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The area north of the city (lower Hudson Valley) is, in my opinion, more like New England; Georgian architecture, church steeples, etc.. The city itself, while in a class by itself, does look a bit more in tune with Philly, though.
All in all, it's splitting hairs. Boston through Philly are more similar to each other than any other region of the country.
For me I think New York has more in common with Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington than New York has with Hartford, Providence and Boston. New York to Washington are more similar that New York is to Boston.
The New York City metro area to the Washington, D.C. metro area is the most densely populated, economically developed and physically connected stretch of 350 or so miles in the United States. It comes closest to functioning as a single unit.
Boston has many similarities to New York City as well. However, Boston feels more remote and not as closely connected to New York City as Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. are.
The New York City metro area to the Washington, D.C. metro area is the most densely populated, economically developed and physically connected stretch of 350 or so miles in the United States. It comes closest to functioning as a single unit.
Boston has many similarities to New York City as well. However, Boston feels more remote and not as closely connected to New York City as Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. are.
There is a few more cities between Boston and New York which is Providence, Hartford, New Haven, Worcester and Springfield which fills up space between Boston and New York. There's a lot of people living around there just like Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore and Washington is between New York and Washington. Plus it is also very developed. So Boston doesn't feel remote. Just like Poughkeepsie and Montauk is close to New York but doesn't feel remote. Atlantic City, Allentown and Dover is close to Philadelphia and doesn't feel remote. Ocean City, Harrisburg and Winchester is close to Baltimore/Washington and doesn't feel remote.
There are A LOT of Italians in that whole stretch between NYC and Boston. Connecticut and Rhode Island have the highest Italian percentages of any states (followed closely by New Jersey). Boston, Providence and Hartford also have a strong West Indian presence along with large Puerto Rican and Domincian communities. Demographically, the make up is closer to New York.
In terms of the physical build, I don't think NYC has much in common with any of these places aside from being dense.
I'd say the same with Westchester is more like the Boston area, and obviously Fairfield County if that's counts as part of the NYC metro. Nassau County doesn't really feel all that similar to the Boston area.
When you say that it doesn't feel similar to the Boston area, what specifically do you mean? I'm not asking to be an ass. I'm just asking about the specific things you find to be different that give it a different feel? Is it more architecture, climate, pace, demographics and/or general demeanor of the people you come across?
How do you think Long Island compares to Northern Virginia or Maryland?
That is one part of the NYC metro that is most definetly more similar to the Boston area than the Philly area.
Well that might be what the LI in LINative stands for! Long story about the "Native" but to make it short I lived my entire life on Long Island including Queens.
Anyway like I said I cannot speak for other New Yorkers but I personally tend to go north and have more connections to Upstate and New England more then further south. Of course I sometimes go south, especially to Virginia, one of my favorite states. I been to Washington quite a number of times as well, although the traffic around there is getting bureaucratic. Get it, DC traffic bureaucratic!
There is a few more cities between Boston and New York which is Providence, Hartford, New Haven, Worcester and Springfield which fills up space between Boston and New York. There's a lot of people living around there just like Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore and Washington is between New York and Washington. Plus it is also very developed. So Boston doesn't feel remote. Just like Poughkeepsie and Montauk is close to New York but doesn't feel remote. Atlantic City, Allentown and Dover is close to Philadelphia and doesn't feel remote. Ocean City, Harrisburg and Winchester is close to Baltimore/Washington and doesn't feel remote.
Anyway like I said I cannot speak for other New Yorkers but I personally tend to go north and have more connections to Upstate and New England more then further south. Of course I sometimes go south, especially to Virginia, one of my favorite states. I been to Washington quite a number of times as well, although the traffic around there is getting bureaucratic. Get it, DC traffic bureaucratic!
I have more connections to the south of NYC. Went to school north of NYC.
As a whole, New York probably has more similarities to Philly (after taking architecture, "personality," etc. into account). But it's not by much. The big difference between NYC and Philly is that there are many more Black people in the latter. 3 of the city's last 5 mayors have been African American. And the black community is predominantly descended from the American South rather than Africa or the Caribbean. This is something that makes Philly a bit dissimilar from NYC. Boston is a bit more similar to NYC in this regard.
As you move down the East Coast from Philadelphia, any similarities with NYC are pretty much non-existent (beyond very general things like transit). Heading north of NYC, there's much more demographic similarity.
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Long story about the "Native" but to make it short I lived my entire life on Long Island including Queens.
