I'm moving to New York and don't know a lot about neighborhoods. Where should I live?
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posted by naoko
on May 1, 2013 -
15 answers
Tell me about Roxbury and Dorchester neighborhoods! I've lived in Boston about ten years and am considering a move to one of those areas, but am pretty ignorant of the different neighborhoods within. Help me rectify this -- what are your favorite spots in Roxbury or Dorchester, and why?
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posted by lillygog
on Apr 24, 2013 -
8 answers
I am interviewing for an assistant professor position at the Emory School of Medicine. My girlfriend and I are visiting Atlanta where we will have a rental car and most of a Saturday to look at various neighborhoods. We're less interested in seeing the inside of apartments and more interested in getting a feel for the neighborhood: what they look like and how people live outside their housing. Can you offer some suggestions on where to drive, walk, eat, drink, and visit to make the most of this day?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 4, 2013 -
7 answers
Where in the DC area might I find my kind of community? Would love if you can explain the vibes of DC's neighborhoods in terms of the vibes of Chicago's neighborhoods.
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posted by deliciae
on Dec 19, 2012 -
20 answers
My partner and I plan to move to Austin, Texas, in January. We’re looking for recommendations about neighborhoods, information about the housing market, or any other useful information.
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posted by maurreen
on Oct 9, 2012 -
6 answers
I was just offered a job in Los Angeles starting April of next year. We are considering it, and just starting to look around on Craigslist etc at housing/ neighborhoods. I am wondering which areas are good for our "prerequisites" which are really just things that are ideal and are in no way deal breakers:
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posted by rubyeyo
on Aug 10, 2012 -
16 answers
I'm moving from the Midwest to Baltimore in about a month, likely into an apartment sight unseen. Baltimore MeFites - I need your advice on where to live that is safe, in my price range, and would fit my lifestyle!
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posted by JannaK
on Jul 28, 2012 -
23 answers
We're going to Chicago this weekend! Despite a 50% chance of rain (BOO) I am determined to have an awesome time. We will be staying in Wicker Park and plan to rely mainly on bikes and the L to get around. We aim to eat, shop and explore. Where do we start?
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posted by zoomorphic
on Apr 11, 2012 -
15 answers
Is there any big city anywhere that has a really competent Animal Control Dept?
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posted by mmiddle
on Apr 9, 2012 -
7 answers
Brooklyn apartment hunting: Tell me about Bensonhurst/ Dyker Heights/ Midwood!
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posted by Jeanne
on Mar 27, 2012 -
13 answers
I'm looking for super-safe, reasonably nice, boring places to live in the Bay area, specifically a location that would allow me to walk to an Amtrak station and use Amtrak to commute daily to a work location that's next to the Amtrak Station in Emeryville, CA.
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posted by StrawberryPie
on Mar 7, 2012 -
10 answers
Bronx? West side of Manhattan? My kingdom for enough space for a table to eat on and a dresser. Where should I live?
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posted by TravellingCari
on Jan 3, 2012 -
37 answers
Looking for an "affordable" neighborhood in the Bay Area to rent in. Criteria inside.
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posted by skwm
on Nov 4, 2011 -
12 answers
Is there a map available online of the boundaries of the cities around Los Angeles? For example, the map would show the streets where places like Culver City, Bell, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, etc. begin and end. Bonus points if the map shows neighborhoods within LA proper. Double bonus points if it includes light rail and commuter rail.
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posted by Pruitt-Igoe
on Oct 10, 2011 -
9 answers
I live in TN, in a city that doesn't offer very good mass transit, everything is spread out and I have to drive everywhere. I would love to live in a neighborhood designed for people who want to walk to the local grocery, book store, park. Not just a neighborhood that may offer a coffee house, but a true walking neighborhood, and I need to stay in this part of the South... Is there anywhere in TN or AR like that? (Nashville to west TN and central to east AR).
posted by flesti
on Oct 6, 2011 -
23 answers
Crown Heights, Brooklyn II: a few weeks ago, I asked
this. Answers were helpful. I've now signed a lease for an apartment in Crown Heights and will be moving in early August. It would be useful if you could give me tips and hints about living in my new neighborhood.
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posted by millipede
on Jul 14, 2011 -
9 answers
I'm moving to London! Help me figure out where to live and how I'm going to get to work and back. Especially curious about commuting by bike.
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posted by PercussivePaul
on Jul 6, 2011 -
18 answers
I want to move to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Can someone map out the area in a way that I can understand the neighborhoods and squares?
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posted by modoriculous
on Feb 28, 2011 -
20 answers
We'll be in Vancouver for the first time in early September as part of
this trip. Can you help us with recommendations for lodging and sights so we can make the best use of our time? We are arriving and departing from the Amtrak/VIA station and won't have a car while we're there. While we'd enjoy taking in some downtown sights, we especially like neighborhoods with nice architecture, art/craft galleries, and non-chain shops and restaurants.
posted by DrGail
on Jul 23, 2010 -
12 answers
If you wanted to know whether a given spot in an American city or town was in a "good neighborhood" -- that is to say, safe to walk in alone during the day and early evening -- and you had only the internet to ask, what resources would you consult?
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posted by Countess Elena
on Jun 8, 2010 -
30 answers
Trying to walk more for fitness and adventure in NYC. Have exhausted my immediate neighborhood (East Village/LES), where else can I go?
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posted by alphasunhat
on Feb 28, 2010 -
14 answers
What's the best area to live in Seattle if a) I'll be working in south lake union, b) want to be able to bike/take public transportation to work, c) want to easily be able to get out of town on weekends for hiking/skiing/etc., and d) would be (cheaply) fun for a just-graduated-college 20-something year old?
posted by devilsbrigade
on Feb 23, 2010 -
11 answers
Which neighborhoods in Brooklyn along the BQE would you recommend I move to?
I will be doing the reverse commute to LI, so access to the BQE is a key feature. I'm considering Bk Heights, WBurg, Greenpoint, Ft Greene, Vinegar Hill/DUMBO, Clinton Hill.
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posted by antipode12
on Jan 1, 2010 -
17 answers
Hello, Vancouver! I will be in your city this weekend, and am looking for fun things to do and awesome places to hang out. I'm thinking of arriving New Years Day and leaving Saturday afternoon, but if there are fun things to do NYE, I would love to spend NYE there.
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posted by Afroblanco
on Dec 29, 2009 -
6 answers
I need to go to a professional conference in New York City at the end of December. I'll be going alone. Where can I find a cheap,
safe hotel?
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posted by Ms. Saint
on Nov 17, 2009 -
47 answers
Moving Help: My SO and I are moving to San Francisco in one month, and we do not know much about the neighborhoods. We have found a place we like that is within our price range. Can anyone out there tell us about this neighborhood? Chelsey Avenue and 1st Street, Richmond, CA 94801
posted by AlliKat75
on Aug 11, 2009 -
28 answers
I'm a Los Angeles native in the very early stages of considering a move to San Francisco and would like some guidance on neighborhoods that would match up with my preferences.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 8, 2009 -
12 answers
AtlantaFilter: My partner is moving to Atlanta to take a postdoc at Georgia Tech. Please help us find a place he'd be happy living (and I'd be happy visiting!) for the next two years.
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posted by 44sunsets
on Jul 8, 2009 -
12 answers
I need advice/info about the best neighborhoods/school districts in Boulder/Denver Co.
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posted by pearlybob
on Jun 27, 2009 -
9 answers
I want to spend Jan-Apr of the 2010 season snowboarding in the Salt Lake City resorts. Can you guys help me figure out where to live in SLC (three months at a resort is just too much $$, and plus I'd like to be able to get away from the mountain on the days I don't ride) , and the best way to go about securing a place?
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posted by Calloused_Foot
on Jun 16, 2009 -
6 answers
Urban Planning/Theory Filter: I am looking for writings, preferably available online, about the relationships of adjacent neighborhoods over time.
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posted by mirepoix
on Apr 27, 2009 -
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My boyfriend and I are moving from Boston to Nashville in late May or early June. We are looking to rent a one bedroom and would prefer to pay no more than $600 a month, within city limits or as close to the city as possible. We've been looking in East Nashville as recommended by friends but so far searching via the internet hasn't been extremely helpful. Specific street names/apartments would be greatly appreciated.
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posted by Famous
on Mar 9, 2009 -
7 answers
What Portland, Oregon neighborhoods would you recommend for someone moving to PDX for the first time?
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posted by Auden
on Jan 6, 2009 -
23 answers
I once came across a website that recommends equivalent neighborhoods across cities. For example, if you asked for the San Francisco equivalent of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, it might recommend the Castro. Could someone point me to this website?
posted by espertus
on Nov 15, 2008 -
3 answers
I am contemplating moving (I live in Wynwood, and like it) nearer to where I go to school/work (hospital district/the gables). How is living in allapattah or downtown miami? i'm used to living in working class areas and can handle myself, but am not sure if crime is bad there?
Is anything open downtown after like 6? What about community spaces, bars, restaurants, cafes, etc? My girlfriend is asian, and I know there's no neighborhoods with many asians around, but is downtown homogeneously latin or is it more diverse?
posted by aussicht
on Jul 24, 2008 -
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