I wonder how it compares to Portugal directly below? Is this a Portugaliza thing or is Portugal just as sparse as Spain but Galicia is better than both?

I know OP clarified the details but originally I was thinking it was like the Droog fight scene from a Clockwork Orange

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It’s because the building (and a lot of Manhattan) see themselves as representing “the US”, not NYC locals. Same reason why they light up with US President winners even if they’re massively unpopular in NYC.

The Super Bowl is a national event so they’ll celebrate whoever wins just like Qatar lit up their skyscrapers with Argentina even though Qatar did terribly

All the neighborhoods of NYC:

• Brooklyn

• Tribeca

• BBQ Ribs

• East Harlem

• Queens

• Williamsburg

• Little Italy

• Typical Spanish

• Midtown

• Lox

• Jersey City

I bought a dozen eggs from a store in NYC recently (running an errand for a friend I was crashing with). $3.91 for a dozen so yeah not so far off from what I expect.

In my experience the type of store and the brand of eggs matter more than anything else

I always thought it could be a cool “Battleship New Jersey” tourist equivalent for the Philadelphia side.

For context: “The S.S. United States is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband in both directions (eastward and westward) for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952 and still holds title today. She is the longest holder of these awards by several decades”

“She was designed by American naval architect William Francis Gibbs and could be converted into a troopship if required by the Navy in time of war. She was retired from service in 1969 and has remained in Philadelphia”

Lol it’s because the original person said “That (GRO) is Grove Street” and /u/titaniccar misunderstood and said “This (picture) is not Grove Street”

OP is at 9th St and is asking what GRO is, and that is Grove Street.

Why would 9th Street be called GRO lol

You’d think that, but it’s actually Groboken

FWIW for anyone else who needs to get rid of something like this (or upgrading), I’d recommend checking out a local “buy nothing” FB group

Yes, but NJ taxes are roughly the same as NYS taxes (actually a smidge more in most brackets, but JC/Hoboken offers SIGNIFICANTLY better infrastructure than Long Island or Westchester)

It’s the city taxes that make the most difference

> late 20s and probably won't have kids for 5 years or so. She works from home but I work in the Financial District.

Before you compare prices, look at the NYC vs NJ tax difference since it sounds like you two are white collar early-mid-career folks.

My wife and I are “spending more” on rent compared to where we lived in Brooklyn earlier, but after comparing taxes+rent we are saving $1,000+ a month on “rent + taxes”.

That was a major decider in our move.

Also — not really this example, but in NYC a lot of hole-in-the-wall places post an “upscale” brand with higher places for delivery. I knew a place that was 30-40% cheaper for the same food if you used the less “upscale” brand option

Burger King 🍔 👑

The PATH is really unpredictable. Even in the middle of Route 1-9, rails can appear out of nowhere, and a 600-ft fully loaded PA5, heading east out of the low-lying lands of the Great Swamp NWR, will be right on your ass the next moment.

I was doing laundry in my basement, and I tripped over a metal bar that wasn't there the moment before. I looked down: "Rail? WTF?" and then I saw 3rd rail underneath and heard “This is the train to….World Trade Center. The next stop is…Exchange Place.”

Deafening closing-door tones. I dumped my wife's pants, unfolded, and dove behind the water heater. It was an 8-car PATH, headed east towards the tunnel to the WTC Station. Majestic as hell: 55 mph, 51 feet (16 m) long by 9.2 feet (2.8 m) wide, a smaller loading gauge compared to similar vehicles in the US, due to the restricted structure gauge through the tunnels under the Hudson River. Whole house shook!

Fact is, there is no way to discern which path a PATH train will take, so you really have to be watchful. If only there were some way of knowing the routes trains travel; maybe some sort of marks on the ground, like iron bars running along the paths trains take. You could look for trains when you encounter the iron bars on the ground, and avoid these sorts of collisions. But such a measure would be extremely expensive. And how would one enforce a rule keeping the trains on those trails?

A big hole in homeland security is subway engineer screening and hijacking prevention. There is nothing to stop a rogue engineer, or an ISIS terrorist, from driving a PATH train into the Pentagon, the White House or the Statue of Liberty, and our government has done fuck-all to prevent it.

For reference, they “made the list” as #127 and #129 in America (they considered 182 cities in all), so this sounds pretty average

Do you commute daily or often enough for a monthly pass?

“The $8 AirTrain access fee is not charged for children 11 and under or for customers using monthly passes with the airport as the origin or destination.”

Will do! I’ve got a minor lead on some being possibly available at Rutgers-Newark so I’ll look into that but otherwise I suppose an online course would be okay if I can get 1:1 pronunciation time with someone

I’m actually a little surprised it’s not NYC, given that cat ownership tends to correlate with city density + northern climates.

But Philly being high on the list isn’t surprising at all!

Yeah IIRC there’s actually a new movement to create “walkable” stadium areas in the US because of the additional revenue generated for restaurants and bars in the area (sometimes owned by the same owner as the team). I think Detroit did that recently with most of their professional sports, not sure if it’s caught on elsewhere though

A good case where I’m in favor of less government regulation.

On a case-by-case basis, maybe it’ll make sense for a city to mandate parking spots in certain areas (near stadiums, park&ride transit lines etc), but no need for excessive red tape that forces small businesses to develop their own land - at their expense - in a way that doesn’t fit the needs of their business and customers.

If a business needs parking to accommodate their customers, go for it, but if not, it shouldn’t be forced on them and the community.