Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time

Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by 2143 on Friday July 15, 2022 @03:43AM (#32105733)

> I like mass transit. I like not owning a car. I like that the city is generally safer than the rest of America. I like that it's the center for tech on the east coast, the arts for the entire country, and finance for most of the world. I like that we generally get along in the city, across many cultures and backgrounds. I like it has some of the best food in the world.

Isn't most of that true for most large cities anywhere in the world?

Consider Amsterdam.

- Mass transit? Yes.

- Not owning a car? Sure.

- Safer than America.

- Tech hub, yes.

- Finance hub? uhh, does it really matter?

- Everybody gets along, across many cultures.

- Food? Depends on your taste, but all kinds of cuisine are available.

Or consider Singapore/London/Gothenburg/Paris/Toronto/so-many-others. Similar deal. Sometimes even a better deal, depending on your priorities.

Of course, I fully agree that NYC is a cool place :)

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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by iskander on Friday July 15, 2022 @01:00PM (#32110257)

NYC is pretty much the only quasi-European larger city in the US, and in North America maybe only Mexico City and Montreal are comparable. Boston and DC are more influenced by cars but still have a large fraction of the city that's walkable. The effect of cars on urban fabric is very depressing elsewhere in the US.

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