If you wanted to live in NYC, where else would you live besides Manhattan?

Question

queens, brooklyn, bronx, staten island, long island, yonkers, jersey?

Answer 1

Bronx
Brooklyn
Staten island
Queens

The above are within the city limits of New York City

Even though not in the city limits of NYC, they are still VERY close;

Jersey City, right across the river from Manhattan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey

Newark, right behind Jersey City
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark%2C_New_Jersey

Yonkers, Very similar to the Bronx

Nassau, Westchester and Suffolk, suburban boroughs.

Here are some smaller business districts within the area;

White Plains
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Plains%2C_New_York

New Rochelle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Rochelle

Mount Vernon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vernon%2C_New_York


WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE METRO AREA

The New York City Metropolitan Area has almost 20 million people in it. It reaches from Trenton to the eastern part of Long Island. The region is about 90 miles in all directions. It is the most populated metropolitan area in the United States and the fourth largest on the planet. The largest metropolitan areas on the planet are Seoul, South Korea, Mexico City, Mexico and Sao Paolo, Brazil. The region contains parts of four states, Southern mainland New York State, Southwestern Connecticut, Northern New Jersey, Pike County, Pennsylvania, Long Island and the New York City area. The Center of the Region is Manhattan Island. The area is 6720 square miles. 3 major airports serve the area, La Guardia, JFK airport, and Newark Liberty Airport. There are also several other notable airports like Teterboro Airport, Republic Airport and MacArthur. There are 31 counties and 4 states recognized to be apart of the region.
1C. List of cities in the New York City Metropolitan area and their populations as of 2005;

MAJOR CITIES

New York City (8,143,197)
Newark, New Jersey (280,666)
Jersey City, New Jersey (239,614)
Yonkers, New York (196,086)
Bridgeport, Connecticut (139,008)
New Haven, Connecticut (124,791)
Stamford, Connecticut (120,045)
Edison, New Jersey (100,499)
Trenton, New Jersey (84,639)
OTHER CITIES
Norwalk, Connecticut (84,437)
Danbury, Connecticut (78,736)
New Rochelle (72,182)
Passaic, New Jersey (68,338)
Mount Vernon, New York (68,321)
White Plains, New York (56,733)
Union, New Jersey (55,326)
Wayne, New Jersey (55,150)
Milford, Connecticut (53,045)
Stratford, Connecticut (49,943)
Ewing, New Jersey (37,237)
Torrington, Connecticut (35,995)
Poughkeepsie, New York (30,355)
Newburgh, New York (28,548)
Middletown, New York (26,067)
Kingston, New York (23,456)

2. New York City
New York City is made up of 5 boroughs, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island and Queens. The city has a population of slightly over 8 million as of 2005. New York City is the most populated city in the United States. New York City and its Metropolitan area is apart of megalopolis called Bos-Was. Bos-Was, is a large urbanized area that goes down from Washington D.C. and reaches Boston, Massachusetts. New York City has 3 official skyline’s, they are Midtown Manhattan, Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, the smallest of the 3. As of September 12, 2001, the Chicago Loop, Chicago’s central business district had more office space than Downtown due to the loss of the World Trade Center complex. New York City was formerly the capital of the United States for a brief period of time. New York has seen a significant decrease in crime after the late 1980’s and early 1990’s there fore making it unusually safe for a mega-city like NYC. It is the safest city among the other 9 largest cities in the country.

2a. Manhattan
Manhattan is the smallest and populated borough of New York City, but houses the vast majority of the city’s office space. Manhattan is an island just like Staten Island. FDR drive and the West side Highway lead across the Island, North to South. Manhattan.
Midtown has a VERY dense skyline, filled with almost every style of skyscraper in existence. Midtown is located on the central part of Manhattan Island. Midtown is home to the Empire State Building and the United Nations Headquarters. The vast majority of streets in Midtown are gridded in contrast to the ones in Downtown. The notorious Central Park is located in Midtown.
Downtown is almost the same except with the slightly dense appearance, and most buildings are slightly newer. Downtown is home to the site of the World Trade Center disaster and part of the Brooklyn Bridge. The streets in Lower Manhattan are gridded but not totally straight like Midtown and Uptown. Downtown Manhattan was added on to several times.
Uptown is located at the very northern part of Manhattan Island. It is divided up into Upper west side and Upper East Side. The Upper East Side is very wealthy and has the highest density of wealthy people in the United States. The vast majority of the Upper East Side is residential. There are many high-rises and mid-rises. The Upper West Side has less tourist spots than the rest of Manhattan and is residential like the Upper East Side. Many parts of this area have poverty and high crime.
The average home price in Manhattan is $975,000 as of 2006, the most costly major county to live in, in the United States and among the costliest in the world, Moscow being the first. The United Nation Headquarters is located on Manhattan Island, but is not apart of the borough of Manhattan or even the United States, it is apart of international territories. It even has its own police department.

2b. Brooklyn
Brooklyn is New York City’s most populated borough. There are 2,465,326 people who reside in the borough as of 2005. It is the second largest borough in area in New York City. It is the second densest county in the United States If the 5 boroughs were divided into separate cities; it will be the third largest city in the United States. It is located west of Queens, south of Manhattan and east of Staten Island. Brooklyn is also known as Kings County.
It mainly consists of dozens of miles of row-houses, mostly low-income. The bottom part of the Borough also, mostly consists of stereotypical suburban homes, semi-detached homes and small apartment buildings similar to those found in Queens. During the crack epidemic of the 1970’s and 1980’s the area went through a considerable amount of gentrification, like the Bronx. But, lately due to revitalization and urban renewal projects neighborhoods that were never safe before are now safe. Brooklyn is the only area in New York City with an official Downtown area; Downtown Brooklyn even has its own distinct skyline. Brooklyn also houses one of the most famous amusement parks in the country, Coney Island. Coney Island is also one of the oldest amusement parks in the world. Every year, there is an increasing trend of more people dying on the rides.

2c. The Bronx
The Bronx is the fourth most populated borough of New York City. The borough has 1,357,589 people. The county has the second highest high-rise density after Manhattan. The Bronx is the only county or borough in New York City that is not on an island, it is apart of mainland United States and New York State. It is the northernmost borough.
Low-Income apartments make up most of the Bronx, most are no more than 10 floors, some reach past 30 floors, and there are several neighborhoods with single-family homes. Most are considered public housing projects. The population of the borough is mostly black and Hispanic due to “white flight”, and racial directing buy real estate salesman. “White flight” is when people of Caucasian descents leave an area due to a larger increase of minority populations. This is the same case with Brooklyn. The South Bronx area of the county is notorious for being the birthplace of Rap Music. It is also among the most dangerous areas in the United States and among the most impoverished. The Northwestern part of the Bronx is considerably safer than the majority of the rest of the county.

2e. Queens
Queens County is the second largest borough of New York City with the second highest population. The county has a population of 2,242,000 people. It is located directly west of Nassau County, south of the Bronx and east of the Brooklyn.
Most are the homes are semi-detached homes and single family homes. There are some assisted housing projects in the county. Queens houses the only 2 major airports in New York City, JFK airport and LaGuardia. Queens County is the only major county in the United States, where blacks have a higher household income overall than whites as of 2005. Queens is home to the largest building outside of Manhattan in New York City.

2f. Staten Island
Staten Island is home to over 400,000 people. The island is also known as Richmond County. Staten Island is the westernmost and southernmost borough of New York City and the southernmost county of the State of New York. It is also the third largest borough by area in New York City and the last borough to be added. Staten Island is also known as Richmond County. It is the least populated borough in New York City. It is connected with the rest of the city only by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Geographically it is closer to the New Jersey Shore than the rest of New York City [Brooklyn].
Most residents of the island live in single family homes while some live in apartment buildings. The island starts to get less dense as you get toward the southwestern section. New York City’s principal landfill is located on Staten Island. The landfill is called Fresh Kills Landfill. In 2001 it was closed down and plans were made for it to be used for recreation, etc. it has been holding garbage for 53 years.

3. The Northern Suburbs
The Northern Suburbs of the counties of Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange and Ulster. The most populated city in this region is Yonkers, New York in Westchester County. The Northern suburbs along with Southwestern Connecticut are known for its wealth and historically preppy lifestyle like Scarsdale for an example. The Northern Suburbs are less dense than most of the other parts of the New York City Metropolitan area.

3a. Yonkers
Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the New York City metropolitan area after New York City, Newark and Jersey City. Yonkers is also the fourth largest city in the State of New York after NYC, Buffalo and Rochester. Yonkers actually kind of sets itself apart from New York City because it is slightly less economically dependant on New York City than most other satellite cities.
Northwestern Yonkers is more classic and well preserved than the rest of the city.
Southwestern Yonkers is more diverse than most of the other areas of Yonkers. This section has many residents of black, Caribbean, Italian and Hispanic decent. This section of the city also has panoramic views of the Hudson River. Lately there has been an increase of the Orthodox Jew population.
The Northeast part of Yonkers is more sub-urban. Homes in Northeastern Yonkers range from luxurious mansions to small homes. Northeastern Yonkers is mostly Italian-American and Irish-American. Northeastern Yonkers shares a zip-code with Bronxville, so they sometimes consider themselves apart of the village.
The southeastern part bares a strong resemblance to the Bronx. There are a lot of brick apartment buildings.

3b. New Rochelle
New Rochelle is the biggest city in Westchester County. New Rochelle shares its southern border with the Bronx. The population is… New Rochelle is the seventh largest city in the state of New York. New Rochelle is one of the more wealthy cities in the New York City Metropolitan area. The median household income is just over $55,000 as of 2005. Part of downtown was revitalized in 1999 with the opening of the New Roc City, an entertainment complex featuring a 19-screen movie theater, Westchester's first IMAX theater, mini-golf, go karts, an arcade, a health club, restaurants, a hotel, and a supermarket.

3c. Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is the eighth largest city in the state of New York. The population is 63,821. The downtown is one of the largest in the county, despite the lack of high-rises. Most residents of Mount Vernon divide the city into 3 corridors. They are The North Side, Downtown and The South Side.
Downtown contains several mid-rise apartment buildings and some commercial buildings. There is a significant amount of commercial activity in the city.
The North Side is mostly affluent residences, and is primarily white in contrast to the South Side of the city. The North Side mostly has curved roads in contrast to the South Side’s gridded streets. The North Side is made up of Chester Heights and Fleetwood.
The South Side is mostly black and has had a problem with crime and poverty. There are some affluent communities in the South Side, Kingsbridge Gardens. Most of the south Side streets are gridded in contrast to the North Side. About 88% of the population of Kingsbridge Gardens is black. Kingsbridge Gardens is known for its tree-lined streets as opposed to other South Side neighborhoods. Vernon Heights is a beautiful part of the South Side with beautiful classic Victorians. But in the 1900’s, low-income apartments were squeezed in-between the Victorians.

3d. White Plains
White Plains is mostly commercial space with a few neighborhoods of apartments. For a city with a small population, the downtown area is pretty big, with several buildings, mostly mid-rises dominating the skyline. White Plains is 4 miles east of the Hudson River and 2.5 miles northwest of the Long Island Sound. White Plains is undergoing a high-rise boom along with New Rochelle.

4. Northern New Jersey
Northern New Jersey is the most populated area and the largest portion by size of the New York City Metropolitan area. It contains two of the biggest cities in the region. New Jersey has the most counties of the New York City Metropolitan Area

4a. Newark
Newark is the second largest city in the New York City metropolitan area after New York City and the largest city in the whole state in New Jersey. Newark lies less than 15 miles away from Manhattan Island and directly west of Jersey City. Newark also has a very large collection of mid-rises in its downtown. The Newark skyline can easily be seen from New York City and the New York City skyline can easily be seen from Newark. One of the three major airports that serve the metropolitan area is in Newark, Newark Liberty Airport.
The majority of Newark is impoverished due to white flight in the 1960’s and 1970’s and the 1967 riots which made Newark lose over 100,000 people. Since 2000 the population is slowly starting to increase, the city has seen a 2.5% increase in population. Newark has one of the worst public school systems in the United States.

4b. Jersey City
Jersey City is barely the second largest city in New Jersey; Jersey City had 50,000 more people it would be ahead of nearby Newark. Jersey City is located directly west of Manhattan on the opposite side of the Hudson River. Jersey City has two different skylines. Jersey City is quickly becoming “Manhattanized”, as of 2007 there are several high-rises proposed and under construction. The first five tallest buildings in the suburbs of New York City are in Jersey City including the 748 foot Goldman Sachs tower completed in 2004.
Jersey City is rapidly growing due to its immediate distance across the river from Manhattan and its lower prices than Manhattan. The neighborhoods of Jersey City are very diverse with a decent amount of almost every race. Jersey City consists of six districts or wards; Greenville, West Side, Downtown, Journal Square, the Heights, Bergen/Lafayette.

4c. Patterson
Patterson is the third largest city in New Jersey. A devastating fire in 1902 wiped out most of the downtown area. It was rebuilt with mostly beaux-arts style buildings. Most of the buildings are no more than 8 floors. In the 1950’s and 1960’s, Patterson suffered from a significant downfall of shoppers as many retailers moved to the suburbs. There are many revitalization projects in the downtown and several other parts of the city. Most of the city is middle class but has some rundown parts like Wrigley Park. Crime in Wrigley Park has significantly dropped in the last few years. Like Jersey City, the city is very diverse with a sizeable population of whites, blacks, Arabs and Hispanics. The New York City skyline can be seen from most parts of the northern areas of the city.

4d. Elizabeth
Elizabeth is the fourth largest city in New Jersey. The city is located north of Newark and west of Staten Island. The population of Elizabeth is 125,809.
Midtown, also known as Downtown is the main commercial district of Elizabeth. The area contains several art-deco style buildings.
Union square also know as Elizabeth Avenue is a mostly Hispanic part of town. There are many Cuban owned businesses, and a few Italian owned. Many panhandlers target this section making some parts drug-ridden. This area also has a lot of crime.
North Elizabeth also known as the North End is a very diverse part of town. There are many Columbian businesses in this area; therefore it is referred to as “Little Columbia” by some people. Most of the town is working class for the exception of the border with Hillside area, which has many Portuguese immigrants.
Elizabethport is an impoverished area of town. Since about the year 2000, there have been various revitalization projects. Some of them include demolishing the old former housing projects and replaced with new stylish buildings. Most of the population is black and Hispanic. The area was historically Lithuanian. Despite these improvements, the waterfront still is considered unsafe.
Elmora is a working class community in the western part of the City. Most of the neighborhood is Jewish and Columbian.
Elmora Heights is in the North Western part of the city. It is 65% white and is mostly middle class and upper middle class.
Peterstown is located at the southeastern part of the city. It is heavily industrial and is very diverse. Peterstown also used to be mostly Italian, but is no longer predominately Italian. This area is also known as “The Burg”.

4e. Trenton
Trenton is the Capital of New Jersey. The population of Trenton is 84,531 as of 2005. The city was formerly apart of Delaware Valley or better known as The Philadelphia Metropolitan area. But in 2000 it was handed to the New York City Metropolitan Area. Trenton is actually closer to Philadelphia than New York City and has more major highways that lead into Philadelphia than New York City. The rapid growth of New York City into the suburban New Jersey has brought Trenton under its sphere of influence. Trenton and its suburbs are often grouped together and called “Greater Trenton” by some of its residents.
The North Ward or North Trenton is a mostly African American community.
The South Ward or South Trenton is more diverse, with a large Hispanic, Polish, and Italian and black population. Previously, the Mob has been very prevalent in this area. This area is suburban along with most of the city.
West Trenton is the most affluent area of the city. The area is also known for its “Family friendly” dairy farm, Halo Farms, which borders Ewing Township.
East Trenton is the smallest community in the city. The area is mostly poor. The area is mostly black but has small pockets of Italians and Hispanics. The Crips street gang used to have a high presence in this area but lately the Trenton Police Department have arrested and incarcerated the main leaders of the gang. A significant amount of drug dealing still exists.

5. Long Island
Long Island is made up of 2 counties, the counties of Nassau and Suffolk. The island is the largest on the Continental United States. Despite having a combined population of over 2.5 million, there are only 2 official cities on Long Island. Those cities are Glen Cove and Long Beach. Long Island is the easternmost suburban area of the New York City Metropolitan Area.
Long Island is different than most other suburbs of cities. Most of the people in Suffolk County work actually within the county instead of New York City. Suffolk County is more independent. The suburbs of Long Island reach over 80 miles to the east until it reaches “semi-rural” land.
The North Shore of Long Island is slightly more affluent and elegant than the rest of the island and is very similar to Connecticut and the Northern Suburbs. There are still many affluent and elegant areas on the south shore, including the immediate southern areas and The Hamptons. Nassau County is the second wealthiest suburban county in the United States before nearby Westchester County. The beaches of the North Shore are more rocks and rough, the beaches on the South Shore is fine, like the Jersey Shore. The Amityville Horror took place in Amityville, New York in western Suffolk County.

6. Southwestern Connecticut
Southwestern Connecticut along with most of the other New York City suburbs and the rest of Connecticut has a high cost of living. Cities in Southwestern Connecticut along with other cities in America suffered due to a rapid suburban migration in the 1950’s and 1960’s.

6a. Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut is the largest city in the state of Connecticut. As a result of the major de-industrialization of the United States in the 1960’s and 1970’s, the city came into hard times, which many other Northeastern cities can relate to. The city had and still has a major drug problem and crime rates have went through the roof. As a result of the economic downturn, many areas in Bridgeport became abandoned and still are abandoned to this day. Housing prices in Bridgeport are significantly lower than the rest of the New York City Metropolitan Area due to this. There are many revitalization projects in Bridgeport. Bridgeport is directly located above the Long Island Sound and the Island of Long Island.

6b. New Haven
New Haven is the second largest city in Connecticut. The city has a population of 124,791 people. New Haven is located in Southern Central Connecticut. New Haven is one of the first cities in America to be gridded. The downtown area is located towards the center of the city. The downtown area has a more residential character than other cities. The skyline is the second most noticeable in the State of Connecticut.
The notorious Yale University is located in this city. A park called the Village Green is a large and popular park in Downtown.

6c. Stamford
Stamford has a population of 126,745 people. The city borders the Long Island Sound. It is located in Fairfield County.
Stamford is the fourth safest city over 100,000 people in the United States. It is also in the fifth richest county in America. It is because it is adjacent to many “Old Money” Towns like Darien, Greenwich, Westport and New Canaan. Also because that the city is less diverse than many others. As a result the city has high taxes, high property values and expensive rents. In Stamford you are either rich or poor. Various companies are based in Stamford.
Downtown and the area north of it has many high-rise apartment buildings and condo’s, especially along strawberry Hill Avenue. Condos are most prevalent in The Cove and Glen Brook. Westover, Shippan and North Stamford are almost completely covered by expensive single-family homes. A part of the South-
end, Westside and Waterside has mostly low-income housing. This area is known for poverty and over-crowding.

Answer 2

Well if you lived on Long Island, in Yonkers or in Jersey you wouldn't be living in NYC.

I live in the Bronx and it's fine here so I pick the Bronx.

Not all of Yonkers is like the Bronx.

Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk are not boroughs they are suburban counties.

Answer 3

I live in Brooklyn and I love it.

Long Island, Yonkers, and Jersey aren't really parts of the city proper. There's a different vibe in the suburbs.

Answer 4

Long Island's Gold Coast in Sands Point.

Answer 5

Astoria (in Queens), Williamsburg, Park Slope, Greenpoint (all in Brooklyn), or maybe Hoboken, NJ (it's clean safe, easy to get to NYC, it just doesn't have as much character as the other neighborhoods)

Answer 6

I live in NW NJ and it is quite rural which is great for raising a family. I guess it depends what you are looking for and where your job is. Trying to get into NYC from here is 2 hours each way during rush hour.

Answer 7

well i live in manhattan but if i moved i would go to staten island even though it's farther away from manhattan it's great it has that small town feel and it's great.

Answer 8

Brooklyn heights, Williamburg, or Park Slope (all in Brooklyn).