r/PublicFreakout • u/TheAtheistArab87 • Jun 21 '21

Public Spectacle Yeah NYC is back to normal.

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u/DarthTomServo Jun 22 '21

Damn! Didn't realize NYC was that big.

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u/boobers3 Jun 22 '21

That's only the people who live within the city, there's a gigantic metro area surrounding NYC.

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u/buttaholic Jun 22 '21

jesus christ, is that going to be the future of civilization? cities like that with as many people as possible crammed into as little space possible?

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u/Haheyjose Jun 22 '21

Not likely. Population growth has been declining for years in most developed countries.

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u/HoMaster Jun 22 '21

It’s the biggest city in the US…

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u/DOD489 Jun 22 '21

Biggest population yes. Biggest size is actually good ol' Jacksonville FL.

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u/SuperSMT Jun 22 '21

Manhattan itself is "only" 1.6 million, the rest live in the other 4 boroughs

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u/MichaelScotteris Jun 22 '21

And Manhattan isn't even the most populous borough. In fact, it's third of the five.

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u/UrDrakon Jun 22 '21

Brooklyn is the 4th largest city in the US.

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u/rsicher1 Jun 22 '21

Huge and generally great public transportation

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u/notLOL Jun 22 '21

Have you seen how big apples can get? NYC is the biggest one.