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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I just wanted to wish you the best of luck in your search.  I'm from NYC and I really, really miss NY but I have finally found my peace in DC living in the Palisades neighborhood.

When we were househunting, my priorities were walking to coffee and a few restaurants, good parks, and great public schools for the kids.  I should emphasize that it is not at all urban - it is leafy and green and residential and quiet.  There are a few good (and actually, some great) restaurants and cafes.  We can walk everywhere - to the school, parks, library, safeway, and vibrant farmers market.  The running/bike path is just beautiful.  We've found the neighborhood to be really friendly and warm, especially with our kids at the public school.

I gave up trying to find something that would replicate Brooklyn or Manhattan - that doesn't really exist in DC and when we lived here and moved into a neighborhood that was supposedly the closest to the NYC neighborhoods I loved, I found that neighborhood (Dupont) to be so lame and the restaurants awful.  I'm much happier now that we found a place that has its own vibe.

Just mapquested the drive and it says 39 minutes to Columbia MD.  I'm sure it's worse with traffic, but Palisades is very close to the highway so you get on 495 quickly.  And it's a 10 minute drive to my government office downtown.

Anyway, good luck.  I concur with others that you might want to rent first and see what kind of place makes sense and feels right.  [/quote]

I love the Palisades - great neighborhood![/quote]

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