> NYC fans will say that nothing compares and only NYC is NYC That's not what I'm saying at all. When I think of mini-NYC, I think chicago. Maybe even philly.

> NYC fans will say that nothing compares and only NYC is NYC That's not what I'm saying at all. When I think of mini-NYC, I think chicago. Maybe even philly. Someone saying boston is mini-nyc is like someone saying SF is mini-Los Angeles. It's absurd. > but people outside it do think of Boston as a baby NYC. Who? Outside of where? The nyc metro? The mid atlantic? The entire northeast? I've heard people saying chicago as being similar to NYC or even toronto and I can see the resemblance. But boston? > It has similar architecture, people, weather, etc. Boston has similar architecture? People? Huh? We have the same accents too? > It’s just… less than NYC. Less food choice, less cultural options, smaller, less transit, less jobs, less people, etc. That's every city in the country. Is SF NYC-lite? Is New Orleans NYC-lite? It seems like people are cavalierly using 'NYC-lite' as another word for small city? Then I guess everything is a mini-NYC or NYC-lite. To me, growing up, NYC, boston, SF, new orleans, LA, etc were viewed as unique type of cities.