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Chimpskibot t1_jb6a8lu wrote

Reply to comment by rachmel in Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator

Honestly, every neighborhood here is residential and won't have the density or things to do as BK. You should stay in Philly for a week and see if you like it. I myself am looking to move back to Queens cause Philly can get boring if you've lived in a larger city and are young. Personally, most of the people I see moving from NYC are families or older couples looking to settle down/buy.

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SubjectMindless t1_jb6bm6v wrote

My partner and I moving from Manhattan to Fishtown in April for the exact reasons you mentioned— settling down and buying.

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WhyNotKenGaburo t1_jbc0qab wrote

I'm not sure why you're getting downvoted for this. It's good advice, and my wife and I did exactly what you suggested over the course of a year, and we're happy that we did. Of course, we're no longer young, but it's still a huge shift to move to a smaller environment, especially if you are in the arts like we are, not to mention that we both spent the bulk of our adult lives in NYC. That being said, while there are a lot of things that I miss about NYC, I've found a lot of very pleasant surprises living in Philly, not the least of which is the fact that there is sandwich genius on almost every corner.

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Chimpskibot t1_jbc6iwm wrote

Exactly, people think Philly is NYC lite and will be just like whatever neighborhood they moved from. While Philly's cultural scene is growing with new galleries and other things many of the activities young city folk do in Chi/DC/LA/NYC are missing here. Especially late night food/drinks, DJ sets, Pop-ups, markets, Trunk Shows, etc. Also Philly is not nearly as transit accessible, which really confines those without cars to only a few neighborhoods and many of those neighborhoods are not as built out as NYC. I mean lets be real the same 5-10 neighborhoods are always recommended on this sub and they are all in greater CC or the northwest!

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WhyNotKenGaburo t1_jbcf40q wrote

No, Philly certainly isn't NYC lite, and nor should it be. It always cracks me up when people compare Fishtown to Williamsburg or Bushwick. Philly does have its own thing going on, though, and has a lot of potential to be a real creative center on the East Coast. At 50, I'm too old for clubs, but what I would like to see is a more robust art/experimental music scene that isn't dependent on bringing people in from NYC, which is what seems to happen. I mean, I like seeing my friends do stuff here but I already see most of them when I'm in NYC for work 2-3 times a week.

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