Re:Tech takes over: New York is the sector's second city
by electricslpnsld on Monday February 26, 2018 @02:00PM
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> When I say Pollution, I am not just saying air pollution. I physically felt dirty the minute I stepped out into the street after getting ready for work. I would wash my hair and it would streak of dirt. The subway is absolutely filthy. Bathrooms anywhere but expensive restaurants are filthy. Sidewalks were filthy. Streets are filthy. The water that pools up at the sides of crosswalks was everywhere -- and was filthy. It's the definition of a big dirty city.
When did you live in New York? This mostly reads like an outdated stereotype of the city from the 1980s. I grew up in Queens and lived in NYC until I was 18, and I never had to wash dirt out of my hair from pollution (unless I had been rolling around in a park as a little kid).
Hell, I was recently back in the city visiting family and was amazed at how much cleaner midtown has gotten over the past few years.
Re:Tech takes over: New York is the sector's second city
by melq on Monday February 26, 2018 @04:40PM
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I was in NYC over the long weekend (I'm from Boston), and I can say wholeheartedly that the entire city is filthy. I'm sure relative to what it used to be, its alot cleaner. But relative to most other places, NYC is one giant pile of garbage. (For the record I love the city, and would consider moving there.)
Re:Tech takes over: New York is the sector's second city
by electricslpnsld on Monday February 26, 2018 @08:37PM
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It really depends where you are in the city. Take a stroll in some of the neighborhoods around Prospect Park, and you'll find downright pristine streets filled with single family mansions...
When I say Pollution, I am not just saying air pollution. I physically felt dirty the minute I stepped out into the street after getting ready for work. I would wash my hair and it would streak of dirt. The subway is absolutely filthy. Bathrooms anywhere but expensive restaurants are filthy. Sidewalks were filthy. Streets are filthy. The water that pools up at the sides of crosswalks was everywhere -- and was filthy. It's the definition of a big dirty city.
As far as taxes and regulation goes, yes California is getting crazy too, but no I am thinking about New York. The contrast was stark, especially when you move anywhere south of NY, which I did land in D.C. for a bit, and even that was better.