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I just visited New York on an extended trip. Most of NYC is better connected, more vibrant, more concerts, more sports, more universities, more housing, more i
by NTDF9 8y ago
I just visited New York on an extended trip.
Most of NYC is better connected, more vibrant, more concerts, more sports, more universities, more housing, more international people, more business activity.
Yet, NYC is affordable with a "functioning" commute system. People on all spectrum of income can live there.
SF bay area has none of all that and yet is super expensive wasteland of suburbia. SF city is better but not even comparable to major cities of the world.
The only thing SF has going on for it is weather, outdoors (for which you need a car and a parking spot) and tech companies.
For any young padawans considering SF, it has its attractions but you won't know what a bubble it is until you get out. It's not worth spending one single life in the bubble.
- sonnyblarney 8y agoSF is not the Bay Area, the data often gets confused. And SF is oddly very, very different from San Jose or Palo Alto - they're literally different climates, like 10 degrees differential on most days! SF proper is a very small city, less than 1m people!.
- NTDF9 8y agoThat is true. That's why I wrote: >> SF bay area has none of all that and yet is super expensive wasteland of suburbia. SF city is better but not even comparable to major cities of the world. Most SV jobs are in the bay area. Even concerts, sports, shows in SF are in bay area not in SF proper. SF proper is smaller than Jersey City or Brooklyn, with lesser walking stores/restaurants, lesser community activities and anyone not in a rent controlled apartment cannot live a life without stress in SF proper.
- hindsightbias 8y agoNYC has something like 1M rent stabilized units.