If you had to chose, which city would you live in: New York City or Los Angeles?

[NBAplayoffs2001]

For me: New York City
Why: I grew up here and I do like the fast pace. I do admit we aren't that friendly. If you try driving in NYC you will probably need a tylenol after. Pretty girls everywhere of all different races. Also Yankees, Mets, US Open, Knicks, Nets (well recently of course), Rangers, Islanders (...lol).
I went to undergrad (finishing it up this year) outside of NYC in another state. For grad school, I do hope to be in NYC. Live there in my 20s and 30s.

[KyrieTheFuture]

LA, I hate New York

[Cowboy Thunder]

OKC > both

[BigBoss]

LA, I hate New York


This. LA is just laid back. The mood is mellow. Weather is great.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

This. LA is just laid back. The mood is mellow. Weather is great.

I guess it depends on preferences. Either way, these cities are amazing :rockon:.

Also in terms of safety, even the proclaimed bad areas in NYC such as East New York and Harlem really aren't that bad.

[andgar923]

LA is the center of the universe.

Weather>>>NYC

Less congested

Better beaches

Tijuana, San Diego, Vegas all driving distances

Best ball players in the world.

Disneyland, Knotts, magic mountain, universal studios, CA Adventures, plus much much more to do and see.

Did I say weather?

B*tches.... Yeah we got those too.

Mexican food>>>>

[L.Kizzle]

Hollywood

[NBAplayoffs2001]

LA is the center of the universe.

Weather>>>NYC

Less congested

Better beaches

Tijuana, San Diego, Vegas all driving distances

Best ball players in the world.

Disneyland, Knotts, magic mountain, universal studios, CA Adventures, plus much much more to do and see.

Did I say weather?

B*tches.... Yeah we got those too.

Mexican food>>>>

I hate warm weather with a passion. I prefer rain/snow/60 degree weather most of the year.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

L.A. is better than NYC but people really overrate it. Droughts, tons of traffic, lots of homeless, it's far as f*ck to drive anywhere, high prices, etc

Call me crazy but I always felt LA has more gang affiliated/dangerous areas than NYC especially in recent years. From what my parents told me when they moved here in the mid 80s, they say the crime rate has definitely gone down from how bad it used to be.

[L.Kizzle]

Call me crazy but I always felt LA has more gang affiliated/dangerous areas than NYC especially in recent years. From what my parents told me when they moved here in the mid 80s, they say the crime rate has definitely gone down from how bad it used to be.
Get out the hood and find the white people.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Get out the hood and find the white people.

Not from the hood lol...

[L.Kizzle]

Not from the hood lol...
Crime in the suburbs.

[oarabbus]

LA is in the greatest state in the country, easily LA.

[eliteballer]

A lot of people who I know that have grown up here visit NYC for 3 days and end up wanting to move there.

It's the convenience of just being able to get up walk around and do anything, bars, clubs etc. and meet tons of people.

In LA everyone and everything is spread out.

You shouldn't live in either city unless you're making a LOT of money though. The quality of life just won't be there.

[Le Shaqtus]

LA absolutely.

California is the GOAT state, second being the great Spud State: Idaho.

[BasedTom]

NYC without a doubt

[imdaman99]

LA
Except Jordan was born in NYC and we all know you would suck the last seed outa MJ hoping it would make you pregnant with his baby, given the opportunity.

[DCL]

from the bay area, but am pretty familiar with so cal

i'd pick NYC. don't care about the weather. that city's vibrant and got so much shit going on.

[L.Kizzle]

LA is in the greatest state in the country, easily LA.
I agree, Louisiana is a great state.

[L.Kizzle]

NY.

LA lies on the Ring of Fire. Big Earthquakes can happen at any time. At least NY is far from it.
Can;t live your life in fear.

[Nanners]

NY.

LA lies on the Ring of Fire. Big Earthquakes can happen at any time. At least NY is far from it.

yeah but NY gets hit by hurricanes and shit. big storms never hit LA.

[Smoke117]

LA.

[colorz]

LA.

Amazing weather, fine women, super laid back people and that good tree :pimp:

[fsvr54]

LA

Not living in a place where's it's cold as fukk for months out of the year.

Although I'd rather just stay in Miami

[Droid101]

If you say NY, you've never spent any real amount of time in California.

The weather wins hands down. And no matter what type of person you are, you can find an area that will suit you.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

If you say NY, you've never spent any real amount of time in California.

The weather wins hands down. And no matter what type of person you are, you can find an area that will suit you.

I've been to SF/Oakland area plenty of times. I did enjoy it but I do not like hot weather personally.

[Horde of Temujin]

New York has better women by far.

[christian1923]

NY.

LA has way to many mexicans

[BasedTom]

If you say NY, you've never spent any real amount of time in California.

The weather wins hands down. And no matter what type of person you are, you can find an area that will suit you.
That's just ridiculous. Weather is just one of many factors, and even then California isn't exactly flawless (enjoy your droughts and forest fires)

This isn't mentioning how spread out everything is in LA and how you need a car to do anything. If you prefer SoCal then that's OK, but you can't seriously act like it's not even up for debate.

[Lakers]

The LA area is great if you have money, but otherwise it sucks. That's why everyone is moving to Texas, Oregon and Colorado, except for the illegals. The LA area also has the worst job growth of any metro area in the USA in the last 25 years, worse than both Detroit and Cleveland. I liked it ok up until about 22, after that I left to Colorado, where the rest of my family fled to. IMO, LA is in a downward spiral. The weather is fantastic though. I'd still rather go back there have to move to NYC. :hammerhead:

[ThePhantomCreep]

LA has the weather, the topography, great Mexican/Asian food, and a gazillion things to see and do within its enormous city/limits. You'll never exhaust it all. If it wasn't for the traffic (admittedly bad), the place would be perfect. For me at least.

NYC also has a gazillion things to see and do, and no one can deny its importance, but it just feels like a place to visit, not to live. It doesn't help that Manhattan is so crazy expensive.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

LA has the weather, the topography, great Mexican/Asian food, and a gazillion things to see and do within its enormous city/limits. You'll never exhaust it all. If it wasn't for the traffic (admittedly bad), the place would be perfect. For me at least.

NYC also has a gazillion things to see and do, and no one can deny its importance, but it just feels like a place to visit, not to live. It doesn't help that Manhattan is so crazy expensive.

They have some amazing Asian food places in NYC too if you know where to go.

[Just2McFly]

honestly Atlanta is good enough for me... LA/NYC/Chicago just arent worth it financially.

The south is just a flat out better option to me. Charlotte/Houston/Atlanta/Dallas/etc... are just more economical and still great cities

[Nanners]

i would go with NYC over LA, but I would probably prefer to stay in oklahoma over either of those two options.

if I could live anywhere in the country, it would be somewhere in the pacific northwest like Seattle or Portland.

[CelticBaller]

I lived in NYC, if i ain't living in Manhattan or the suburbs in queens then I rather live in LA

[NBAplayoffs2001]

I lived in NYC, if i ain't living in Manhattan or the suburbs in queens then I rather live in LA

Brooklyn and the Bronx is fine too imo.

[Breezy]

I live in Oregon (Portland) now but I was born and raised just outside of L.A. and have spent tons of time there. I'm torn. Part of me hates LA and part of me misses it.

Here is a pros and cons list of L.A. Someone else do one for New York as I've never been there.

Pros -

Nice Beaches nearby
Famous, big Name Theme parks a stones throw away.
The Most beautiful ladies in North America (Not debatable)
Famous people all over the place.
Better Mexican food than Mexico.
Malibu is nearby.

Cons -
Gang infested
Trash everywhere. If you're outside your not more than 10 feet from a plastic bag on the ground. Or used fast food containers.
Graffiti on every sign, lamp post, wall, freeway overpass.
English is a second language
Unbelievably bad public schools
The worst traffic you'll ever drive in.
Frequent droughts.
Stucko houses. (Look ugly to me.)
High Cost of living in decent areas.

Neutral -

Weather - I don't consider the weather a plus. Sure it's nice in the fall and winter but It's scorching hot in the summer and you're constantly fighting to stay in air conditioned places. The heat is oppressive. Also the Air pollution sucks.

Illegals - On the one hand it's nice to get Yard service for dirt cheap but it's also a pain in the ass to have to learn Spanish just to speak with half the city.

[Breezy]

BTW Portland, Seattle, and San Fran area are better than both these places.

[masonanddixon]

Los Angeles. Although LA has become extremely depressing over the past 3-5 years.

[masonanddixon]

BTW Portland, Seattle, and San Fran area are better than both these places.

'I could never live in a place that rains more than 200 days a year

[Duggrr]

BTW Portland, Seattle, and San Fran area are better than both these places.
word. repped.

[JohnnySic]

Both cities are awesome, but I take NYC over any place, provided I could afford to do it right.

[CelticBaller]

Brooklyn and the Bronx is fine too imo.
Hell no, raised in bronx and wouldn't live there again :no:

[kc16]

As much as I would love to go back to my home state New York, can't go wrong with LA. The weather alone is much better than in NYC.

[MavsSuperFan]

LA is in the greatest state in the country, easily LA.
Louisiana is among the worst states in the union

[MavsSuperFan]

would rather live in the City of LA, but NY is obviously the vastly more influential and powerful city. NY is the most powerful city in the world. Eg. wall street.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Hell no, raised in bronx and wouldn't live there again :no:

Well I meant the posh areas of Bronx like Riverdale.

[Nick Young]

LA. better beaches, hotter women

[dazzer87]

NY for me..............Getting sick of LA......

[ThePhantomCreep]

would rather live in the City of LA, but NY is obviously the vastly more influential and powerful city. NY is the most powerful city in the world. Eg. wall street.

London might have something to say about that, but yeah, in terms of economic clout, New York is untouched in the states. Los Angeles is no lightweight though--it has the third largest GDP of any metro on earth, behind Tokyo and NYC.

[Lebron23]

Love to Go to New York, but probably live in LA because they have plenty of Filipinos.

[MavsSuperFan]

London might have something to say about that, but yeah, in terms of economic clout, New York is untouched in the states. Los Angeles is no lightweight though--it has the third largest GDP of any metro on earth, behind Tokyo and NYC.
The level of influence the NYSE has on the global economy >>>>>>>> LSE
the level of influence of the NASDAQ >>>>> LSE


As of December 2011, the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.266 trillion (short scale), making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement (and the largest in Europe)

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NY hosts the 2 largest stock exchanges in the world

[fsvr54]

Nice Beaches nearby
Famous, big Name Theme parks a stones throw away.
The Most beautiful ladies in North America (Not debatable)


This is very debateable since Miami has even better looking girls.

Cuban and Colombian girls > Mexican girls

[eliteballer]

You can't say one city has better looking girls when you're talking about this tier.

Hell, I went out in uptown in Dallas and the only place I've seen that concentration of extremely hot women is on july 4th in vegas.

The major cities are all going to have loads.

[ThePhantomCreep]

The level of influence the NYSE has on the global economy >>>>>>>> LSE
the level of influence of the NASDAQ >>>>> LSE



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NY hosts the 2 largest stock exchanges in the world

London is home to the Foreign Exchange, it's basically the world financial capital.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

London is home to the Foreign Exchange, it's basically the world financial capital.

Strongest currency but not the worlds financial capital.

[MavsSuperFan]

London is home to the Foreign Exchange, it's basically the world financial capital.
NY is the financial capital of the world

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/new-york-replaces-london-as-financial-capital-of-the-world-9198274.html

[ThePhantomCreep]

NY is the financial capital of the world

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/new-york-replaces-london-as-financial-capital-of-the-world-9198274.html

Notice the word "overtaken", which implies that London was #1, and indeed it was #1 in that ranking for years. Which goes back to when I said, that the two cities are neck-and-neck in global prominence.

But that ranking is just for total financial activity. In terms of global (not only regional) influence in finance and international banking, London is without peer currently. There's a reason why China recently chose London over NYC as the only stock exchange that can use Chinese currency. Even the US federal and municipal governments refer to the London market to set referenced interest rates on all sorts of bond and other financial contracts. They are "on the phone" with London everyday. Everyday.

Back on topic, I still prefer LA to live, but I enjoy visiting NYC tremendously.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

bump

[RoseCity07]

L.A is better in every single way. It's an easy choice.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Other than being able to travel around the city without needing a car, I don't think NYC has much on LA.

You always run into ton of J-walkers in NYC. Driving in the city may take 3 hours to get crosstown.

[Dresta]

I'd live in almost any US city over New York.