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We can always count on those well travelled Chicagoans to remind us of that especiallay those who have never been to New York outside of Manhattan.
No, New York is truly a 24 hour city, it's not difficult to find food or an grocery store 24/7 and you will find plenty of people in the streets at any given time...
Yes, people sleep in New York too but since New York does not simply shut down like Chicago people work and sleep at different hours. That's why all the trains run 24/7/365...
I don't think it was a SLAM, just a general comment. There are plenty of places around New York city that are quiet and pretty vacant at 4am on a Wednesday. It's not a BAD THING.
There are obviously tons of places open and people on the streets in tons of areas of New York. Just look at the size and density of the place. I don't think Chicago "simply shuts down". I mean we have 24 hour train lines, bus lines and cabs that roam the city at all hours. There are stores and restaurants open 24 hours a day all around me, Yelp lists 352 all night diners, and over 3,500 late-night restaurants in the city, but I have NO problem that during the week between midnight and 5am my area is pretty quiet.
People sleep....even in the busiest cities on earth you have huge swaths of them that are calm and quiet in the middle of the night during the week. Human beings normally sleep during the night. It's awesome to have 24 hour options, but it's not a slam for most people if an area is quiet in the middle of the night. it's just reality.
Seeing a picture of Cairo makes me want to throw up---reminded of my taxi experiences there. Worst drivers on the face of planet earth imo-bar none.
Oh, and Cairo doesnt sleep as yall can see.
Did you not like the city itself? Or just the drivers? It looks like it's a beautiful city outside of its horrendous traffic.
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I think all of them could qualify as 24/7 cities but I think Las Vegas and Tokyo are the closest to New York City.
It seems like Cairo can fit in this category. As you can see in my previous picture, the place is pretty ridiculous. It's about the same size as New York City and Cairo is considerably more dense than Manhattan.
Manhattan = 1,634,000 in 23 sq miles: 71,043 people per sq mile
Cairo = 6,800,000 in 82.6 sq miles: 82,324 people per sq mile
That density is downright insane.
I haven't ever been to Cairo, so I can't say whether or not it is a 24-hour city. Has anyone else been to Cairo? Montclair, how would you compare Cairo to NYC in terms of vibrance/24 hour accesibility?
I don't think it was a SLAM, just a general comment. There are plenty of places around New York city that are quiet and pretty vacant at 4am on a Wednesday. It's not a BAD THING.
There are obviously tons of places open and people on the streets in tons of areas of New York. Just look at the size and density of the place. I don't think Chicago "simply shuts down". I mean we have 24 hour train lines, bus lines and cabs that roam the city at all hours. There are stores and restaurants open 24 hours a day all around me, Yelp lists 352 all night diners, and over 3,500 late-night restaurants in the city, but I have NO problem that during the week between midnight and 5am my area is pretty quiet.
People sleep....even in the busiest cities on earth you have huge swaths of them that are calm and quiet in the middle of the night during the week. Human beings normally sleep during the night. It's awesome to have 24 hour options, but it's not a slam for most people if an area is quiet in the middle of the night. it's just reality.
It's not about all night diners but the fact that most restaurants in Chicago close very early compared to New York. When New York goes out Chicago goes to bed. There are webcams on the web, look at them at 3 AM on Wednesday night and you will know what I am talking about.
No pity needed. My life is pretty super-duper...I've happily graduated from that point in my life where I felt a need to stay out until 3 AM (otherwise known as "college"). But, hey, if that's how you get your jollies, who am I to intrude?
I guess if you're the type that needs to be out at 3 AM on a Wednesday, then Manhattan must be Shangri-La.
Myself, I've got a job to be at early in the morning. If I see 3 AM, I'm either deathly ill or deadlining.
Yeah, he's obviously just totally missing the point. The whole "if new york isn't #1 blowing the rest of the world out of the water in all aspects - then life is ending" issue. I wasn't even doubting New York to have 24 hour functions. Oh well.
No pity needed. My life is pretty super-duper...I've happily graduated from that point in my life where I felt a need to stay out until 3 AM (otherwise known as "college"). But, hey, if that's how you get your jollies, who am I to intrude?
Honestly? Nobody but if you and most of your fellow Chicagoans don't feel a need to stay until 3 AM don't cry when the rest of us do not perceive Chicago as 24 hour city. You can't have it both ways, you know?
Any city and I mean ANY city can become a 24 hour city if you get rid of that 2 am BS. No one wants to go home or even go homes once the clubs shut down. You have clubs in most major cities that are open past 2, but not enough to keep cities jumping all night.
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especiallay those who have never been to New York outside of Manhattan. 
