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View Poll Results: Which area overall offers more?
Bay Area 80 28.07%
NYC 184 64.56%
Tie 21 7.37%
Voters: 285. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-28-2012, 04:08 PM
 
Location: In the heights
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The outer boroughs are home to 6.6 million people. Keeping that massive population in mind, and the immortal words of a NY booster who wrote "Queens alone has more going on than the entire Bay Area", I'd say that list is highly underwhelming.
I said he's probably wrong--having a booster wrong on one side doesn't mean boosters on the other side are now right.

What's underwhelming about the Yankees, the Mets, the US Open, the World's Fair, JFK, Laguardia, the New York Botanic Garden, the Bronx Zoo, the Nets (well, now the Nets), the Islanders (in the next two years), Prospect Park, highly rated and diverse eateries, well known neighborhoods and inhabitants? The volume of cultural references to the outer boroughs are pretty high aren't they?
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Old 10-28-2012, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Well it is. It seems even the Bay Area booster-in-chief admits that this is an not an even match-up unless you take Manhattan out.
Yes, Manhattan is light surrounded by near total darkness. Absolutely.

On the other hand, removing San Francisco is like taking a diamond out of a crown, there are still other jewels remaining.

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As for Brooklyn, anyone trying to dismiss it is a moron. It has some of the most historic and expensive (outside of Manhattan) neighborhoods in the country and is increasingly the borough of choice not just for Wall Street professionals (Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Park Slope etc.) and the creative types (Williamsburg, Dumbo, Greenpoint) but even celebrities. To say that Brooklyn is lacking because it takes a backseat to Manhattan is like saying that BMW sucks because it's not as good as a Bentley.
Brooklyn takes a big back seat to not only SF, but most certainly LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and maybe even DC as well.
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Old 10-28-2012, 05:50 PM
 
Location: NYC
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Yes, Manhattan is light surrounded by near total darkness. Absolutely.

On the other hand, removing San Francisco is like taking a diamond out of a crown, there are still other jewels remaining.
You must be kidding. You can't possibly be this clueless. There is more history, culture and great urbanity in the 20 sq miles around downtown Brooklyn than in the entire Bay Area outside of SF.

I must ask, have you ever traveled outside your own state?
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Old 10-28-2012, 06:00 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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Yes, Manhattan is light surrounded by near total darkness. Absolutely.
Wow. Oakland.

Oakland is great if you want to set up a cot and stare at Lake Merritt for hours on end. Talk about boring.
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Old 10-28-2012, 06:10 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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Whoa! This is way too much vibrancy and excitement.


The Beautiful City of Oakland - Lake Merritt. - YouTube
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Old 10-28-2012, 06:35 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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The outer boroughs are home to 6.6 million people. Keeping that massive population in mind, and the immortal words of a NY booster who wrote "Queens alone has more going on than the entire Bay Area", I'd say that list is highly underwhelming.
Underwhelming is exactly how one describes this pic:


Brooklyn+Bronx+Queens+Staten Island
2010 Population 6,597,000
Total Personal Income 2010 $248.775 Billion
Per Capital Income 2010 $37,710

San Francisco MSA and San Jose MSA combined
2010 Population 6,184,000
Total Income 2010 $363.143 Billion
Per Capita Income 2010 $58,722
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Old 10-28-2012, 07:00 PM
 
Location: Crooklyn, New York
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Underwhelming is exactly how one describes this pic:


Brooklyn+Bronx+Queens+Staten Island
2010 Population 6,597,000
Total Personal Income 2010 $248.775 Billion
Per Capital Income 2010 $37,710

San Francisco MSA and San Jose MSA combined
2010 Population 6,184,000
Total Income 2010 $363.143 Billion
Per Capita Income 2010 $58,722
That's actually about the same as SF's per capita income in 2011. Not bad for an area with 5.7 million more people.

San Francisco California Household Income | Department of Numbers
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Old 10-28-2012, 07:17 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia,New Jersey, NYC!
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this thread is silly

i thought berkley was queens the way they advertise it?

it's ann arbor, college town usa

bay area lol


this can't be serious? bring LA back
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Old 10-28-2012, 09:12 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NYC
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Whoa! This is way too much vibrancy and excitement.


The Beautiful City of Oakland - Lake Merritt. - YouTube
Just too much for my little suburban town. Oh how I wish I lived in such a vibrant city like Oakland or anywhere in the Bay. . .


Right.


After your Fortune 500 companies leave and SF declines in some way and become obsolete, what else can you claim for your town? I love how we went back to the topic of companies and excluding Manhattan (typical of course) but the Brooklyn pictures I posted remained silent. Lol. Where's your famous Downtown SF morning rush pictures? The only time SF is actually somewhat dense?

I don't expect anyone that's not in NY to see all the developments in the boroughs and Brooklyn in general but some of you guys opinions are hilarious! Shows your lack of knowledge quite frankly. I guess that's a West Coast thing.
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Old 10-28-2012, 09:20 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia,New Jersey, NYC!
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only on CD the 2nd best cali city thinks its even close to the greatest city in the world

try to keep up w/ boston,philly&dc
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