As a recovering Nooyawka, I have to say the map’s a bit unfair. New York is really as much of a city of neighborhoods as Boston is, and those neighborhoods are NOT the five boroughs. I spent my formative years in Midwood, which is so small that Midwood High School is actually in Flatbush.
Better comparisons would probably be something like JP vs. Brooklyn Heights; South Boston vs. Sheepshead Bay, etc. New York will still come out on top (just the population of Staten Island, something of a backwater, approaches that of all of Boston). But put Middlesex County up against Brooklyn and you’ve got a battle going on.
All excellent points, Adam. Thankfully, as it was April Fools Day when I made this graphic, almost every effort was made to distort reality, starting with the notably inappropriate comparison between neighborhoods and boroughs.
You’ve certainly pointed out some good stuff here though – a more fair and balanced comparison might be worth exploring for a future post.
As a recovering Nooyawka, I have to say the map’s a bit unfair. New York is really as much of a city of neighborhoods as Boston is, and those neighborhoods are NOT the five boroughs. I spent my formative years in Midwood, which is so small that Midwood High School is actually in Flatbush.
Better comparisons would probably be something like JP vs. Brooklyn Heights; South Boston vs. Sheepshead Bay, etc. New York will still come out on top (just the population of Staten Island, something of a backwater, approaches that of all of Boston). But put Middlesex County up against Brooklyn and you’ve got a battle going on.
All excellent points, Adam. Thankfully, as it was April Fools Day when I made this graphic, almost every effort was made to distort reality, starting with the notably inappropriate comparison between neighborhoods and boroughs.
You’ve certainly pointed out some good stuff here though – a more fair and balanced comparison might be worth exploring for a future post.
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