Philly Vs. New York! (Philadelphia, Harrisburg: neighborhood, university, living in)

[stylistvg]

Ive lived in london nyc and currently los angeles. Im moving to philadelphia by choice. i could move back to manhattan but gee....im not so fond of piles of trash outside my overpriced apartment when i can get a gorgeous old house with character in philly. center city does remind me of the village in manhattan but cleaner. and honestly the food is better.

[CaesarHarper]

Originally Posted by BillyJacc

NORTH PHILLY??? ............ok. 😳

Yep. She swears everywhere is like that. She once said she thinks South Philly is just North Philly with white people in it .

[PhilliesPhan2013]

Philadelphia is better than New York by bounds and leaps. I am very biased as I have been a resident of Philadelphia and Delaware Counties for all of my life, but here is why I have this opinion:

Better sports:
As you can tell by my username, I am a huge Phillies phan! I love my Philly sports teams, and so does the rest of the city. Nowhere in America will you find sports fans as passionate as those in Philly. Even when we do lose, the passion and enthusiasm makes up for it.

Better public transportation:
I am now a broke college student, so I do not have a car. SEPTA is a blessing, especially when it comes to the Regional Rail system. I live in southwestern Delaware County, so my town is equidistant between the Wilmington/Newark and the Media/Elwyn lines. This means that I can either go to Chester Transportation Center and take the Wilmington/Newark line, or I can go to Elwyn, park in its spacious parking lot, and catch the Media/Elwyn line into Center City. Even when I was in high school a year ago, I took the 117 to my job at Kohl's after school was over.

WAY Better Skyline:
Philadelphia's beautiful skyline continues to grow. Philly is blessed to have such a unique skyline. Depending on where one may be viewing the skyline from, structures such as the mid-rise and low-rise buildings, the high line, Fairmount Park, the Art Museum, the Ben Franklin Bridge, etc. make our skyline distinct. The best and most exciting part about our skyline, however, is that it is nowhere near absolute. Center City holds the most exciting development in the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center. University City is also set to receive a high-rise building, the FMC Tower. By the time that our skyline is complete, our skyline's density may rival that of Chicago!

I could list more, but it's late and I have a Calculus final tomorrow.

[ThomasDarcy]

I like Philly too, but skyline and public transportation are not the selling points over NY...

[MB1562]

Originally Posted by PhilliesPhan2013

Philadelphia is better than New York by bounds and leaps. I am very biased as I have been a resident of Philadelphia and Delaware Counties for all of my life, but here is why I have this opinion:

Better sports:
As you can tell by my username, I am a huge Phillies phan! I love my Philly sports teams, and so does the rest of the city. Nowhere in America will you find sports fans as passionate as those in Philly. Even when we do lose, the passion and enthusiasm makes up for it.

Better public transportation:
I am now a broke college student, so I do not have a car. SEPTA is a blessing, especially when it comes to the Regional Rail system. I live in southwestern Delaware County, so my town is equidistant between the Wilmington/Newark and the Media/Elwyn lines. This means that I can either go to Chester Transportation Center and take the Wilmington/Newark line, or I can go to Elwyn, park in its spacious parking lot, and catch the Media/Elwyn line into Center City. Even when I was in high school a year ago, I took the 117 to my job at Kohl's after school was over.

WAY Better Skyline:
Philadelphia's beautiful skyline continues to grow. Philly is blessed to have such a unique skyline. Depending on where one may be viewing the skyline from, structures such as the mid-rise and low-rise buildings, the high line, Fairmount Park, the Art Museum, the Ben Franklin Bridge, etc. make our skyline distinct. The best and most exciting part about our skyline, however, is that it is nowhere near absolute. Center City holds the most exciting development in the Comcast Innovation and Technology Center. University City is also set to receive a high-rise building, the FMC Tower. By the time that our skyline is complete, our skyline's density may rival that of Chicago!

I could list more, but it's late and I have a Calculus final tomorrow.

This is a classic case of blind homer-ism run astray.

Better sports? Seriously? The only thing Philadelphia has on New York sports wise is fan fanaticism. The fans here are diehards no doubt, but you've only produced one championship in recent memory. The Eagles suck, the Flyers have had some good runs but no championships recently, the 76ers are just terrible, and the Phillies had '08 and then went back to mediocrity. Philadelphia has nothing on places like Boston and New York sports wise.

Better public transportation? This one is just laughable. Have you ever been to New York? They have BY FAR the most extensive public transportation system in the US. There are 20-26 subway lines in NY (depending on how you count), compared to Philadelphia's 3. New York is served by NJT, LIRR, and MetroNorth regional lines, which is far larger and more extensive than SEPTA's regional rail. In 2010, 56% of New Yorkers commuted to work by public transit, compared to just under 27% in Philadelphia. Besides, SEPTA still uses tokens and paper cards. Most systems haven't used tokens in decades. SEPTA does a lot with it's limited funding, but it never has been and never will be anywhere near the same league as the MTA in New York.

A better skyline? This is almost as ridiculous as better transportation, and again makes me question whether you have even been to New York. Manhattan's skyline is second to none in the world in terms of density, overall height, and the imposing feeling it has. Philadelphia has a great skyline, but it is far from rivaling Chicago, let alone New York.

Let's be real here guys, Philadelphia is a great city but still miles behind New York.

[pman]

while I'd love to have better transportation infrastructure in Philly I would never wish the MTA on Philadelphia. we simply cannot afford corruption, incompetence, and inefficiency on that level. only NY can afford to waste that much money.

[MB1562]

Originally Posted by pman

while I'd love to have better transportation infrastructure in Philly I would never wish the MTA on Philadelphia. we simply cannot afford corruption, incompetence, and inefficiency on that level. only NY can afford to waste that much money.

I'd gladly take the MTA and it's problems over SEPTA and it's problems any day of the week.

[HighwayFlower]

I grew up in a NYC suburb so I have spent plenty of time there. Truth is, I really don't care for it. I can see how a tourist would be attracted, but overall it is loud, rude, ridiculously expensive and dirty. The skyline is big, but the buildings themselves are not pretty.

Philly on the other hand, is more quiet, has more character, is affordable, and despite it's reputation, I have only encountered great friendly people, even in the "bad" area's. The skyline is not as big, but the buildings are way prettier then New Yorks.

So whatever, it's an opinion, but having spent lots of time in both, I think Philly is WAY better.

[pman]

Originally Posted by MB1562

I'd gladly take the MTA and it's problems over SEPTA and it's problems any day of the week.

you must enjoy unsafeservice as well as less service. if SEPTA were run like the MTA we would have far worse service.

Investigators from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Office of Inspector General tracked five members of the 18-person road machinists unit within Metro-North's Work Equipment Division over 45 total work days last summer. Those road machinists are supposed to travel to track work sites around the railroad's 384-mile route, keeping the complex heavy machinery used in track repairs in working order.

In 22% of the work days reviewed, the machinists "were idle for the entire workday," the report said

Report: Metro-North Rail Workers Shirked Duty - WSJ

I suspect what you really mean is that you would gladly take the MTA's budget

[MikeNigh]

I just got back from new york this weekend. Aside from the specific things we did I found the experience now boring actually. The main difference I'm noticing is the vibe which seems to be in new york romanticizing about how unique it is, but it's not, which actually now comes off as annoying. It seems that hype is great for someone new but if you want the lifestyle for the long run Philly is a much better choice.