DC neighborhood that reminds you of NYC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to understand that New Yorkers have and must be obsessed with the city. You give up so much to live there.

You give up things to live anywhere. NYers though give up things most of the rest of the USA takes for granted, while people living outside NY give up things only found in NYC, for the most part. It tends to create agitation in both directions. As someone who used to live in NYC, who now lives in DC, but who still is very fond of NYC, I find the sniping on this issue to be less than illuminating.

The only thing about NY I gave up by moving here is a little bit cooler summer and the subway. I don't miss the subway. I would rather walk or drive. I gained career growth, home ownership, lower taxes, the ability to live off of one income, being able to take more vacations, central AC, public school for kids, more personal space, being able to drive my car to the grocery store if I want and more. Clearly I like it here! Sometimes I do miss NY but I know it is not worth living in a rental and barely getting by on 350k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to understand that New Yorkers have and must be obsessed with the city. You give up so much to live there.

You give up things to live anywhere. NYers though give up things most of the rest of the USA takes for granted, while people living outside NY give up things only found in NYC, for the most part. It tends to create agitation in both directions. As someone who used to live in NYC, who now lives in DC, but who still is very fond of NYC, I find the sniping on this issue to be less than illuminating.

The only thing about NY I gave up by moving here is a little bit cooler summer and the subway. I don't miss the subway. I would rather walk or drive. I gained career growth, home ownership, lower taxes, the ability to live off of one income, being able to take more vacations, central AC, public school for kids, more personal space, being able to drive my car to the grocery store if I want and more. Clearly I like it here! Sometimes I do miss NY but I know it is not worth living in a rental and barely getting by on 350k.

There are plenty of other things in NYC that do not exist here besides those you have mentioned. I will not name them precisely because these rivalries are silly. I am glad you are happy with your choice, but you seem in your own way as obsessed with the differences as some NYers are . Can you understand that some people legitimately prefer each city/metro area?

[Anonymous]

Yes. I am obsessed with the fact my life is so much better. It has been life changing. Sorry I am obsessed. Also many of the things that new York has to offer I did not enjoy at all or often because I was working. That includes Broadway, the Hamptons, museums, etc. I do miss the restaurants but we still go out to eat here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Foxhall Village in the Palisades has a similar esthetic to Greenwich Village.

Is this a joke?

DC is nothing like NYC. It never was and never will be. Just stop. If you pretend hard, you might convince yourself that Foxhall Village is like Pelham (which is north of the Bronx, and a long way in every sense from the Village).

I'm the OP. I was not joking. I do believe that some street views remind me of some village street views. I don't believe they are the same thing, but I didn't believe I had to say that. Thou doth protest soooo much but I am not talking about whatever it is that you think Greenwich/Pelham/Bronx is. I am only talking about the appearance of the rowhomes. I google imaged Pelham and didn't see anything that reminded me of either, but you are pretty invested sounding, so if you say so I'm sure its true.

Actually, PP was spot on and you are just... Off. There is not one gravel of dirt that in palisades that is similar to Greenwich village. My. God. No. They could be considered opposites. And I also agree that perhaps Pelham might work for a comparison. But maybe new Rochelle.