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It could be for many cities, but LA? I disagree completely. LA without downtown is merely a drop in the bucket compared to other more traditional cities. It matches up to NYC without Manhattan and then some and I don't think it's even close. That's one of the attributes of being a multi-nodal city.
l.a without its downtown does not compare to the other 4 boroughs sorry. But hey on the bright side you do compare to Long Island. no offense taken i actually like manhasset mall
It could be for many cities, but LA? I disagree completely. LA without downtown is merely a drop in the bucket compared to other more traditional cities. It matches up to NYC without Manhattan and then some and I don't think it's even close. That's one of the attributes of being a multi-nodal city.
Yeah I guess it could. LA loses a lot less without DTLA than NYC loses without Manhattan.
It could be for many cities, but LA? I disagree completely. LA without downtown is merely a drop in the bucket compared to other more traditional cities. It matches up to NYC without Manhattan and then some and I don't think it's even close. That's one of the attributes of being a multi-nodal city.
Brooklyn is 2.6 million people in 71 sq. miles. Queens is 2.2 million people in 109 sq. miles. That's 4.8 million people in 180 sq. miles. Los Angeles is 3.7 million people in 460 sq. miles. You guys talk about how much of a beast LA is and how it's so large that we can't possibly fathom of its depths, but what does that then say about NYC when you can take just two of its Boroughs and get 1.1 million more people than the second largest city in the country (in far less area)?
Brooklyn is 2.6 million people in 71 sq. miles. Queens is 2.2 million people in 109 sq. miles. That's 4.8 million people in 180 sq. miles. Los Angeles is 3.7 million people in 460 sq. miles. You guys talk about how much of a beast LA is and how it's so large that we can't possibly fathom of its depths, but what does that then say about NYC when you can take just two of its Boroughs and get 1.1 million more people than the second largest city in the country (in far less area)?
The non-Manhattan parts of NYC are better than the non-downtown parts of other cities?
What a bold proclamation.
Subjective and maybe hyperbole, but one might be able to make a case for it. A lot of people have the idea New York City = Manhattan and everything else is sleepy without much going on. There's plenty activities in NYC outside of Manhattan (good ethnic restaurants, music events, some museums, interesting architecture, shopping, etc.) But it's hard to compare, since a lot of the jobs, and some shopping and entertainment is Manhattan. It's hard to separate cities into pieces.
Subjective and maybe hyperbole, but one might be able to make a case for it. A lot of people have the idea New York City = Manhattan and everything else is sleepy without much going on. There's plenty activities in NYC outside of Manhattan (good ethnic restaurants, music events, some museums, interesting architecture, shopping, etc.) But it's hard to compare, since a lot of the jobs, and some shopping and entertainment is Manhattan. It's hard to separate cities into pieces.
Yeah, I'd enjoy just driving around NYC (on highways) more than walking around Hollywood. It's cool to just admire the city from different angles, even the Bronx and Queens. Plus, once you take a walk down certain sections of Jerome Avenue, etc., it's a much better people watching experience (and culinary experience) than what you find in nearly all American cities anyway.
Yeah, I'd enjoy just driving around NYC (on highways) more than walking around Hollywood. It's cool to just admire the city from different angles, even the Bronx and Queens. Plus, once you take a walk down certain sections of Jerome Avenue, etc., it's a much better people watching experience (and culinary experience) than what you find in nearly all American cities anyway.
1. Commuting in LA would be horrific. At least with the Subways of NYC you have the option of not fighting traffic every single day. The traffic is even bad on the weekends when things are supposed to be very stress-free.
If you've commuted from LI into the city by either car, bus or train, then LA will be much easier. Honestly anywhere would be an improvement over that.
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What a bold proclamation. 
