I feel the same way about living in queens. My wife and I love going to Manhattan during the weekends but we don’t trade the diversity and peace we have in queens. For us in Jackson Heights, we’re lucky to have over 30+ blocks of open streets on 34th Ave where people can walk, run, ride bikes, and even dance from 8am to 8pm - every day! I don’t think there’s anything this long and extensive in NYC and it’s one of the best outcomes for us from the pandemic.
I think it would depend on what part of Brooklyn. There are parts like Park Slope, Williamsburg etc. that still have plenty of restaurants bars, cafes etc and easy access to the subway . But if you live further out it’s more of a problem. I prefer the more relaxed vibe of Brooklyn as long as you are in area that still has places to go. There are places in Brooklyn that are just one stop away from Manhattan like Williamsburg Greenpoint which give you the best of both worlds.
This will be the new marketing scheme for NYC real estate. I don't expect office commute to return to pre-pandemic times. You want to live in the city, especially in Manhattan because everything is at your fingertips. The city is grimy and gritty, but it makes up for it with the endless sea of restaurants, bars, cafes, and cultural institutions. If eating out and drinking aren't your thing, then you really shouldn't be paying a lot to live in NYC or live there for that matter.
That's what I always liked about Windsor Terrace and Kensington, it was the best of both worlds. Both are laidback, quiet neighborhoods with easy access to more active neighborhoods.
The lack of night eat options can be solved by planning. If I am planning a late night then I will prepare food or order beforehand while they are still open.
Always a pleasure to see you all! I'll share this great video with my advanced English students🥰. Thanks so much Adriana and Jon! Hugs from Argentina! ♥️
It also depends what part of Manhattan. Only a relatively small part of it has 24 hour dining and a huge selection of restaurants. Uptown Manhattan is very different from downtown. I lived in Morningside Heights near Columbia. Very different from the Village
As someone who has been here a decade and spent basically my whole time in BK or queens and now has been in Manhattan for year I can say that Brooklyn is still where I go to go out at night to party. Manhattan has restaurants and lots to do but it’s young and my scene has gotten smaller and smaller here since when I got here. My friends and the bars and party scene I go to is 90 percent in Brooklyn
John, another great video. Your comparisons are pretty spot-on correct .. NYC had so many different neighborhoods and vibes, there's something for any type.
As I get older other options have definitely popped in my head, but I'm still in Manhattan! I also grew up here and it's hard for me to imagine living somewhere else (not to mention where I am now, I'm equidistant from all work locations)
Living outside Manhattan.. It’s about small things like enjoying nice quiet walk through tree lined empty streets Saturday night and grabbing French wine from store with only couple of folks there and not standing long lines… And paying less doesn’t hurt…
When I visited I stayed over in Bed Stu for the first few nights! Really enjoyed the atmosphere and helped me kinda mentally prepare for being in Manhattan for the final two nights of my trip. Definitely would visit Brooklyn again easily, the brownstones are so nice to look at especially in the morning sunrise! Every time you upload I get excited thinking about visiting NYC again someday 😂 thanks for rolling out such great content!
If I’m paying thousands a month in rent, I prefer to be in Manhattan. “Prime Brooklyn” areas aren’t really cheaper than a lot of areas of Manhattan; you just get more for your money within the same type of apartment. For instance, a 1BR in LES might be 350 sq/ft, whereas a 1BR in Park Slope may be 600 sq/ft, but they’ll still be similar prices. I’d move to the suburbs if or even Astoria, where I’ve lived and is a bit cheaper than “prime Brooklyn,” if I wanted more of a neighborhood feel, which still exists even in some places in lower Manhattan.
When I lived in the village I lived for years facing the back of the building - no view - had gates on windows - I had to open the window and stick my head out to see the sun. Thumbs up!
I'm so glad both of you are happy in Park Slope. Your apartment is so much more homey and cozy than the tiny one in the Village. I just moved from the UES to a small town in Westchester. I'm in the boonies now and do miss the city but not the super high rents!
Grew up in Manhattan, love Manhattan, Manhattan is home, it gives me comfort. But I've been in Brooklyn for 30 years now, Manhattan isn't needed. When I first moved to Brooklyn in the early 90's, I still did everything in Manhattan, now I do everything in Brooklyn. I could easily be talked into moving back to the Village, for the right price and location but my wife, also born and raised in Manhattan wouldn't have it. Manhattan used to have a more working class family aesthetic to it while still maintaining its urban jungle/financial giant persona. Kids in the street playing stoop ball in the shadow of a busy night club around the corner, grandma hanging out the window watching the world go by. Manhattan doesn't have that anymore. Brooklyn is where its at, it has great vibe, great food etc....it has many things going for it that Manhattan doesn't anymore.
When I saw those brownstones with the steps --- it brought back memories when my friends and I played stoop ball - 1950/60s - in Crown Heights. A long time ago!!!
Nicely done as always Jon. Actually I think you have the best of both worlds. Park Slope is close enough via subway for Manhattan events, but at the end of the day It's a calmer lifestyle and you sleep better at night. Yea, those doughnuts looked unreal. Certainly the one thing I miss about New York. Take care, and look forward to your next video. Your friend Mike.
Never look back look ahead. You made the best choice more space better folks and a window an actual look at side window. Fun video great angle . Thanks for another nice thumbs up video Bill in Fort Wayne Indiana
I agree with your wife 1000 percent, I used to work in Park Slope as a realtor and my favorite street to get around on was typically 6th because it didn't have the crowds of people going to the businesses on 5th and 7th so it was easy to get where I needed to go quickly. Plus being a former architecture student, I got to enjoy the amount of beautiful architecture along that street. I hope you two have tried out City Subs, I seriously miss that place so much, it was one of my favorite places to grab a sandwich in Brooklyn outside of typical bodega deli sandwiches.
At the end of the day, both boroughs have their charms. Manhattan is essentially the center of the world, but living there involves making a lot of dough. Brooklyn has the same problem, but to less of an extent. Then there's also the regions of certain boroughs. In Manhattan, you have cheap food meccas like Chinatown and Washington Heights, but that's mostly where the cheap food journey goes unless you dig deep. In North Brooklyn, you need a lot of dough to eat at many places, but once you're south of Park Slope and Prospect Park, that's where I start seeing places where you can eat like a king and not hurt the bank. One area I hope you really get to look around soon in Sheepshead Bay. All I'll say about it now is that it is the Queens of Brooklyn. That, and at least Brooklyn has actual homes and can at times give off a suburban vibe overall. Not to mention Jon, when summer comes around, south Brooklyn will be buzzing with tons of things to do
Definitely Manhattan. I think it depends on the area your in when in Manhattan though. I stayed on 72nd a block from the park in the upper west side and it was nothing but neighbor ones. Same thing you said about strollers etc. great neighborhood restaurant in pomodoro with a manager who acted like anyone who came in was family, even our dog was welcome on outdoor patio seating and inside seating (outside) lol.
Just home after 5 nights in Manhattan. The place has been hammered in the last couple of years due to COVID. I’ll definitely be staying outside the city on my next visit
I grew up, worked and a lot of playing in Brooklyn. Born 1950 left 1995. There is a good place to eat and have a beer the place is called "Skin Flints" 79th. Street & 5th. Ave in Brooklyn. Was there every night after work. Closed the place up many night. Anyway, on Sterling & 7th. Ave. back on December 16, 1960. I was 10 years old and lived only 10 blocks away and we heard the crash from that far away. It was really sad. The only survivor was this 11 year old boy but died the next day at Methodist Hospital where I was born.
We just finished our yearly trip to nyc last week first since Covid hit. We enjoyed the trip as always but I must say the city has changed some and the vibe wasn’t the same as pre Covid but that’s everywhere. We normally stay clear of Times Square as honestly even as yearly visitors it is just annoying to us. However this year my brother and his partner joined us and they wanted to go. The new most aggravating thing in Times Square are the street pot sellers. Now before someone gets ruffled to each their on and if you smoke than hey that’s fine. However the constant yelling of SMOKE SMOKE WEED WEED EAT IT DRINK IT SMOKE IT everywhere you walk in Times Square is reduculous even more so than the super hero’s wanting to be in a picture it was so prevalent that it made us feel uncomfortable and at times unsafe feeling and we have never felt that way in the city even late at night in subway stations at 2 and 3 am. I know it’s a touchy subject but I feel a video showing this and discussing what others think about the current situation around this makes them feel. Again I don’t have a problem with those who choose to legally use the substance but I don’t think it means that it should be pushed onto everyone who walks the streets. We enjoyed a lot of classics in the village during our trip aswell we kept finding ourselves heading the the village for lunch and breakfast as it’s hard to beat the prices and variety of foods and the atmosphere is still great in that area
Funny thing is both sets of my grandparents took my parents and fled to LA, the usual way…..Bronx/Brooklyn to Boyle Heights/Fairfax area, and then on to the San Fernando Valley/Encino. My sister moved to NY in her 20’s, and stayed. Now her grown kids have left for the west coast!
Manhattan is about public spaces / resources. Use the parks, the libraries, the museums (as in learn to look seriously at a couple of pictures), there are churches everywhere you can go sit in, travel is walking and subway, making an effort to have light chat with people. There's plenty of hiking further north that's easily accessible by train. You can walk the bridges to Queens / Brooklyn, and the ferries up and down the East River are fun. Northern Manhattan (eg Inwood) is more isolated from Midtown than Brooklyn IMO).
It's about experience, right? You've already experienced the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, and now that experience isn't novel, and that pace isn't sustainable when you start to consider marriage, kids, etc. So it's the norm to move into a more suburban environment, even if Brooklyn isn't a typical suburb. Thankfully you are only a short train ride away so you can always get to Manhattan easily. I'm still only a visitor as I missed the window to move there during the latter half of the pandemic, but even that strategy is based on length of stay; short/super-short visits I'd rather stay in Manhattan for the convenience and take it all in while I can. Longer trips (2 weeks or more) I like to explore different neighborhoods further out to test out potential places to live (but near a subway is still a must!) but don't feel the need to be in the heart of it.
Although more affordable that Manhattan, Park Slope is still very expensive. Just checked for apartments online, there were only 3 in the neighborhood renting for less than $2K. I'd never give a landlord $48 a year for housing! But yes PS is super charming and I enjoyed visiting when I lived in So Brooklyn.
Manhattan has to much traffic and too many tourists, Brooklyn is more calmer to me. And parking space is a lot less chaos. Manhattan has better food. But Brooklyn itself more peaceful. I live in Brooklyn but I got to Manhattan for food n Queens or Brooklyn for fun 😆 I'm a boroughs fun hopper.
I have no desire to live in NYC area or anywhere like that. To each his own. I enjoy my 2100 square ft. three bed two bath house on 1.25 acre for $1200 a month mortgage payment and my $3.77 per gallon gas. Slow pace and all the quiet you want! My son was in from Virginia two weeks ago and said our grocery and gas prices are so much cheaper than theirs. Just recently I went to a local store for one scoop of ice cream for $1.49. She put equivalent to two scoops on the cone and asked if that was enough! Small college town USA! Gotta love it!
I'm very fortunate to have a 80/20 apartment in the Hundson Yards (little Dubai) but with the prices of food so high now and restaurants portions are smaller and prices are out of my range now I cook with 'mr crockpot '😯you have better food prices where you are and well we don't have to worry about gas with the greatest subway system in the world , we make adjustments as New Yorks🙄write😁keep up the grate work I think of you two as friends even though I never have met you
I’ve stayed put in the Miami area because I convinced myself I couldn’t live anywhere without bars that close sooner than 4 or 6am. The latest I’ve stayed out in the past 10 years was 1am. It’s crowded here and the cost of living has skyrocketed. There’s nothing I do here that can’t be done in central Florida. As to late night eating, it serves no purpose. You don’t fuel your body to go to sleep. Eventually late night eating will catch up to you. Anyway, you can cook if you’re really hungry.
Living in the core of Manhattan is certainly a young professional's thing (small apartments, extreme energy with constant rush, the financial capital of the world with an ever-growing tech industry). Also true considering those who are starting out in their career and don't work remotely and need to be near their work place, people with more experience tend to have more remote options. I also think after a while people have their fill and move to other locations for a more "chill" / family oriented life. I love both boroughs equally (queen too!), they are just catered towards different demands, and this part of what makes NYC the best city in the world imo, just the diverse amount of choices on how to live your life in different stages of life.
Every place has there strong and weak points, it’s all a matter of perspective and what one wants . One will never get everything they want in the one place and ones wants and needs change over time
I visited NY in October last year and your videos really helped. Stayed in Hell's Kitchen which was cool but Brooklyn was my favorite. If I ever go back I'll stay in Brooklyn for sure.
I think living in Manhattan is good for those who are single, and it becomes impractical to keep living there once it's time to settle down. It's nice but you have to pay so much money for not a lot of living space. I live in Queens so I'm always about an hour or so from Manhattan by train, and I get the best of both worlds here.
When I move to America Brooklyn was my home for 3 years, i live in a good rich people place call shore road close to the Verrazano bridge, then move to Manhattan to Washington heights almost 3 years, then to the Bronx my final destination am close to the Yankees stadium and close to the heights too in walking distance, but living in NYC is getting expensive I might have to move to another state far from NYC noice and tourist.
How much? LOLOLOLOLOL. Manhattan is great when you're young, broke, don't care but will make it work. We're older now, it's still great, but Brooklyn is DA BOMB, and more our speed. Great video
After watching this video,I have made up my mind to rent in Manhattan because of the food options and transportation.As a student and single,these two elements are GOLD in life,don’t you agree😊Love the pizza on your shirt💜As always,love the way you show us NYC life and Arigato
You will be severely disappointed. NY food is overpriced and over hyped. The transportation system is dangerous, loud, dirty, and inconsistent. I witnessed a shooting yesterday in the subway. The panic was everywhere. Don't fall for the lies about NY. It's not a good place to live at all.
Moved out of the city 7 years ago. Biggest regret of my life. Moving back in 2 years I'd say. Don't leave the city. You will be bored out of your mind!
Manhattan seems like the place you when you're younger or you and the wife are empty nesters, retired and want to enjoy the action. Brooklyn the happy medium, still some hustle and bustle but family friendly and more settled.
Some might not withstand the harsh winter New York has to offer because often it dips below 0°F. (-18°C) So, it is definitely not a mistake for these individuals leaving New York as other areas like California, Florida and Alabama have warmer winters.
Hey Jon Can you help , things are little vague for us here in uk we can’t find out for sure if these restrictions have been lifted ,, 9/11 museum + Empire State - we need to book a slot to enter then another slot to go up , trouble is it’s very difficult to get there at the specific time without hanging around for hours on end for both any chance you know anything if these have been lifted or still in place ? Help would be good Trystan
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I would Brooklyn.
Love Brooklyn! You check out Mr. Broadway in midtown Manhattan
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You should have heard the laughter in the Finley home when Adriana said "she's running.. And you're eating a donut" Great video, both of you.
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I feel the same way about living in queens. My wife and I love going to Manhattan during the weekends but we don’t trade the diversity and peace we have in queens. For us in Jackson Heights, we’re lucky to have over 30+ blocks of open streets on 34th Ave where people can walk, run, ride bikes, and even dance from 8am to 8pm - every day! I don’t think there’s anything this long and extensive in NYC and it’s one of the best outcomes for us from the pandemic.
Queens is the future--it's attracting the Chinese!
Open streets are really nice and Queens is great.
I think it would depend on what part of Brooklyn. There are parts like Park Slope, Williamsburg etc. that still have plenty of restaurants bars, cafes etc and easy access to the subway . But if you live further out it’s more of a problem. I prefer the more relaxed vibe of Brooklyn as long as you are in area that still has places to go. There are places in Brooklyn that are just one stop away from Manhattan like Williamsburg Greenpoint which give you the best of both worlds.
Exactly, Bedford avenue station in Williamsburg is like one stop from midtown on the Canarsie line
This will be the new marketing scheme for NYC real estate. I don't expect office commute to return to pre-pandemic times. You want to live in the city, especially in Manhattan because everything is at your fingertips. The city is grimy and gritty, but it makes up for it with the endless sea of restaurants, bars, cafes, and cultural institutions. If eating out and drinking aren't your thing, then you really shouldn't be paying a lot to live in NYC or live there for that matter.
That's what I always liked about Windsor Terrace and Kensington, it was the best of both worlds. Both are laidback, quiet neighborhoods with easy access to more active neighborhoods.
The lack of night eat options can be solved by planning. If I am planning a late night then I will prepare food or order beforehand while they are still open.
I gotta try this style of filming. Where were informing but still going about our day
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That donut guy was so nice. Great way to get return business. 🍩
Always a pleasure to see you all! I'll share this great video with my advanced English students🥰. Thanks so much Adriana and Jon! Hugs from Argentina! ♥️
Agree with your decision more and more as we get older, great video!
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It also depends what part of Manhattan. Only a relatively small part of it has 24 hour dining and a huge selection of restaurants. Uptown Manhattan is very different from downtown. I lived in Morningside Heights near Columbia. Very different from the Village
As someone who has been here a decade and spent basically my whole time in BK or queens and now has been in Manhattan for year I can say that Brooklyn is still where I go to go out at night to party. Manhattan has restaurants and lots to do but it’s young and my scene has gotten smaller and smaller here since when I got here. My friends and the bars and party scene I go to is 90 percent in Brooklyn
John, another great video. Your comparisons are pretty spot-on correct .. NYC had so many different neighborhoods and vibes, there's something for any type.
As I get older other options have definitely popped in my head, but I'm still in Manhattan! I also grew up here and it's hard for me to imagine living somewhere else (not to mention where I am now, I'm equidistant from all work locations)
Living outside Manhattan.. It’s about small things like enjoying nice quiet walk through tree lined empty streets Saturday night and grabbing French wine from store with only couple of folks there and not standing long lines… And paying less doesn’t hurt…
When I visited I stayed over in Bed Stu for the first few nights! Really enjoyed the atmosphere and helped me kinda mentally prepare for being in Manhattan for the final two nights of my trip. Definitely would visit Brooklyn again easily, the brownstones are so nice to look at especially in the morning sunrise! Every time you upload I get excited thinking about visiting NYC again someday 😂 thanks for rolling out such great content!
Love your tribute/Homage to my neighborhood (for 40 years).
Best views of the Manhattan skyline is always outside of it
Now we have to figure out which is better, Brooklyn or Queens!
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What about Jersey? Asking as a tourist.
@@vmurda415 Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, all those are great viewing sites.
If I’m paying thousands a month in rent, I prefer to be in Manhattan. “Prime Brooklyn” areas aren’t really cheaper than a lot of areas of Manhattan; you just get more for your money within the same type of apartment. For instance, a 1BR in LES might be 350 sq/ft, whereas a 1BR in Park Slope may be 600 sq/ft, but they’ll still be similar prices. I’d move to the suburbs if or even Astoria, where I’ve lived and is a bit cheaper than “prime Brooklyn,” if I wanted more of a neighborhood feel, which still exists even in some places in lower Manhattan.
When I lived in the village I lived for years facing the back of the building - no view - had gates on windows - I had to open the window and stick my head out to see the sun. Thumbs up!
I'm so glad both of you are happy in Park Slope. Your apartment is so much more homey and cozy than the tiny one in the Village. I just moved from the UES to a small town in Westchester. I'm in the boonies now and do miss the city but not the super high rents!
Grew up in Manhattan, love Manhattan, Manhattan is home, it gives me comfort. But I've been in Brooklyn for 30 years now, Manhattan isn't needed. When I first moved to Brooklyn in the early 90's, I still did everything in Manhattan, now I do everything in Brooklyn. I could easily be talked into moving back to the Village, for the right price and location but my wife, also born and raised in Manhattan wouldn't have it. Manhattan used to have a more working class family aesthetic to it while still maintaining its urban jungle/financial giant persona. Kids in the street playing stoop ball in the shadow of a busy night club around the corner, grandma hanging out the window watching the world go by. Manhattan doesn't have that anymore. Brooklyn is where its at, it has great vibe, great food etc....it has many things going for it that Manhattan doesn't anymore.
When I saw those brownstones with the steps --- it brought back memories when my friends and I played stoop ball - 1950/60s - in Crown Heights. A long time ago!!!
@@sandyrose2398 60/70's for me, lower Manhattan.
Nicely done as always Jon. Actually I think you have the best of both worlds. Park Slope is close enough via subway for Manhattan events, but at the end of the day It's a calmer lifestyle and you sleep better at night. Yea, those doughnuts looked unreal. Certainly the one thing I miss about New York. Take care, and look forward to your next video. Your friend Mike.
Waiting for this for a long time
John, I'm running the Brooklyn 1/2 Marathon with 25,000 other runners in May .. you should cover it (in a future video).
Never look back look ahead. You made the best choice more space better folks and a window an actual look at side window. Fun video great angle . Thanks for another nice thumbs up video
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I agree with your wife 1000 percent, I used to work in Park Slope as a realtor and my favorite street to get around on was typically 6th because it didn't have the crowds of people going to the businesses on 5th and 7th so it was easy to get where I needed to go quickly. Plus being a former architecture student, I got to enjoy the amount of beautiful architecture along that street. I hope you two have tried out City Subs, I seriously miss that place so much, it was one of my favorite places to grab a sandwich in Brooklyn outside of typical bodega deli sandwiches.
Adriana keeping it real right away! You guys made the right move 👍👍
It still amazes how you lived in the Village for that long! With NYC’s rent prices these days, it’s pretty much impossible now 😅
Prices went down in Manhattan then went HIGHER.
Love your new area. Because Brooklyn have a lot of nice area's. This borough is amazing.
At the end of the day, both boroughs have their charms. Manhattan is essentially the center of the world, but living there involves making a lot of dough. Brooklyn has the same problem, but to less of an extent. Then there's also the regions of certain boroughs. In Manhattan, you have cheap food meccas like Chinatown and Washington Heights, but that's mostly where the cheap food journey goes unless you dig deep. In North Brooklyn, you need a lot of dough to eat at many places, but once you're south of Park Slope and Prospect Park, that's where I start seeing places where you can eat like a king and not hurt the bank. One area I hope you really get to look around soon in Sheepshead Bay. All I'll say about it now is that it is the Queens of Brooklyn. That, and at least Brooklyn has actual homes and can at times give off a suburban vibe overall. Not to mention Jon, when summer comes around, south Brooklyn will be buzzing with tons of things to do
Can you make a new video on living in Greenwich village?
I plan on moving there and would love to see your video on it first!
Definitely Manhattan. I think it depends on the area your in when in Manhattan though. I stayed on 72nd a block from the park in the upper west side and it was nothing but neighbor ones. Same thing you said about strollers etc. great neighborhood restaurant in pomodoro with a manager who acted like anyone who came in was family, even our dog was welcome on outdoor patio seating and inside seating (outside) lol.
Just home after 5 nights in Manhattan.
The place has been hammered in the last couple of years due to COVID.
I’ll definitely be staying outside the city on my next visit
I need to explore Brooklyn Jon to learn what it is like being a local in NYC.
Love your videos, it inspires me to achieve my goals on moving to NYC from the UK.
I'm running the Brooklyn marathon in four weeks, hope to randomly run into you!
I grew up, worked and a lot of playing in Brooklyn. Born 1950 left 1995. There is a good place to eat and have a beer the place is called "Skin Flints" 79th. Street & 5th. Ave in Brooklyn. Was there every night after work. Closed the place up many night. Anyway, on Sterling & 7th. Ave. back on December 16, 1960. I was 10 years old and lived only 10 blocks away and we heard the crash from that far away. It was really sad. The only survivor was this 11 year old boy but died the next day at Methodist Hospital where I was born.
Pre-pandemic Manhattan was magical. Sadly, that era is over. Seems you made the right choice. Always enjoy your content.
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How was Pre-pandemic Manhattan?
Park Slope is such an awesome community and nearby other great neighborhoods. 👍
We just finished our yearly trip to nyc last week first since Covid hit. We enjoyed the trip as always but I must say the city has changed some and the vibe wasn’t the same as pre Covid but that’s everywhere. We normally stay clear of Times Square as honestly even as yearly visitors it is just annoying to us. However this year my brother and his partner joined us and they wanted to go. The new most aggravating thing in Times Square are the street pot sellers. Now before someone gets ruffled to each their on and if you smoke than hey that’s fine. However the constant yelling of SMOKE SMOKE WEED WEED EAT IT DRINK IT SMOKE IT everywhere you walk in Times Square is reduculous even more so than the super hero’s wanting to be in a picture it was so prevalent that it made us feel uncomfortable and at times unsafe feeling and we have never felt that way in the city even late at night in subway stations at 2 and 3 am. I know it’s a touchy subject but I feel a video showing this and discussing what others think about the current situation around this makes them feel. Again I don’t have a problem with those who choose to legally use the substance but I don’t think it means that it should be pushed onto everyone who walks the streets. We enjoyed a lot of classics in the village during our trip aswell we kept finding ourselves heading the the village for lunch and breakfast as it’s hard to beat the prices and variety of foods and the atmosphere is still great in that area
we tried Williamsburg for our stay in Feb and it was awesome! Having been to Manhattan 10 times its so good to see another side to NYC life!
You gotttaaaa try Mcmahnons on fifth Avenue in Atlantic great Irish pub good food and good drinks.
You will be happy as long as you are with Adriana. :). Doesn’t matter where you are. Just make her happy
Funny thing is both sets of my grandparents took my parents and fled to LA, the usual way…..Bronx/Brooklyn to Boyle Heights/Fairfax area, and then on to the San Fernando Valley/Encino. My sister moved to NY in her 20’s, and stayed. Now her grown kids have left for the west coast!
Cool guy at the donut shop!
My grandpa was living in queens near number 7 train in 1950s , He said that the rent for a four bed room apartment was only $ 75 a month .
Manhattan is about public spaces / resources. Use the parks, the libraries, the museums (as in learn to look seriously at a couple of pictures), there are churches everywhere you can go sit in, travel is walking and subway, making an effort to have light chat with people. There's plenty of hiking further north that's easily accessible by train. You can walk the bridges to Queens / Brooklyn, and the ferries up and down the East River are fun. Northern Manhattan (eg Inwood) is more isolated from Midtown than Brooklyn IMO).
It's about experience, right? You've already experienced the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, and now that experience isn't novel, and that pace isn't sustainable when you start to consider marriage, kids, etc. So it's the norm to move into a more suburban environment, even if Brooklyn isn't a typical suburb. Thankfully you are only a short train ride away so you can always get to Manhattan easily. I'm still only a visitor as I missed the window to move there during the latter half of the pandemic, but even that strategy is based on length of stay; short/super-short visits I'd rather stay in Manhattan for the convenience and take it all in while I can. Longer trips (2 weeks or more) I like to explore different neighborhoods further out to test out potential places to live (but near a subway is still a must!) but don't feel the need to be in the heart of it.
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Although more affordable that Manhattan, Park Slope is still very expensive. Just checked for apartments online, there were only 3 in the neighborhood renting for less than $2K. I'd never give a landlord $48 a year for housing! But yes PS is super charming and I enjoyed visiting when I lived in So Brooklyn.
Yes it’s not cheap
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Brooklyn is beautiful. Park slope is very nice. 🧡❤️💜💙💛💚💘🌹
This make me miss Brooklyn!
Damn, that nutella with a side of donut looked GOOD!
Manhattan has to much traffic and too many tourists, Brooklyn is more calmer to me. And parking space is a lot less chaos. Manhattan has better food. But Brooklyn itself more peaceful. I live in Brooklyn but I got to Manhattan for food n Queens or Brooklyn for fun 😆 I'm a boroughs fun hopper.
I have no desire to live in NYC area or anywhere like that. To each his own. I enjoy my 2100 square ft. three bed two bath house on 1.25 acre for $1200 a month mortgage payment and my $3.77 per gallon gas. Slow pace and all the quiet you want! My son was in from Virginia two weeks ago and said our grocery and gas prices are so much cheaper than theirs. Just recently I went to a local store for one scoop of ice cream for $1.49. She put equivalent to two scoops on the cone and asked if that was enough! Small college town USA! Gotta love it!
I'm very fortunate to have a 80/20 apartment in the Hundson Yards (little Dubai) but with the prices of food so high now and restaurants portions are smaller and prices are out of my range now I cook with 'mr crockpot '😯you have better food prices where you are and well we don't have to worry about gas with the greatest subway system in the world , we make adjustments as New Yorks🙄write😁keep up the grate work I think of you two as friends even though I never have met you
the greatest subway system in the world? You've got to be kidding.
I have watched your videos for a long time, now finally I returned to New York City for second time
I’ve stayed put in the Miami area because I convinced myself I couldn’t live anywhere without bars that close sooner than 4 or 6am. The latest I’ve stayed out in the past 10 years was 1am. It’s crowded here and the cost of living has skyrocketed. There’s nothing I do here that can’t be done in central Florida.
As to late night eating, it serves no purpose. You don’t fuel your body to go to sleep. Eventually late night eating will catch up to you. Anyway, you can cook if you’re really hungry.
Ice Cream in LA is $6.25 too! Life here is just as expensive, but without good public transportation.
If you learn to enjoy cooking/baking, your interest in eating out will dismissed and you won't spend so much money.
Your videos are great!
yo the customer service at dough. dude was legit lol
Amen
Living in the core of Manhattan is certainly a young professional's thing (small apartments, extreme energy with constant rush, the financial capital of the world with an ever-growing tech industry). Also true considering those who are starting out in their career and don't work remotely and need to be near their work place, people with more experience tend to have more remote options. I also think after a while people have their fill and move to other locations for a more "chill" / family oriented life. I love both boroughs equally (queen too!), they are just catered towards different demands, and this part of what makes NYC the best city in the world imo, just the diverse amount of choices on how to live your life in different stages of life.
Every place has there strong and weak points, it’s all a matter of perspective and what one wants . One will never get everything they want in the one place and ones wants and needs change over time
Nutella donut looked delish🍷
Hearing you guys speak you'd think you moved to a potato farm in Idaho 😆...you guys are in park slope, a 10min train ride to Manhattan! Wth
It's a huge difference, strange as that sounds. More like 20 minutes haha.
I think you made the right choice. And Lower Manhattan is only a short subway ride from Park Slope.
So John. When are you and Adriana going to be pushing that stroller? 😉
@David Dersh it’s the same question we are keep asking also?🙀😸😁😆
I was the one that screamed yo from the black Mercedes Benz out the window ha ha ha
I visited NY in October last year and your videos really helped. Stayed in Hell's Kitchen which was cool but Brooklyn was my favorite. If I ever go back I'll stay in Brooklyn for sure.
I think living in Manhattan is good for those who are single, and it becomes impractical to keep living there once it's time to settle down. It's nice but you have to pay so much money for not a lot of living space. I live in Queens so I'm always about an hour or so from Manhattan by train, and I get the best of both worlds here.
You grew the eff up. Congratulations.
I'm still hoping to move there by the end of august.
When I move to America Brooklyn was my home for 3 years, i live in a good rich people place call shore road close to the Verrazano bridge, then move to Manhattan to Washington heights almost 3 years, then to the Bronx my final destination am close to the Yankees stadium and close to the heights too in walking distance, but living in NYC is getting expensive I might have to move to another state far from NYC noice and tourist.
Please make a video about the best french fries and best chocolate cake in nyc, I am here a year and I haven't found any
Brooklyn and queens are great places to live in and alot to do
Have you tried "Winner" in Park Slope yet?? They have some of the best sandwiches I've ever had
Not Adriana calling you out for eating a donut, while the last behind you was running 😂😂😂😂 if that isn’t the biggest mood ever 😂😂😂
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How much? LOLOLOLOLOL. Manhattan is great when you're young, broke, don't care but will make it work. We're older now, it's still great, but Brooklyn is DA BOMB, and more our speed. Great video
After watching this video,I have made up my mind to rent in Manhattan because of the food options and transportation.As a student and single,these two elements are GOLD in life,don’t you agree😊Love the pizza on your shirt💜As always,love the way you show us NYC life and Arigato
You will be severely disappointed. NY food is overpriced and over hyped. The transportation system is dangerous, loud, dirty, and inconsistent. I witnessed a shooting yesterday in the subway. The panic was everywhere. Don't fall for the lies about NY. It's not a good place to live at all.
Moved out of the city 7 years ago. Biggest regret of my life. Moving back in 2 years I'd say. Don't leave the city. You will be bored out of your mind!
I moved out 12 years ago, you couldn’t pay me enough to move back.
Only boring people get bored. Find some hobbies maybe
The best customer service yet...I would prefer the quietness
Depends on my mood, but if someone is really authentic and friendly. I always like it.
Forest Hills the gardens you know what I’m talking about
Brick Church NJ is also peaceful and def much cheaper in rent than NYC. Just FYI though Brick Church is not the best looking but its getting there.
A lot of tourists at the Brooklyn Museum!
If i could would love to live in manhattan
Definitely Brooklyn. Although I may have liked Manhattan if I was a lot younger. Loved the 🇺🇦 at the end!
I had to include it
I'm currently in Gowanus. It is very quiet and a slower pace.
Go for a dip in Gowanus Canal?
I love park slope
Manhattan seems like the place you when you're younger or you and the wife are empty nesters, retired and want to enjoy the action. Brooklyn the happy medium, still some hustle and bustle but family friendly and more settled.
Some might not withstand the harsh winter New York has to offer because often it dips below 0°F. (-18°C)
So, it is definitely not a mistake for these individuals leaving New York as other areas like California, Florida and Alabama have warmer winters.
3:05 the state is allegedly building an interborough express from bay ridge in Brooklyn to Woodside in Queens where the 7 train and LIRR intersect
Yep that’s big
@@HereBeBarr I honestly think the route should extend all the way to Co-op city in the bronx because there isn't a line from Queens to the bx
Why don't you check out Franklin Ave between St Johns & Eastern Parkway? You're not too far from there. Hop in a lyft or uber and just walk around.
I miss visit NYC
Hard to match Sullivan St. in the Village. Not a fair comparison even with most areas of Manhattan.
"If there's anything apple" - THAT. IS. ME. If my eyes cross "apple" in any baked goods, especially donuts, my scanning of the menu is done.
What do you think about Gramercy as hotel location for one week vacation in NYC?
"Look, she's running and you're eating a donut" killed me
Hey Jon
Can you help , things are little vague for us here in uk we can’t find out for sure if these restrictions have been lifted ,,
9/11 museum + Empire State - we need to book a slot to enter then another slot to go up , trouble is it’s very difficult to get there at the specific time without hanging around for hours on end for both any chance you know anything if these have been lifted or still in place ?
Help would be good
Trystan