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No NYC reinventing itself was going from that porn littered, bloodbath crime bed, filth pileup, and disgrace that it was in the 70's and 80's to what it is now. NYC reinventing itself was when they realized Manhattan failed them so they took landfill to increase its size by 20% and cut Marble Hill off from the island and leave it with the Bronx. They're doing the island expansions again on the west banks of the Hudson by midcentury. So is Manhattan inadequate? Has it failed NYC? Whats the need to expand it? LOL your logic against you.
Because it adds more mobility to the region. I never said roads are the end all be all but they are a huge part of the infrastructure in the west as they are in the east. We clearly have the superior road systems here, you folks have the transit for now. The difference is, this is our time, LA's the city with the infrastructure to handle its population, not prehistoric NYC. Your city was built in a time period when toasters would be considered an artifact from outer space and thrown in a well and tried as a witch weapon. LOL
Angelino here.. 2 THings I disagree with.. LA was a disgrace in the 70's and 80's. One of my uncles has bullet wounds to prove it. Downtown was hell, smog was horrible, gangs were at large during this period and drug use was insane..
We HAD our time.. Not it's horrible. And not because the car, but the destruction of our transit system.
lmao wth i could careless about his factual post. that poster is bias as hell and usually rants on most threads with the name LA on it.
like this guy came on a thread and literally told me i couldn't afford to live in my city without even knowing who i was was or what my background was.
He actually beleives that all of Americans problems will be solved if they follow LA
I never said you couldn't afford to live in NYC. I only asked how you make rent because you seem to be shopping on 5th every day. I live in a similarly expensive area and I know for a fact that even with a salary triple the national average that its still tough financially to be spending it away shopping high end every day. I never called you poor, you're exaggerating that. I was just curious to your financial situation as a younger 20's, still in school, living in the very expensive Brooklyn, and shopping on 5th. That's something you don't see everyday, especially here where people live by their means.
Angelino here.. 2 THings I disagree with.. LA was a disgrace in the 70's and 80's. One of my uncles has bullet wounds to prove it. Downtown was hell, smog was horrible, gangs were at large during this period and drug use was insane..
We HAD our time.. Not it's horrible. And not because the car, but the destruction of our transit system.
I'll take "horrible" L.A. over the urban blight in Chicago. That city is still partying like its 1992.
But, I digress. Chicago has a lot of really tall buildings, which makes it a flawless paradise. You should move back.
I never said you couldn't afford to live in NYC. I only asked how you make rent because you seem to be shopping on 5th every day. I live in a similarly expensive area and I know for a fact that even with a salary triple the national average that its still tough financially to be spending it away shopping high end every day. I never called you poor, you're exaggerating that. I was just curious to your financial situation as a younger 20's, still in school, living in the very expensive Brooklyn, and shopping on 5th. That's something you don't see everyday, especially here where people live by their means.
Chicago like LA is a great city but as far as urban, LA is everything Chicago is plus double and denser.
because i live up to my nyc qouta. look pretty each and every day. i dont shop everyday on 5th but thats where i do most my shopping. If not catch me in soho, or woodburry mall, or maybe manhasset mall.
dont hate on Chicago. Just please come more correct when addressing chicago. thank you.
Get over it. Few, if any, cities are bashed like L.A. is on these forums. Chicago is one of "America's Sweethearts" around here, the apple in everyone's eye. Me pointing out that it has major issues with crime isn't hating, it's reality.
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New York City I can understand. But LA? Hell no. That place is a gigantic suburb. The reason LA is on people's radar is because Hollywood movies are made there. Anyone who doesn't believe this can ask someone who isn't into movies/glamor/pop culture what they think of LA.
Just look at what this guy writes. You could cut the smug with a knife.
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