If you could live in ATL or NYC which one would you choose?
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You know what’s funny? I meet ATL people who move to NYC all the time. I already know why many NY people go to ATL but I’m always curious as to why ATL people come up here.
I know one reason is the colleges. Columbia, NYU, Saint Johns I met another chick who moved up here to start a business. That’s extremely rare.
I know one reason is the colleges. Columbia, NYU, Saint Johns I met another chick who moved up here to start a business. That’s extremely rare.
True Darkseid
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Atown.
murksiderock
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NYC not upstate..... and give mama dukes some love
I know I said I'd take NY over Atlanta, just that I'd also take Upstate if winters were better...
Lmao I'm always showing mom love but I really wished she'd get the fukk from round GA, her and two of my brothers came down after me and never left. I'd never ever go to Georgia again if they didn't live there...
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As someone from the East Coast but not NYC, I’m picking neither. I would prefer to live in Philly or DC. DC has almost everything you want in New York except it’s smaller. What it lacks however is the gritty city culture and street scene. DC is basically a sanitized mini Manhattan without the parts of Brooklyn, Harlem, Queens that give NYC its flavor (for example hip hop would’ve never started in DC) but if you a professional type DC is your scene. Philadelphia has the gritty city culture and street scene that NYC has in smaller doses but it lacks the professional scene and networks that DC and NYC have. NYC has every industry either based there or with a heavy footprint there and DC is where you want to be for government jobs, consulting, government contracting, law, tech, etc. Not saying Philly doesn’t have good jobs but it’s more in the other two. Philly is home for me and I went to school in DC so that’s where I’ll always see myself long term.
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If money were no object, NYC.
New York’s closer to home (DMV) by flight, train, and car ride
If money were an object tho, ATL would be cheaper to live but I would theoretically make a lot more in NYC in either the private or public sector depending on my field
It’s a very Hip Hop ass city....Like you can feel and hear that shyt on damn near every block similar to the Neo Soul vibes I get whenever I visit Philly. ATL got a visible Hip Hop culture as well but I much prefer NYC’s that’s where it was birthed and East Coast Hip Hop culture is just too godly
It’s a lot more walkable than The A and I’m a person who likes to venture out and explore different neighborhoods during my free time....And of course when you factor in people watching, you can always expect some interesting and even entertaining random shyt to pop out around you.
Those big ass brownstones in Upper Manhattan and Brooklyn be looking drop dead gorgeous both inside and out
Got every type of food you can imagine so my foodie ass would be in paradise...And since you basically walk almost anywhere and there’a gyms all over, you can easily keep the pounds down
And while I would bring my whip if I were to live in Queens, the traffic up there don’t seem as bad as the DMV’s but they definitely drive a lot more aggy up there lmaooo. And while I enjoy driving, it’ll be nice not to have to worry about car repairs and engine checks all the time.
I also personally know a handful of people including a couple of friends of mine who either live or have lived in NYC.
New York also got one of the most lit street festivals, nightlife, block parties, and brunch parties in the country. Special S/O to First Saturdays at BAM
It has the best public transit coverage in America (yes I’m more than aware of the fukkery on the Subway but let’s not act like you won’t find fukkery on MARTA either lol) and the Subway is cheaper than Metro and they don’t gotta pay just to leave the damn train station like we do down here
World class museums and art galleries that rivals that of DC’s and got 3 or 4 different zoos. ATL might have NYC beat on the aquarium front tho...Not often you go to an aquarium and encounter a whale shark
Both cities got a really good number of parks, walking trails, and recreation areas. I would prolly feel safer doing water-related activities in Atlanta’s rivers tho. Plus I love how green Atlanta looks.
Crime is spiking up high in both cities right now compared to the last 5 to 8 years (and across the board) but statistically speaking, NYC is safer than ATL. Hell, I felt safer in New York than even DC and I’m a big dude mind you...I’m 5’8 but I’m built like a football player.
NYC also seems like it still has a more “balanced” ratio of locals to transplants compared to Atlanta despite the rapid gentrification. I get the feeling that 6/10 of folks who say they’re from ATL are actually from just outside of it, or OTP as they call it down there.
ATL definitely got the advantage with having HBCUs in its proximity. Imagine if Harlem or the Black part of Queens ever got a good sized HBCU
Both cities got a strong presence of Black businesses and entrepreneurialism, but obviously it’s even stronger and deeply intrinsic in The A.
Both cities also got a strong conscious/woke community as well. NYC’s being more legendary but ATL’s is very well respected especially since it’s also the home of The Shrine of the Black Madonna, Dr. Kumar Dass aka Dr. Supreme Understanding, and the OG Master Teacher Bobby Hemmitt
New York’s closer to home (DMV) by flight, train, and car ride
If money were an object tho, ATL would be cheaper to live but I would theoretically make a lot more in NYC in either the private or public sector depending on my field
It’s a very Hip Hop ass city....Like you can feel and hear that shyt on damn near every block similar to the Neo Soul vibes I get whenever I visit Philly. ATL got a visible Hip Hop culture as well but I much prefer NYC’s that’s where it was birthed and East Coast Hip Hop culture is just too godly
It’s a lot more walkable than The A and I’m a person who likes to venture out and explore different neighborhoods during my free time....And of course when you factor in people watching, you can always expect some interesting and even entertaining random shyt to pop out around you.
Those big ass brownstones in Upper Manhattan and Brooklyn be looking drop dead gorgeous both inside and out
Got every type of food you can imagine so my foodie ass would be in paradise...And since you basically walk almost anywhere and there’a gyms all over, you can easily keep the pounds down
And while I would bring my whip if I were to live in Queens, the traffic up there don’t seem as bad as the DMV’s but they definitely drive a lot more aggy up there lmaooo. And while I enjoy driving, it’ll be nice not to have to worry about car repairs and engine checks all the time.
I also personally know a handful of people including a couple of friends of mine who either live or have lived in NYC.
New York also got one of the most lit street festivals, nightlife, block parties, and brunch parties in the country. Special S/O to First Saturdays at BAM
It has the best public transit coverage in America (yes I’m more than aware of the fukkery on the Subway but let’s not act like you won’t find fukkery on MARTA either lol) and the Subway is cheaper than Metro and they don’t gotta pay just to leave the damn train station like we do down here
World class museums and art galleries that rivals that of DC’s and got 3 or 4 different zoos. ATL might have NYC beat on the aquarium front tho...Not often you go to an aquarium and encounter a whale shark
Both cities got a really good number of parks, walking trails, and recreation areas. I would prolly feel safer doing water-related activities in Atlanta’s rivers tho. Plus I love how green Atlanta looks.
Crime is spiking up high in both cities right now compared to the last 5 to 8 years (and across the board) but statistically speaking, NYC is safer than ATL. Hell, I felt safer in New York than even DC and I’m a big dude mind you...I’m 5’8 but I’m built like a football player.
NYC also seems like it still has a more “balanced” ratio of locals to transplants compared to Atlanta despite the rapid gentrification. I get the feeling that 6/10 of folks who say they’re from ATL are actually from just outside of it, or OTP as they call it down there.
ATL definitely got the advantage with having HBCUs in its proximity. Imagine if Harlem or the Black part of Queens ever got a good sized HBCU
Both cities got a strong presence of Black businesses and entrepreneurialism, but obviously it’s even stronger and deeply intrinsic in The A.
Both cities also got a strong conscious/woke community as well. NYC’s being more legendary but ATL’s is very well respected especially since it’s also the home of The Shrine of the Black Madonna, Dr. Kumar Dass aka Dr. Supreme Understanding, and the OG Master Teacher Bobby Hemmitt
ATL
Fine single professional educated women.
No winter
Way more black people
Soul food spots
Friendliness, no one from atlanta goes out of town trying to loudmouth people cause they from atlanta, cant say the same about new york.
Its just a better lifestyle living down south, ATL and FLA over new york all day
Fine single professional educated women.
No winter
Way more black people
Soul food spots
Friendliness, no one from atlanta goes out of town trying to loudmouth people cause they from atlanta, cant say the same about new york.
Its just a better lifestyle living down south, ATL and FLA over new york all day
Sankofa Alwayz
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NYC easily, born and raised here, its home.
Only would want to live in NC if I had to live in the south, love NC. There was a point where I didn't even like NC but the state has grown on me
It’s funny because I can legit see myself moving to Charlotte before Atlanta
specifically Hawks vs KnicksAtlanta vs NYC is one of the goat coli fukkery matchups
Sankofa Alwayz
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NYC and it not even close.
The only place where you can have walk out fresh with 2 dollars and come back with a grip.
The only place where you can have walk out fresh with 2 dollars and come back with a grip.
Kyle C. Barker
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Are you sure about that? NYC has more black people than ATL has people. Straight up 2 million black people live in NYC and ATL only has 523,000 people total.
Child_Of_God
Vice City 2026
NYC because it’s larger and has better public transportation. Atlanta is hella overrated imo. 