How's Philly?
If anyone here lives, studies, or works in Philly, how is it on the ground right now? Seems pretty bad from the pictures, but maybe someone that's actually there can give us some more context.
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Downtown and around Rittenhouse Square it’s pretty nice. Great rent from what I remember as of a couple years ago vs other major cities. Very good/underrated restaurant scene that’s affordable too. Fantastic sandwich city. I liked the drinking scene when I visit as well. Sports... well you know. I’m sure others here can chime in on other important relevant factors. Would not be opposed to working there.
All true but I think he’s referring to the riots and looting
Oh, yeah I read that wrong. I was thinking about Philly in general, North Philly was sketchy before.
Last few nights I'll I've been hearing are sirens and choppers. 30 cops were injured last night and there is a curfew in the city. West Philly area got hit pretty hard, stores looted, fires. Very tense atmosphere in the city right now.
Last two nights hundreds have been arrested and many cops have been injured. Now we got the national guard and another curfew. Lots of anger in the air right now.
These current riots are nothing. Just pray that they never win another championship during your time there. Other cities have sore losers--Philly has sore winners. When the Eagles won the NFC championship somebody decided to punch a police horse in the face. By the super bowl Philly PD had given up on using Crisco, and was just hosing down Center City traffic lights with hydraulic fluid.
Other than that, it's a nice place to be. The food is good, particularly in the inexpensive sandwich arena. Center City west, where you'll probably be working is rather pleasant, and overall prices are reasonable. Consider south jersey on the PATCO. It runs 24/7 unlike Philly transit, prices are even lower than Philly proper and you get to knock the ~3.5% Philly wage tax off of your NJ tax bill, pushing it close to zero most of the time while avoiding PA's 3.05% state tax.
Why would you recommend someone live in South Jersey instead of a Pennsylvania suburban area like the Main Line? I'm not familiar with how those deductions would work but I assumed that PA would be better since it has a much lower state income tax
So, if you live in PA you're paying Philly wage tax (~3.5%) + PA income tax (3.05%) + possibly local income tax as well, depending on where you live. If you live in NJ you get to subtract Philly wage tax from your NJ income tax bill, avoid PA tax, and there are no local income taxes. NJ income tax is progressive, so I can't give you a hard number there, but let's just say that you paid $7k in Philly wage tax, and your NJ income tax is $10k. you'd say "NJ, $10k - $7k is $3k, here's your three grand." You can't do that if you live in PA. NJ does have notoriously high property taxes though, so buying instead of renting can negate these savings. Renting for several years in NJ though, I'd have to say that I never paid more than a few hundred bucks a year to NJ while working in Philly.
On a different topic, if you're going out at night ubers can add up quickly. That train to NJ runs 24/7 unlike the Philly trains, and is safe at all hours.
I’d pick Haddonfield but am admittedly biased against NJ.
Edit: read that wrong, thought you were looking for recommendations but will leave up if helpful for others.
If they are rioting now.... If the 2020 election results go DT's way Philly will be a scary place.
Philly is the city of brotherly love...
Dude, Incest is never cool.
Luckily all polling (and common sense) points to a Biden win
Polling was right last time too right? Your political point of view is not common sense. This viewpoint of "we are common sense and everything else is wrong" is what lost the election for the dems in 2016. Nice to see it going strong once again.
I am glad a live in a sleepy suburb. I have been to a big city like Princeton a couple of times recently. Those Princeton folks are pretty rowdy, haha
Just your typical "peaceful protesting" - stealing flat screen TVs, setting cars on fire, ATMs blowing up, no social distancing (covid is a smart virus and just knows not to infect "protestors"). Police found a truck filled with explosives last night. Overall, the rioting and looting have been widespread throughout numerous parts of the city (of course, poorer parts that rich Dem donors do not care about and have never step foot in), and Philly Police were told NOT to arrest people (given that the DA doesn't prosecute criminals, not too shocking - love social justice). Philly Police have also really failed to contain the looting, and it takes ~24-48 hours to actually activate the National Guard, I believe, so they haven't been around to help either. As per usual, leftist media working overtime to downplay/suppress the story because it does not fit the narrative.
but oh yeah - orange man bad, acab, etc etc etc
*Emily the social justice warrior has entered the chat*
+SB
It's ok, if you give them what they want they'll be appeased and stop entirely!
Nothing solves racism like looting the local businesses!
Looting minority-owned businesses to get back at the white man!
It’s not quite as bad as end of May/beginning of June but it’s bad. More concentrated in west/north Philly and parts of the riverwards (Port Richmond in particular which is odd) but Center City has been relatively calm outside of a few incidents. Walnut/Chestnut streets in CC have a ton of boarded up stores again. National guard deploying tomorrow which is welcomed. On the bright side, Morey is coming to the sixers.
But I’m taking my talents (and tax dollars) to the ‘burbs next year.
Not just Morey but Sam Cassell and Dave Joerger too, plus speculation that they could get Shane Battier. They might also fire some holdovers from the Colangelo years like Alex Rucker. Seems like Josh Harris might finally be cleaning house
SAM HINKIE DIED FOR OUR SINS
I live in Philly now and reverse commute out to the burbs where the office is. The inner city is fine. Nothing like you see on the news. All of the looting and violence / protests are taking place in the areas you wouldn't frequent at night under normal circumstances. Every city has those areas... you just stay away. That's not to say it couldn't happen here - it was pretty bad earlier on but so far things have been fine from what I've seen.
ohh so everything is fine because it doesn't affect affluent people like yourself? gotcha
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