Moving to the Burbs
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Sure, if you care about such a thing (college football)
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I love how there are songs making fun of the suburbs because of their blandness:
Yet, many of the people feeling superior to those in the suburbs are sitting in a 800 sq ft new condo with stainless steel appliances, work in a cubicle, belong to a CSA, listen to NPR, drink craft beer and extol the virtues of public transportation.It is ironic. -
Where does Staten Island stand in all this?
11 reasons why Staten Island is NYC's most underappreciated borough:
www.thrillist.com/entertainment/new-york/staten-island/staten-island-most-underappreciated-nyc-borough
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Staten Island is the asshole of America.The only thing worth seeing in SI:
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Staten Island is the asshole of America.
of America?! I can think of much worse places. -
Really???? Where??? I cannot even imagine someplace actually worse than SI.
of America?! I can think of much worse places.Staten Island is the shitiest shit hole of all shitstyes. -
Have you forgotten parts of Florida?
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...Detroit comes to mind. If you had to choose today - Detroit or Staten Island?
Really???? Where??? I cannot even imagine someplace actually worse than SI.
of America?! I can think of much worse places.Staten Island is the shitiest shit hole of all shitstyes. -
Which has bigger hair?
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Well, there's lots of new companies moving to Detroit, right? Start-ups and what not? There's a whole revitalized downtown area. There's amazing real estate opportunities (new frontier-ish, if you're into that sort of thing) on the outskirts. There's still quite a bit of crime there.....but, still.Staten Island is one big butt hole. You could not pay me enough to live there on that smelly funk mound of an island.
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Whatchuwant... don't hold back... tell us how you really feel...
(just kidding!)
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@whatchuwant - Thanks for the laugh; I actually "lol"ed. I kind of agree with your description of Staten Island, but it's proximity to Manhattan and Brooklyn, even though the commute is terrible, is a redeeming factor.
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Whatchuwant... don't hold back... tell us how you really feel...
Yea, no- lol. There's not much I love to do more than trash SI.
(just kidding!)It should be called SUCKEN Island.The commute sucks! Have you ever been on the SI expressway, like, ANYTIME? There's SO much traffic. The ferry is fine.....I guess. But that's only because you get to be on a boat. But it takes you to....Staten Island.Fucking barf. -
Even more than Jersey?Whatchuwant... don't hold back... tell us how you really feel...
Yea, no- lol. There's not much I love to do more than trash SI.
(just kidding!)It should be called SUCKEN Island. -
I don't hate Jersey- there's lots of nice towns and it's really diverse in the areas you can live. Nice mix of urban and farm land. That said, hubby wouldn't mind moving there, but I can't get with the idea right now. The main problem that I have with Jersey is that the roads are such that if you make a wrong turn or don't get off at the right exit, you're fucked. I'm not familiar with the roads there at all, admittedly- I never have any idea where I actually am when I'm there.Staten Island is made up of 100% dump. Wherever you turn, you're in shitsville.
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Unless you have a healthy salary (and time on your hands), the commute alone would be enough to nix Staten Island. The (NYC) subway doesn't go there, so the only ways off the island are either by boat or by a vehicle.The commute sucks! Have you ever been on the SI expressway, like, ANYTIME? There's SO much traffic. The ferry is fine.....I guess. But that's only because you get to be on a boat. But it takes you to....Staten Island. -
Not a tough call. Downtown Detroit has parts that are very cool....Detroit comes to mind. If you had to choose today - Detroit or Staten Island?
As with many places in the US, the parts of Detroit that have died or are dying are in the car-dependent, unsustainable sprawl outside the city core. -
"Real NYers," I presume, follow this...New Jersey = Fashtoonks - From a Yiddish adjective meaning "stinking, smelly" describing the sometime aromas of the New Jersey industrial wastelands just beyond the Palisades along the Hudson River.Staten Island = Stan - It's just plain "Stan" because of its nondescript nature.
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And for our area - Lubavistan, named after the Lubavitch
branch of Hasidic Jews, most of whom live in Brooklyn. -
1. Staten Island also has some cool Sri Lankan restaurants, but the commute is 100% guaranteed awful.2. Penn State/Pitt are maybe equal-quality to SUNY, but the University of Wisconsin, UIUC, University of Minnesota, and University of Michigan are all better.3.
I love how there are songs making fun of the suburbs because of their blandness:
Yet, many of the people feeling superior to those in the suburbs are sitting in a 800 sq ft new condo with stainless steel appliances, work in a cubicle, belong to a CSA, listen to NPR, drink craft beer and extol the virtues of public transportation.It is ironic.
My parents belong to a CSA, listen to NPR, and drink craft beer in the Wisconsin suburbs, and have at least since the 90s.4. I don't know why anyone would move to Detroit when the are so many midwestern cities that are slightly more expensive but far more functional. Even those cities have plenty of dysfunctional neighborhoods with violent crime problems, bad schools, and nearly-free houses if you want the Detroit experience.Detroit's urban core is rotten, due to massive white flight (and black flight too, lately) to semi-functional sprawling areas.By the way, if you're curious what the opposite of gentrification is, it's this:Here's a well-kept bungalow for $25,000:How about a 3,000 square foot brick house with beautiful woodwork for $100k?Or a new-construction townhouse for $150k?Or a bank for $220k:Why spend $396k for a studio when you can have 12 3-bedroom apartments? -
Don't forget a pool table in the basement and a man cave garage.
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You can live elsewhere (and even buy a house!) for less money, but will the salaries be enough to cover the COL (and allow you to still save some money)?For example, I work as an admin in education. I seriously doubt I'd make as much at a similar company in another city/town. ( I'd done this type of work in the nation's capital, and I've looked at stuff at another large city that's 2 hours away down the turnpike).
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I am in a profession that would allow me to move to just about any urban or suburban setting, and still be in the same strata I occupy in NYC.
Ms Whynot might have a more difficult time. -
Hey @whatchuwant ...Staten Island Ranked Nation's Second-Best Spot for Lovers"Staten Island is a great place to live for couples who want access to everything New York City has to offer while still experiencing the best parts of suburban life,"
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I worked on Staten Island from 1977-78. Bridge was only 50 cents each way. Then it was more like a suburban place. Now if there's a vacant spot of land a few feet wide they stick a house on it. Thankfully the zoo is still there. And the dump is one of the few big green spaces. It's a great place for lovers because there's nothing else to do.
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