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10-08-2005 #21
Now that just isn't true, Quinn, and I'm sure you know that. Boston leads New York in a number of areas...for instance, Boston Metro is currently the most expensive Metro area in the US (NYC is only third). Boston also gets more snow, longer winters, high average wind speed....
Seriously, NYC lags far behind Boston in top colleges and universities (but then so does everyone else), even if you don't include Cambridge with Boston. (Remember, Boston is only 39 sq mi and NYC is 301 sq mi; what constitute burroughs in NYC are individual cities here). Likewise, Boston leads in the percentage of college-age residents, biotech research, computer R&D and high tech (usually positioned second behind Silicon Valley), and many other areas. Boston also rivals NYC in areas in which both cities outstrip all other comers, such as size of university and public libraries, museums, sports, classical symphony orchestra, etc.
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10-08-2005 #22
all I have to say about red socks is that they are tough to accessorize around
FK
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10-08-2005 #23Originally Posted by Ecstatic
I had a feeling I would be hearing from you on this topic You forgot to mention a few important points concerning Boston:
1. Boston also has a much higher per-capita crime rate than NYC (crime
index total 2002: 5,986.5 for Boston vs. 3,100.1 for NYC ).
2. Boston has a higher cost of living (a very recent development that
poses such an issue in Massachusetts as a whole that it was the only
state to loose population last year, which in turn presents long-term
workforce and real estate valuation issues).
I have to concede that Boston bitches NYC as an academic center and college town, but in every other important category, NYC is vastly superior:
1. NYC is the financial capital of the United States;
2. NYC is both the wholesale and retail center of the United States;
3. NYC is the cultural center of the United States (LA may not agree);
4. NYC is one of the world’s most important international political centers;
5. NYC has roughly double the number of tourists each year as Boston
(30 million vs. 14 million);
6. NYC dwarfs Boston in physical size (303.3 square miles vs. 48.4
square miles) and population (8,104,079 vs. 569,165 in 2004)
7. We don’t even need to go into the sports comparison.
8. We do not have Thomas M. Menino as our mayor (aka the only
politician who mangles the English language worse than President
Bush).
Seriously though, I do totally enjoy Boston and vacation there whenever I get a chance, usually combining too much alcohol and clam chowder until I get sick.
-Quinn
Life is essentially one long Benny Hill skit punctuated by the occasional Anne Frank moment.
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10-09-2005 #24Originally Posted by MegabodyNYC
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10-09-2005 #25Originally Posted by Quinn
I'll never forget, when Derek Sanderson skated behind the Ranger's net in a playoff game and two Rangers came charging in with their gloves dropped a full 20 feet away. Derek proceeded to beat the piss out of both of them. It was pitiful.
I know, you'll drag in the Islanders, but that's like saying the Hartford Whalers are a Boston team. Then you'll start draging in the New Jersey teams. Pick a team and call it New York, not every team with in a 200 mile radius, because you have a bigger population.
Ezed
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10-09-2005 #26Originally Posted by Felicia Katt
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10-11-2005 #27
See you at the bar Mega, the off season is going to be interesting.
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10-11-2005 #28
really. nobody is really gonna watch the lcs. maybe the WS if Chi makes it, but not like likely. no offense=no ratings
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10-15-2005 #29
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LMAO@ the Boston vs. New York comparison.
Boston is an oversized college town, it's the only major northern city where racism is practiced openly. It's got a crappy nightlife, clubs close at 2am or is it midnight? You can't get a good slice of pizza, decent cheesesteak. The north end has some good restaurants. Face it people don't say, "I'm going to be big, I'm moving to BOSTON." It's not an it town. It's second fiddle.
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