What do you think each city has to offer?

Which do you like better?

What does NYC have to offer that Chicago doesn’t ?

What does Chicago have to offer that NYC doesn’t?

Also why?

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  2. Chicago is better is basically in every way in my obviously unbiased opinion.

    It’s a smaller, less dense, cleaner, cheaper, more laid back version of NYC.

    What Chicago has: beaches, you have to go outside Manhattan to go to the beach, but in Chicago they’re right there and they’re fresh water. They’re awesome. Chicago is a much, much more affordable place to live yet the salaries aren’t a whole lot lower so the cost is living is way way better. Chicago has alleys which keeps trash off the street and makes it much cleaner. The streets aren’t as small and it doesn’t feel as claustrophobic as NYC can.

    The only pros to NYC are that it’s a more nationally and internationally prominent city and the benefits that come along with that, and NYC winters aren’t as bad but if you don’t care about that, move to chicago. NYC also has a more extensive public transportation system but Chicago’s is still good.

  4. NYC. Chicago is great but I prefer just about everything about NYC, particularly the skyline, the history and its geographic location.

  6. love both & they’re both so different. I wouldn’t say one could substitute for the other. it’s worth visiting both if you can.

    NYC is best if you know someone who lives there who can show you around. It’s overwhelming, but not always in a bad way. It feels like another world to me. I loved the culture, the museums, and the people.

    Chicago is the best skyline in the country hands down. Much easier to visit as a tourist imo. I love the food and the architecture. Compared to NYC, Chicago is a little more relaxed. Like if you don’t have your plans 100% solid, it’s pretty easy to walk around and find something fun to do on the fly.

  7. I like both, but I find Chicago less hectic and a bit more friendly. I’m going with Chicago.

  9. Chicago. Better food, people, attractions, and no huge piles of trash on the sidewalk like something out of the black plague era.

  12. I’ve never been to New York, but if I did, I think I would still like Chicago. It’s just an awesome city. Just wish there were better leaders running it

  13. I’ve never been to Chicago. Growing up in North Jersey I’ve always loved New York. However, I’m not fond of Manhattan. I think that’s everyone’s vision (who hasn’t been to the city) of what the city is—Manhattan is frustrating to me.

    I love Queens. Queens is by far my favorite borough. The diversity there makes it such a lovely, heartwarming place. You can quite literally find any language, any type of food, any sort of culture there. I have a good friend who lives in Astoria, and I love that his apartment is by these beautiful Greek owned diners, and the street lined with food trucks. The area is just teeming with life, and people there are honestly far more friendly and welcoming than any place I’ve ever been before.

    People are not afraid of each other like in the places I’ve lived before. There are so many different types of people there living with one another. It’s truly a lovely place to be—unless you want to pay rent prices there, of course.

    There are other good places in New York as well. Brooklyn has some okay places (great Italian food!). Staten Island is basically New Jersey and it’s more suburban. The Bronx..is interesting.

  14. Chicago!!
    – less hectic
    – friendlier people overall (it is a Midwestern city after all!)
    – incredible museums all fairly close together
    – you can go to the beach in the summer if you’re into that
    – the main tourist attractions are mostly all easily walkable
    – plenty to do without it being overwhelming…you can do a long weekend visit and see all the sights very easily

    I do love Central Park though. And the Met. Those are pretty much the only two things I’d go back to NYC for.

  15. As a Chicagoan, I love Chicago. I love NYC, too, except for how damn expensive it is. I love the density, vibrancy of New York and we’re money no object I’d prefer to live there… but Chicago is 90% of NYC at less than half housing the cost.

  16. Chicago is like a better version of new York.(or you can say new York is the shittier version of Chicago). It’s cleaner, nicer people, food is just as good or better, everything is cheaper, [less] no homeless people poop on the sidewalk. Both have lots of history and endless things to do.

  18. >What do you think each city has to offer?

    Pretty much everything

    >Which do you like better?

    Chicago, by a long shot

    >What does NYC have to offer that Chicago doesn’t ?

    Boombap rap

    >What does Chicago have to offer that NYC doesn’t?

    Malört and Old Style.

    >Also why?

    Chicago is just better, all around. It’s like NYC buy with midwest coziness, people are just nicer and friendlier. I’ve had a blast everytime I’ve visited Chicago; NYC seems like one of those places you don’t really get until you’ve lived there a year.

  20. NYC has more to offer.

    Chicago is cheaper.

    NYC is more diverse.

    Chicago is friendlier.

    Both great cities.

    Currently live in Brooklyn. From the south side. Love NYC. But Chicago is Home.

  22. Chicago and I say that as a huge fan of NYC.

    The parks, the food, the lake, the skyline, the music, the L, actually having alleys, Chicago dogs, Polish sausage, Italian beef (far better than NY pizza and dirty water dogs, being less expensive, the museums are better, more personable and friendly inhabitants, the sports teams, and wholly personal nostalgic reasons.

    NYC has the high end stuff like super fancy restaurants and shops but Chicago comes out on top in my opinion overall. It’s hard to compete with NYC. It is absolutely world class in so many ways but I think Chicago wins.

  23. I live in NYC, but love Chicago.

    It’s a tossup, I would say NYC has better food, tourism, and nightlife.

    But Chicago is cleaner, friendlier, and still has dope food (as far as I’ve seen)…

    That being said, there’s the “NYC factor” that is simply unmatched in any city around the world, and it’s something that gives you energy and draws you in, or disgusts you and pushes you away and you can’t tell until you’ve spent some time in the big apple. I think it’s really dependent on if you love city life or not – if you do, there’s really no comparison.

  25. Chicago. It has a nice variety of things to do. It’s doable by car or by public transportation and it doesn’t have the superiority complex that is off-putting with NYC. Better pizza too.

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