Quote: (08-30-2011 05:23 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:
Quote: (08-30-2011 05:19 PM)TheWolfHowls Wrote:
Quote: (08-30-2011 05:13 PM)thegmanifesto Wrote:I'm flat out serious. I've never visited NYC in my life.
Quote: (08-30-2011 05:10 PM)TheWolfHowls Wrote:
Is NYC really that good?! Should i go visit there this weekend? lol
Serious or kidding?
Yeah.
Go.
It's easily the best city in America.
Maybe the world.
And it is one of only a very small handful (missing a thumb and index finger) of cities in America that are world class.
Yep, New York is an alpha++ world city:
The 2008 roster of leading Alpha, Beta and Gamma world cities is reproduced below; see the source for the complete roster:
Alpha++ world cities:
London, New York
Alpha+ world cities:
Beijing, Hong Kong, Milan, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo
Alpha world cities:
Brussels, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Moscow, Mumbai, Seoul, Toronto
Alpha− world cities:
Amsterdam, Athens, Auckland, Bangkok, Budapest, Caracas, Dublin, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Jakarta, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Prague, Rome, Santiago, São Paulo, Stockholm, Taipei, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich