when it can offer so much more? The thing I love about NY is that they don't care, they take bold chances, they constantly set the trends, there more hungry. Philly..after all this time is just starting to get it. Its that same drive and competativeness NY has that Philly needs ,to shed that lame old underdog image, and finally become a top contender among other cities.

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by rainrock

Phillys skyline obliterates Pittsburghs. Come on now. I guess from Mt washington area there is a certain charm about Pitts skyline but from the other 359 degrees of the circle it could be confused with Louisville or Little Rock.

Stillers get rolled next week.



Here is a mans man skyline.

Hey man, is this Louisville? Naw man, it's Little Rock...