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Old 07-10-2015, 05:26 AM
 
Location: Cleveland and Columbus OH
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Two very different places, and I like them both. Both have unique neighborhoods that don't really exist anywhere outside of the particular city, in my opinion. That being said, Allston feels a lot like South Brooklyn to me sometimes, at least like Union Square to Packards Corner. South end is kinda Manhattan-lite in some ways. That's about it though.
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Old 07-10-2015, 07:53 PM
 
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I'm from RI but work in Boston and I was just thinking how the Cape and Long Island (e.g. the Hamptons) are similar: its the playground for their respective cities elite in the summer.

Interestingly, lots of Bostonians and New Yorkers/Tri-State area people like to vaca in RI. Providence is somewhat like New Haven (in the shadow of a large city, Ivy League schools)
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Old 07-10-2015, 08:04 PM
 
Location: Boston, MA
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East Boston with its row houses feels the most like Brooklyn to me. Other than that, there isn't really that much comparison.
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Old 07-11-2015, 08:42 AM
 
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I'm from RI but work in Boston and I was just thinking how the Cape and Long Island (e.g. the Hamptons) are similar: its the playground for their respective cities elite in the summer.

Interestingly, lots of Bostonians and New Yorkers/Tri-State area people like to vaca in RI. Providence is somewhat like New Haven (in the shadow of a large city, Ivy League schools)
Cape and eastern Long Island are similar in that respect but one difference comes to mind: the Hamptons are totally dominated by people from NYC. No one else goes there-- for one thing, you have to drive across a bridge or tunnel through one or more of the five boroughs to get there. Cape Cod is a playground for the whole northeast and Midwest. People come from all over. I like your New Haven-Prov comparison. providence seems a nicer place and more important to ppl in Boston than NH is to ppl in New York but then noplace is important to people in NY except itself.
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Old 07-11-2015, 09:22 AM
 
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Cape and eastern Long Island are similar in that respect but one difference comes to mind: the Hamptons are totally dominated by people from NYC. No one else goes there-- for one thing, you have to drive across a bridge or tunnel through one or more of the five boroughs to get there. Cape Cod is a playground for the whole northeast and Midwest. People come from all over. I like your New Haven-Prov comparison. providence seems a nicer place and more important to ppl in Boston than NH is to ppl in New York but then noplace is important to people in NY except itself.
I can see that, it's funny I had a phone interview after college for a job in Stony Brook and it was probably one of the ones I least wanted to get: something about having to take a ferry to visit home annoyed me. I'm not too familiar with the south shore but I guess you can make the argument that Western/Central LI are similar to it-lots of commuters into the city, by the coast
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Old 07-11-2015, 09:23 AM
 
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Cape and eastern Long Island are similar in that respect but one difference comes to mind: the Hamptons are totally dominated by people from NYC. No one else goes there-- for one thing, you have to drive across a bridge or tunnel through one or more of the five boroughs to get there. Cape Cod is a playground for the whole northeast and Midwest. People come from all over. I like your New Haven-Prov comparison. providence seems a nicer place and more important to ppl in Boston than NH is to ppl in New York but then noplace is important to people in NY except itself.
A simple flight into JFK and a 2 hour drive gets you to the Hamptons- no bridge or tunnel necessary. There is also LIRR service.

That said, you are correct that the Hamptons is mainly a destination for the ultra rich of NYC but I imagine they do get some tourism from other places.
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Old 07-11-2015, 09:57 AM
 
Location: (six-cent-dix-sept)
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back bay ~ manhattan
chinatown ~ chinatown
north end ~ little italy
boston common ~ central park
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Old 07-11-2015, 02:41 PM
 
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I can see that, it's funny I had a phone interview after college for a job in Stony Brook and it was probably one of the ones I least wanted to get: something about having to take a ferry to visit home annoyed me. I'm not too familiar with the south shore but I guess you can make the argument that Western/Central LI are similar to it-lots of commuters into the city, by the coast
lol, makes sense as far as Western/Central LI and the south shore goes. Actually I live in the south shore now and am in the process of moving to Western LI
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Old 07-11-2015, 03:26 PM
 
Location: Nashville TN
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No part of Boston reminded me of NYC. I have heard people say on this forum before Roxbury is a bit like Harlem both are centers of the AA community in their city. Central Park is a little like Boston Common although Central Park IMO is way bigger and much nicer for tourists. I do like Boston Common. Thats about it for the comparisons.
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Old 07-13-2015, 06:18 AM
 
Location: Boston, MA
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A simple flight into JFK and a 2 hour drive gets you to the Hamptons- no bridge or tunnel necessary. There is also LIRR service.

That said, you are correct that the Hamptons is mainly a destination for the ultra rich of NYC but I imagine they do get some tourism from other places.
The rich New Yorkers are taking over the islands. Nantucket is almost completely unaffordable due to the (I haven't produced a damn thing of value yet I'm stinking rich) investment banker set from NYC buying up everything in sight.

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