Did any of you grow up in Manhattan, do you see yourself raising your kids here too.

Just had a thought, I don't really know anyone who grew up in Manhattan, everyone of my friends in from Jersey or Southampton or a surrounding area or some place deep in Queens or Brooklyn at best.

I also noticed I rarely see children just hanging out in Manhattan as well unlike in other part of New York.

So i've been wondering, what is growing up in the middle of Manhattan like, did any of you do that. I keep hearing how it messes kids up but I think thats over exaggerated.

If you did grow up here, do you think you it affected you in a way that growing up in the suburbs didn't. Do you plan on continuing on here and eventually having and raising a family here too, why or why not?

 
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I didn’t grow up in Manhattan but have several friends who did. I also have a family and am raising them in Manhattan. 

What I’ve seen:

Similar to everywhere else you can end up “messed up”. I’ve seen it in the suburbs (very shielded from the rest of the world, nothing to do, people who want to find “bad” stuff to do will always find it) to the cities (lots to do, lots of issues are in your face, lots of ways to get into trouble).
My friends who grew up in Manhattan all seem to have had “normal” upbringings and end up with “normal/good” paths. They did come from enough money to afford the city, being able to vacation, and private schools if needed, so they had lots of advantages. But I’d mostly say it comes down to how you raise your kids, what you teach them, etc. 

For me, having lived in cities and suburbs, I very much prefer cities. There is so much for kids to do and learn in the city and they aren’t shielded from different cultures, races, etc. The museums in nyc are amazing, the parks are great, etc. If I couldn’t afford a “good” setup for my family then I would consider moving, but right now the plan is to stay here. 

 

A lot of "wealthy but not F U money" people, especially in careers like finance, move out of Manhattan to raise their kids. Surrounding areas like CT, NJ, LI etc have much bigger houses, yard, quiet/safe downtowns. 

More importantly, the NYC school situation is a total mess and a lot of people move to the suburbs just to avoid it. Google NYC school lottery for a fun rabbit hole on the public school system, but basically it's a game of statistics, and top private schools are extremely competitive admissions+ cost $60k a year. Might as well go to a top public school a bit farther from the city and sidestep the drama of NYC school admissions, public or private.

I plan to move out of the city once I have kids and I imagine my friends will too

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