Baltimore had 282 murders in 2007, reflecting Baltimore-based crime dramas like “Homicide” and “The Wire” about cops struggling against gang wars, corruption and an institutional indifference to drug dealers and murderers. However, hotels, condos, restaurants and shops are popping up farther and farther from the world-famous, tourist-friendly Inner Harbor. Also, it boasts waterfront views and a more relaxed culture than its neighbor, Washington, D.C.
Las Vegas
Do you want your hometown to be where everyone comes to gamble, carouse and generally do things they’re ashamed to admit at home? And do you want to live in what may be the epicenter of the real estate meltdown? Despite its flaws, at its finest, Vegas is a city of opportunity that draws people from around the world. Residents say they own their own homes, drive decent cars, have good healthcare, and more, thanks to organized labor.
Detroit
Morgan Quitno’s annual reference book on crime stats ranks Detroit the most dangerous city in America. With the decline of the auto industry and Motown, Detroit has been a blighted ghost. But for an emerging crowd of ambitious 20- and 30-somethings, all those negatives spell big opportunity. Real estate is affordable and you can have a bigger impact at a younger age, says Andrew Koper, president of Cityscape Detroit.
New York City
The high cost of living and dense population of New York City make it seem a daunting place to live. The average price of a Manhattan apartment is $1.3 million. Parking spaces go for the price of McMansions in other cities. And many apartments aren’t that much bigger than parking spaces. However, New York City is still a land of opportunity — whether you’re seeking fame, fortune, culture, or just want to live in the center of it all. On that score, no other city can compete.
Los Angeles
Fires, freeways and active encouragement of all that is fake in American culture — that is what L.A. is known for. It was also called the most polluted city in the country by the American Lung Association. However, Los Angeles is the nation’s trendsetter and the most creative outcasts from other communities all go there to find work, acceptance and some fun.
East St. Louis
Like so many cities whose principal industries have now fled overseas, East St. Louis, Illinois has a dead-end feel to it. The city has suffered riots, suburban flight, gangs, crime and now the Army Corps of Engineers thinks its Mississippi River levees might not hold. Recent efforts toward redevelopment bring new hope to the area, though. Probably its most notable attraction is the Gateway Geyser, the tallest fountain in the U.S., which soars to 630 feet, mirroring the St. Louis Gateway Arch across the Mississippi River.
Retirement Florida
Parts of Florida have the highest percentage of seniors in the country. Hurricanes visit. Miami has bad traffic. Summers are hot. And insurance is high. Yet for all that, points out retired developer Ken Myers, people still flock to Florida, mainly for the weather and relaxed living. The trick, he says, is to pick the community where you fit in. Families tend to live inland, where it’s more affordable. Retirees have to pick carefully to find a community that suits their age, activity level and interests.
Mississippi
Morgan Quitno named Mississippi as the least livable state based on objective data in 44 categories. It’s those pesky categories like literacy, infant mortality and poverty that continually bring Mississippi down. However, it has generated some of America’s greatest writers (William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Alice Walker, to name a few). The state is also the cultural home to American Blues, home to musicians such as Charlie Patton, Bo Diddley, and B.B. King.
New Orleans
New Orleans has long competed with Baltimore and Detroit for the title of Murder Capital. Even before Hurricane Katrina hit, many neighborhoods outside the tourist area had too little economic opportunity and too much crime. New Orleans, however, does offer a rich culture distinct from strip malls and chain stores. It’s still a city with a sense of fun. There is music, Mardi Gras, Cajun food, and a wealth of its own idiosyncratic traditions.
Philadelphia BullShit, Philly is a very nice City to live.
Of the large and powerful cities of the East Coast, Philadelphia has always been the picked-on, runty little brother. Like many cities with poor neighborhoods, Philly has a declining population and a crime problem. To its credit, however, Philadelphia is rich with history and culture, plus it is far less expensive and has less attitude than its East Coast rivals. Its diverse population combined with strong academic and cultural institutions give it much of the vibrancy of New York without the fierce competition or crowds.
Scranton, Penn.
When television producers were looking to transplant the BBC hit “The Office” and needed a dreary mediocre city, they turned to Scranton. Once known as “Anthracite Capital of the World," Scranton saw hard times when coal fell out of favor and big companies moved away, a decline that started decades ago. Scranton, however, is trying to wage a comeback and has a sense of humor about its dreary image and second enthusiastic nickname, “The Electric City."
Newark
The largest city in the country’s most densely populated state, Newark is hardly thought of as a city at all sometimes. Instead people tend to think of it as an airport, a knot of Jersey highways, a den of corrupt politicians and the site of race riots in 1967. It’s an also-ran in the continual murder rate race. After decades of plotting a comeback, some believe Newark may actually be making progress this time. The city elected Rhodes scholar and community activist Cory Booker as mayor in 2006, hoping to end decades of corruption.
Baltimore had 282 murders in 2007, reflecting Baltimore-based crime dramas like “Homicide” and “The Wire” about cops struggling against gang wars, corruption and an institutional indifference to drug dealers and murderers. However, hotels, condos, restaurants and shops are popping up farther and farther from the world-famous, tourist-friendly Inner Harbor. Also, it boasts waterfront views and a more relaxed culture than its neighbor, Washington, D.C.
Las Vegas
Do you want your hometown to be where everyone comes to gamble, carouse and generally do things they’re ashamed to admit at home? And do you want to live in what may be the epicenter of the real estate meltdown? Despite its flaws, at its finest, Vegas is a city of opportunity that draws people from around the world. Residents say they own their own homes, drive decent cars, have good healthcare, and more, thanks to organized labor.
Detroit
Morgan Quitno’s annual reference book on crime stats ranks Detroit the most dangerous city in America. With the decline of the auto industry and Motown, Detroit has been a blighted ghost. But for an emerging crowd of ambitious 20- and 30-somethings, all those negatives spell big opportunity. Real estate is affordable and you can have a bigger impact at a younger age, says Andrew Koper, president of Cityscape Detroit.
New York City
The high cost of living and dense population of New York City make it seem a daunting place to live. The average price of a Manhattan apartment is $1.3 million. Parking spaces go for the price of McMansions in other cities. And many apartments aren’t that much bigger than parking spaces. However, New York City is still a land of opportunity — whether you’re seeking fame, fortune, culture, or just want to live in the center of it all. On that score, no other city can compete.
Los Angeles
Fires, freeways and active encouragement of all that is fake in American culture — that is what L.A. is known for. It was also called the most polluted city in the country by the American Lung Association. However, Los Angeles is the nation’s trendsetter and the most creative outcasts from other communities all go there to find work, acceptance and some fun.
East St. Louis
Like so many cities whose principal industries have now fled overseas, East St. Louis, Illinois has a dead-end feel to it. The city has suffered riots, suburban flight, gangs, crime and now the Army Corps of Engineers thinks its Mississippi River levees might not hold. Recent efforts toward redevelopment bring new hope to the area, though. Probably its most notable attraction is the Gateway Geyser, the tallest fountain in the U.S., which soars to 630 feet, mirroring the St. Louis Gateway Arch across the Mississippi River.
Retirement Florida
Parts of Florida have the highest percentage of seniors in the country. Hurricanes visit. Miami has bad traffic. Summers are hot. And insurance is high. Yet for all that, points out retired developer Ken Myers, people still flock to Florida, mainly for the weather and relaxed living. The trick, he says, is to pick the community where you fit in. Families tend to live inland, where it’s more affordable. Retirees have to pick carefully to find a community that suits their age, activity level and interests.
Mississippi
Morgan Quitno named Mississippi as the least livable state based on objective data in 44 categories. It’s those pesky categories like literacy, infant mortality and poverty that continually bring Mississippi down. However, it has generated some of America’s greatest writers (William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Alice Walker, to name a few). The state is also the cultural home to American Blues, home to musicians such as Charlie Patton, Bo Diddley, and B.B. King.
New Orleans
New Orleans has long competed with Baltimore and Detroit for the title of Murder Capital. Even before Hurricane Katrina hit, many neighborhoods outside the tourist area had too little economic opportunity and too much crime. New Orleans, however, does offer a rich culture distinct from strip malls and chain stores. It’s still a city with a sense of fun. There is music, Mardi Gras, Cajun food, and a wealth of its own idiosyncratic traditions.
Philadelphia BullShit, Philly is a very nice City to live.
Of the large and powerful cities of the East Coast, Philadelphia has always been the picked-on, runty little brother. Like many cities with poor neighborhoods, Philly has a declining population and a crime problem. To its credit, however, Philadelphia is rich with history and culture, plus it is far less expensive and has less attitude than its East Coast rivals. Its diverse population combined with strong academic and cultural institutions give it much of the vibrancy of New York without the fierce competition or crowds.
Scranton, Penn.
When television producers were looking to transplant the BBC hit “The Office” and needed a dreary mediocre city, they turned to Scranton. Once known as “Anthracite Capital of the World," Scranton saw hard times when coal fell out of favor and big companies moved away, a decline that started decades ago. Scranton, however, is trying to wage a comeback and has a sense of humor about its dreary image and second enthusiastic nickname, “The Electric City."
Newark
The largest city in the country’s most densely populated state, Newark is hardly thought of as a city at all sometimes. Instead people tend to think of it as an airport, a knot of Jersey highways, a den of corrupt politicians and the site of race riots in 1967. It’s an also-ran in the continual murder rate race. After decades of plotting a comeback, some believe Newark may actually be making progress this time. The city elected Rhodes scholar and community activist Cory Booker as mayor in 2006, hoping to end decades of corruption.
hey LA is awesome
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HALOOOOOOOO wrote:
...but I’d tap that bitch in The Power Within’s sig...
only if you have a fucking flag in your back pocket
Lol. or if you’re driving through the wrong hood, wearing the wrong color hoody, wearing the wrong color shoe laces, looking at someone wrong, walking the streets at night, not giving someone your change, gettin' checked and saying the wrong thing, bitching out etc.
only if you have a fucking flag in your back pocket
Lol. or if you’re driving through the wrong hood, wearing the wrong color hoody, wearing the wrong color shoe laces, looking at someone wrong, walking the streets at night, not giving someone your change, gettin' checked and saying the wrong thing, bitching out etc.
^^^They get shot
^^^He does not
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HALOOOOOOOO wrote:
...but I’d tap that bitch in The Power Within’s sig...
only if you have a fucking flag in your back pocket
Lol. or if you’re driving through the wrong hood, wearing the wrong color hoody, wearing the wrong color shoe laces, looking at someone wrong, walking the streets at night, not giving someone your change, gettin' checked and saying the wrong thing, bitching out etc.
^^^They get shot
^^^He does not
I honestly laughed.
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“To sing when you hurt,and to sing when you cry,to sing when you live and to sing when you die”
The high cost of living and dense population of New York City make it seem a daunting place to live. The average price of a Manhattan apartment is $1.3 million. Parking spaces go for the price of McMansions in other cities. And many apartments aren’t that much bigger than parking spaces. However, New York City is still a land of opportunity — whether you’re seeking fame, fortune, culture, or just want to live in the center of it all. On that score, no other city can compete.
only if you have a fucking flag in your back pocket
Lol. or if you’re driving through the wrong hood, wearing the wrong color hoody, wearing the wrong color shoe laces, looking at someone wrong, walking the streets at night, not giving someone your change, gettin' checked and saying the wrong thing, bitching out etc.
The high cost of living and dense population of New York City make it seem a daunting place to live. The average price of a Manhattan apartment is $1.3 million. Parking spaces go for the price of McMansions in other cities. And many apartments aren’t that much bigger than parking spaces. However, New York City is still a land of opportunity — whether you’re seeking fame, fortune, culture, or just want to live in the center of it all. On that score, no other city can compete.
That.
oh yea, I knew that.
lol and no not for the whole apartment.
only if you have a fucking flag in your back pocket
Lol. or if you’re driving through the wrong hood, wearing the wrong color hoody, wearing the wrong color shoe laces, looking at someone wrong, walking the streets at night, not giving someone your change, gettin' checked and saying the wrong thing, bitching out etc.
^^^They get shot
^^^He does not
He’s shot for being sucessful.
but survives and moves to new york
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HALOOOOOOOO wrote:
...but I’d tap that bitch in The Power Within’s sig...
only if you have a fucking flag in your back pocket
Lol. or if you’re driving through the wrong hood, wearing the wrong color hoody, wearing the wrong color shoe laces, looking at someone wrong, walking the streets at night, not giving someone your change, gettin' checked and saying the wrong thing, bitching out etc.
^^^They get shot
^^^He does not
He’s shot for being sucessful.
but survives and moves to new york
In a wheelchair for the reast of his life, unable to get it up.
