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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not think it is a good place to raise kids. Young kids need to be out in nature, running around freely, not carted up and down stairs and sitting in the subway all day long. They need to be around animals and grow stuff in gardens and a quiet street to mess about with their friends on bikes and scooters. Museums, symphonies, diversity etc. is all great but you can get that in a much smaller city where they can live in a world that is not a playground for adults.
 
Older kids do not need the self-consciousness and snobbery that comes along with city life. The kids I know from the city grew up way to fast and were a little hardened before they were even 18. That can happen in a way in any large city that becomes a temple -- rich SF kids tend to have issues around creativity and spirituality in a way that NY kids have issues around money, sex, and drugs. I feel like it's best to come to NYC as a young adult and leave shortly thereafter, maybe come back when you're retiring.  [/quote]

We moved from NYC to North London when my children were small and this is my favorite thing about living here. We’re technically in London (and a 15 minute walk from the tube) but we live in a house with a garden right near a huge park with trails and a zoo, where kids ride their bikes and explore and have picnics and it’s really wonderful. We’re also 15-20 minutes from central London. Obviously not anyone can just pick up and move to London but it’s got my vote for the best place to raise kids. [/quote]

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