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Re:Millennials Moving to Suburbs Will Change Economic Develo... by notfromhere on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @02:06PM (#16747399)
If you live in Midtown Manhattan or the Loop in Chicago, I can see why you'd believe that. But if you live in the outer neighborhoods/boroughs, thats not in the slightest bit true.
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Re:Millennials Moving to Suburbs Will Change Economic Develo... by lazerpants on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @03:12PM (#16748076)
I live in Brooklyn. The hobbies I cannot participate in, mostly due to not having a car, that I once enjoyed:

Autocross/Track days

Sporting clays

Golf (dragging clubs on the subway is not fun)

Kayaking

Camping

There are other things to do, but NYC is a bad place for a person making less than 6 figures to participate in a lot of outdoor activities.

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Re:Millennials Moving to Suburbs Will Change Economic Develo... by thoughtpalette on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @11:22PM (#16751611)
Definitely Agree. Lived throughout the Northside and West Sides of Chicago for about 8 years now. The amount of "free" activities seems to dull suburban life by comparison.

Festivals

Concerts

Bars

Shopping

Food

Gyms

Meetups

Zoo(s)

Aquarium

Beach

Bike/Jogging trails (606/lakeshore)

Holiday Parades

Holiday Events (Christkindle/July 4th, etc)

Architecture

Very accessible social circles (walking, public transit)

etc, etc

These are what I worry I'd be giving up if moving to the suburbs as a renter currently.

(edit) Can't figure out a hard-return for formatting

(edit 2) Trying to get into a bowling alley is ridiculously hard though, having an hour wait to bowl never has happened to me in the burbs.

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