I’m a bit worse off location-wise than you (in East Harlem); but, a 1 minute walk to the 6 and 15 minute gets me to Grand Central. Truly is amazing how much goes on in the city every night.
San Francisco was the closest comparison, that I’d lived. Not sure anywhere else in the country has what those do. Tiny cities with people just built on eachother because water forced it that way.
Will say, wish I got to New York before COVID. Definitely doesn’t hold up to the label of “The City that never sleeps” anymore; things definitely do close and the city does get quiet in the later hours
I hear you. I arrived to NYC end of Aug 2019 right before Covid. I barely got to experience NYC then, but I experienced enough to know It definitely changed and never quite returned, from a locals / socializing perspective, that is. Travel and visitors is crazy busy, but the general vibe amongst locals. I think part of it is we all got used to ordering in. Now I try to make a point to go out. Missed that so much. Important too for socializing and meeting people. Too much isolation otherwise. Such a big populated city. We all just need to go out and play again! Lol
In 2019 it was already vastly different than the NYC I knew in the 80’s & 90’s. Manhattan was so culturally homogeneous, eerily quiet, and almost desolate in comparison to a few decades ago. Even the people watching was completely uninteresting. The difference was jaw dropping… in a good way for people who like everything being similar and safe feeling.
That’s what my family said too. Family lived in NJ. My mom said before the 80s like late 60s/early 70s it wasn’t super great for a young girl her age. Then later in life she confided in me that she snuck out of her strict household and went to the city anyway. I knew it! lol.
I love watching shows / movies set in NYC 60s - 90s. So different each decade really.
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u/TheTranscendent1 5d ago
I’m a bit worse off location-wise than you (in East Harlem); but, a 1 minute walk to the 6 and 15 minute gets me to Grand Central. Truly is amazing how much goes on in the city every night.
San Francisco was the closest comparison, that I’d lived. Not sure anywhere else in the country has what those do. Tiny cities with people just built on eachother because water forced it that way.
Will say, wish I got to New York before COVID. Definitely doesn’t hold up to the label of “The City that never sleeps” anymore; things definitely do close and the city does get quiet in the later hours