Stunning visual contrast between Chicago and NYC

Yet they can't get anyone to live there. BTW, the Trump project is about to go bankrupt. Could get anyone to live in Chicago, I guess.

MAN, Chicago must really suck ass...

what do you think of the pictures? even you must admit that Chicago is a lot nicer.

I'm sorry, Cracker Boy, but the Manhattan photo blows away the Cleveland one. And what are those 1970s buildings in the foreground of the latter photo, if not housing projects? Penitentiaries?

> even you must admit that Chicago is a lot nicer.

Based on the fact that few people live there, fewer people take pictures of it, people put fewer pictures of it on their wall, fewer people put it in tv shows, movies, bla bla bla.

Is rufus actually trying to claim that the 3rd tier city on a LAKE has a better skyline than Manhattan!

Wow, somebody must have stolen Rufus' meds...

I think I counted maybe 25 tall buildings in Chicago. Rufie where are all the luxury hi-rises you keep talking about? And why are the tall buildings spread out with huge gaps in the middle like your mother's teeth, instead of put close together like a real city?

"like your mother's teeth" yuk yuk yuk (eeewww)

But seriously, Cracker Boy's mother doesn't have any teeth. Ravages of crack.

i believe crystal meth is the drug of choice for white trash (rufie's outwardly racist comments suggest to me he falls in this bucket), but point taken

The cleveland crack is right on. At least that thing has some notable buildings... the triangle thingy and all that.

BTW, isn't living on a lake like for summer camp and vacation bungalows?

Cracker Boy, settle this disagreement . . . is your mother a crackhead or just a crystal meth fiend?

living in a highrise condo next to lake michigan is more desirable and more prestigious than living in an old building in upper east side, tribeca, gramercy, or soho.

- according to a gallup poll of crackheads and crystal meth fiends

last time I checked, desirable and prestigious don't go with "cheap" or, well, "Chicago".

Cracker Boy, settle this disagreement . . . is your toothless mother a crackhead or just a crystal meth fiend?

"living in a highrise condo next to lake michigan is more desirable and more prestigious than living in an old building in upper east side, tribeca, gramercy, or soho."

yes, this is why gisele and leonardo di caprio and others are selling their nyc lofts to live in Chicago.

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=3787974

Chicago is also America's fattest city!

Hell, even Obama spent years trying to get out of Chicago. When a person takes their kids out of your school to go to schools in DC, you KNOW your schools are bad.

Obama left NYC to move to Chicago, dumbass. obviously he now has to move to DC since he's about to become president.

it's interesting that all of you guys admit that the picture of Chicago is better than NYC.

Umm ... pretty sure nobody admitted that .. my comment was more along the lines of "why are there so many vacant lots or 1 story buildings in the middle of downtown." also, you have lake, then miles and miles of flat, booring farmland, as supposed to tons of waterways and the OCEAN. Hmm ... tough choice ..

Also, how do you feel living in a city that is ranked as one of the fattest cities? I guess you're right, Chicago is a good "eating" town if you like hot dogs and deep dish pizza ...

> Obama left NYC to move to Chicago, dumbass.

Yes, putz, we covered this earlier. He moved to Chicago to be a poverty worker. He needed to find the city with the most poverty and trouble and people who needed help, and he seems to have found it.

Unfortunately, he didn't make it to your house.

> it's interesting that all of you guys admit that the picture of Chicago is better than NYC.

Interesting that Rufus has moved from to illiteracy to stupidity to just outright lying...

"Interesting that Rufus has moved from to illiteracy to stupidity to just outright lying..."

yes, I'm sure his "reading comprehension" performance on the SAT- if he even got so far as to take it - was pretty low.

Rufus didn't take the SAT's, he's still on those tests that judge "reading level".

Cracker Boy, settle this disagreement . . . is your skanky toothless mother a crackwhore or just a tinafiend?

Come on guys, Chicago has street fairs and alleys, so it must be great!

Oh, and don't forget great restaurants like Applebee's!

waverly, you mean restaurants like alinea, charlie trotter, and tru, that have been ranked as some of the best in the country?

You mean the same 3 restuarants you mention over and over? If you had ever been to NYC you would know there are 50 restaurants as good or better than those three, but thanks for playing!

not a chance. the only NYC restaurants that are better than the ones i mentioned are per se, le bernardin, daniel, and masa.

And General Growth -- don't forget General Growth

Rufie, you still won't answer the question of what Chicago has besides these 3 restaurants. Yes, they are good restaurants, but NYC has more of these types of establishments PLUS hundreds of great places to eat at every day. But don't worry, Rufie, I get it. The reality is, of course, you just can't get the same fresh ingredients in the midwest. Seafood obviously out - unless you want to pay for it to be flown, which explains why Chicago has 3 great restaurants, and then, well, deep dish pizza. But even for other stuff, everybody knows the Midwest has crappy farmland and that the nation's best farmland is probably in PA. The only reason farming is cenetered in the Midwest is because land is cheap.

Please, though, answer our questions.

1) Name some other restaurants in Chicago except for the 3 you just mentioned
2) What do you do for a living / from what job were you recentely fired
3) Prove you live in NYC - name some grocery stores on UWS (where you supposedly live) and tell us which way 6th avenue runs and whether this past weekend it rained on Saturday or Sunday
4) Is your mother a crystal meth fiend or a crack addict?

Also, how do you know about these restaurants in NYC? Have you ever eaten in them? Also, what is your favorite appetizer from Applebee's?

Cracker Boy, you still won't answer the question of what Cleveland has besides these 3 restaurants. Yes, they are restaurants, but NYC has more of these types of establishments PLUS hundreds of great places to eat at every day. But don't worry, Cracker Boy, I get it. The reality is, of course, you just can't get the same fresh ingredients in the midwest. Seafood obviously out - unless you want to pay for it to be flown, which explains why Topeka has 3 real restaurants, and then, well, hot dogs with 15 toppings. But even for other stuff, everybody knows the Midwest has crappy farmland and that the nation's best farmland is probably in PA. The only reason farming is centered in the Midwest is because land is cheap.

Please, though, answer our questions.

1) Name some other restaurants in the Hog Butcher for the World except for the 3 you just mentioned
2) What do you do for a living / from what job were you recentely fired
3) Prove you live in NYC - name some grocery stores on UWS (where you supposedly live) and tell us which way 7th avenue runs and whether this past weekend it rained on Saturday or Sunday
4) Is your skanky toothless mother a tinaqueen or a crackwhore?

i've given names of countless chicago restaurants and nightclubs in this board, and yet you guys have failed to mention a single "upscale" NYC establishment. So I'm done naming places for now since you guys are unable to address my points.

gosh, i can't think of a single upscale NYC establishment. not one. i'm stumped. i give up.

kspeak, what are some upscale NYC clubs or lounges you have been to?

I can't think of one. I give up. Seriously. You're right - there aren't any.

ok. that's what i thought.

Cracker Boy, I just looked at the links you provided, and I must say that I am stunned by the visual contrast between Chicago and NYC.

me too - one is flyover country and the other is a destination.

Here's a clue for you, while people in the suburbs of Chicago use the phrase "upscale restaurants", people in NYC don't.

You seem to be very impressed by large hi-rise towers and are constantly talking about large arhcitecture. Are you compensating for a "shortness" in some other area? It's a common trait of name-droppers and people fascinated with phallic buildings.

I'm just saying...maybe that's why you have so much trouble scoring with the ladies.

waverly, standard protocol when addressing Cracker Boy's near-explicit Freudian shortcomings is to also ask why he wants to live in a neighborhood that's near the area referred to in the Chicago dialect as "Boystown".

"not a chance. the only NYC restaurants that are better than the ones i mentioned are per se, le bernardin, daniel, and masa."

Arguably THE guide that defines upscale dining, the 2009 Michelin Guide has 4 NYC restaurants with 3 stars (Per Se, Jean Georges, Masa, Le Bernardin); 7 others have 2 stars; and about 30 with 1 star.

http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2008_4th/Oct08_MichelinNYC.html

How does Chicago rate? - wait, there is NO guide for Chicago yet. The first city the guide covered outside of Europe back in 2005 was NYC. Since then, they added restuarants in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, even Las Vegas - but where is Chicago??? Why did they decide to cover LV ahead of Chicago?? Hmmm....

rufus, does Chicago have a real estate board like streeteasy?

No, they don't have the Internet in Chicago yet.

No, they don't have the Internet in Chicago yet.