New York City is for sellouts

My sense of humor has been sharpened by unemployment and the teeth of rats. That writing is like the broad side of a barn.

"this makes this more expensive" factors for renting in quite a lot of queens

for me, the fact that it really helps to have a car in queens, yet parking in some areas is almost as hard as brooklyn. That's an issue.

Queens has way more going on then Jersey City, though Jersey City may have better Dosas.

Queens has Nick's Pizza though, which I had for the first time last night.

i mean if you are getting that his central thesis is that new yorkers are assholes then you aren't getting what he's saying about asshole transplants actually.

even with that lolling at this piece would be like lolling at tom's ppl pretending they are black strawman upthread??? why are you making fun of a thing that doesn't really exist except in a very limited format, and why do so many ppl do this tired thing?

xpost yeah not having a car really limits you actually! you have to keep yourself to a certain number of neighborhoods if you want to be able to make it to work in less than 2 hours.

Are we surprised by the NYCers getting all bitter and defensive about a harmless article?

??? how is it being "bitter and defensive" to say it's not funny? i even apologized to jaymc. we're not actually the ones misunderstanding the dumb thing. this is kind of like saying that ppl are sexist for not liking sarah palin, guys.

xp it's a touchy subject, so no

Queens just isn't pleasantly walkable the way Brooklyn is. Too many highways and boulevards and train yards between neighborhoods.

my post was supposed to be a zing on the time out "empire" anyway which is british! just fyi.

xpost yeah a lot of brooklyn is set up better for pedestrians, basically. i have a friend who lives out in far rockaway and basically when i get off the train i have to call her and have her pick me up cos there's no way to get there otherwise. i'd like to walk, rockaway beach is beautiful!

I think we had this conversation in another City vs City thread, but people who don't like NYC are welcome not to live here! It's not really an argument I'm interested in having.

haha laurel

It just seems like some people in here are all pissy about the article, "he's a dickbag" etc. I think if a similar article was written about Chicago, most chilxors would either shrug it off or think, "yeah, that is kinda true".

I don't get the pizza thing. I've been living in NYC since I was 14, and sure, there's okay pizza. But I must be spoiled because it's never blown my mind. It's pizza. Someone explain?

and people who don't like people not liking NYC are welcome to not read this thread, which is titled "New York City is for sellouts"

yeah he's not a dickbag, i mean he's just making fun of a tired old trope that is kind of lame re: dumb kids movin to ny to find themselves and how awesome it is. it's kind of like a oh god stupid time out why showcase this thing.

the problem is that unless n/a was directing at laurel that it WAS chilxors that got pissed off about whether or not this was funny or lame?? the rest of us are tryin to talk about real estate. oh well, who cares i can't wait 'til the dc contingent chimes in!

xpost i think the pizza thing is either you get it or you don't. if it's your kind of pizza it's great. if you prefer a different style pizza or you just aren't really that into pizza then whatever.

Jon, some of the strawmen in that article could be true here but for such a small slice of people that it's not really relevant? If you want to go places where you can't get served (lol Daddy's!) or feel overshadowed by others or whatev, you're welcome to do so. But you can go your whole NYC residency without doing any of those things, plus there's nowhere in the world that has the market cornered on douchebaggery, I'm sure you could experience all the same social failings right in Chicago.

I don't think "he's a dickbag", I just think...okay, so he doesn't see what else there is to like about New York. That's fine, I don't remember NYC running nationwide ads encouraging young people to give up their affordable housing in DesMoines and move here? But no place ISN'T going to have pros and cons, and some days one side seems longer, and some days the other side does, and that changes in your 20s and again in your 30s and etc.

Hard to believe, but some people live in NY because that's the place that makes sense to live in - for work, friends, family, geography, community, etc. I love living here, but that's because I love the people I've grown up with here. I can't imagine moving here to be alone.

But no place ISN'T going to have pros and cons, and some days one side seems longer, and some days the other side does, and that changes in your 20s and again in your 30s and etc.

i bet you could come with a really hilarious comedic article based on this premise

God knows I don't find anything romantic about my neighborhood shithole.

"hilarious" okay sure whatevs.

are people really defending the hilarity and/or satirical premise of that article - shits kinda dumb - new york rulez - lets move on

can't wait for dude to move to LA and read his hilarious take on fake boobs

I don't get the pizza thing. I've been living in NYC since I was 14, and sure, there's okay pizza. But I must be spoiled because it's never blown my mind. It's pizza. Someone explain?

― Mordy, Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:01 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

move anywhere outside NY/NJ/Providence/Chicago/DC and try to find good pizza. seriously try.

italy

hey there clever logic guy u could write for time out

i would enjoy that - do they accept unpunctuated 20 word articles

submit an i love cricket thread

i bet TONY would be v. v. interested in our 10 pt plan to revive nyc

i smell a cover!

i'll hook you up

thx btw we charge $600/wd

btw your borough may be a wonderland, culinary-wise, but nick's pizza is also found in manhattan

Now schwarma places on the other hand...

oh yeah forgot about that! Does it hold up?

ive never found any good indian food in nyc, but i dont know where to look admittedly

new jersey

india

logic guy, strikes again

I wish I'd had Indian food at JSq when I lived convenient to there, but it wasn't something I had tried up to that point. Silly grul.

indian food in jersey city is SO good.

is there good indian food in bk?

bk isn't known for it the way queens is. the places i've been to (in brooklyn heights, cobble hill, park slope, greenpoint, williamsburg) haven't been great, but that's a very tiny area of the borough.

in the city, tiffin wallah on 28th street is my favorite by far. (well, there's also devi but it's $$$$$.)

do u hav a fav of the 6th street plces

Rox, I'm very fond of a place called Joy Indian on Flatbush Ave around Bergen St or there-ish. In particular I love their korma sauce, it has a golden richness and is thick in a way that makes me think there are actually cashews and stuff in it.

whats the area thats like less than a city block but some ppl call it little india

xpost that sounds awesome laurel

o man i used to gorge on that very korma all the time before i curtailed my delivery habit xp

move anywhere outside NY/NJ/Providence/Chicago/DC and try to find good pizza. seriously try.

there is plenty of good pizza here (wisconsin), but sometimes you do have to try to find it.

it's been years at this point since i ate at any of the 6th st places, so my advice probably isn't worth much. banjara and brick lane were much, much better than the rest and also quite a bit more expensive than the others. the latter specializes in "anglo-indian."

Yeah, I have all these awesome recipes for korma and they all require about eleventy hundred different spices and ground cashews and fancy stuff...Joy is the only place where I suspect they may be using the same recipes.

whats the area thats like less than a city block but some ppl call it little india

― corrie ham (roxymuzak), Friday, October 31, 2008 10:29 AM (44 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

6th st between 1st n 2nd

6th street is probably "little india." there are better restaurants and many more shops in curry hill, which centers around lexington ave from roughly east 24-30th streets.

xposts!