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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Probably one of the worst places. Grew up in the city and left as soon as I could after college. So did most of my friends. It’s not a place for kids to grow up, it’s a place to have fun and make good money. Nobody moves to NYC because they are looking for the best environment for their children, they do it because it’s exciting for themselves. There’s nothing awesome about growing up in a cramped apartment and having to fend for yourself. You grow up way too quick in the city and you’re exposed to things you really shouldn’t be. I vowed to not put my kids through that misery, they’re growing up in a 5,000 sq ft house with a giant backyard, a neighborhood pool and tennis court, excellent neighborhood schools (the schools in the city suck unless you’re getting into a specialized or Hunter or one of the performing arts schools), riding bikes, going fishing on the lake, etc. It’s how kids are meant to grow up. They visit grandma and grandpa every summer to get their “city fun” and my parents take them to Central Park and do the whole tourist thing but then they come home and have a chance to be kids again. [/quote]

Grew up on the UWS and my spouse in Brooklyn  and could have written this.

Unfortunately however we don’t visit my parents because after we moved to California they stopped talking to us much. To them there is no place outside of NYC and they never got over us finally leaving. There’s a certain NY snobbery I cannot stand - no other place in the country is worth living in[/quote]

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