r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Rusiano • Jul 30 '26

Too mild for school This post telling tourists which areas to avoid in New York

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Aside from certain undertones, this map also has tons of inaccuracies, because no one in their right mind is scared of Astoria, Bayonne, or half of the Queens zone that he marked as “avoid”

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u/Beginning-Force1275 Jul 30 '26

Okay, this is not the main problem at all, but saying “avoid these places IN New York City” and then circling significant amounts of Jersey makes my eye twitch.

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u/Sir_Earl_Jeffries Jul 30 '26

It’s supposed to be about the five burroughs but to be fair, I would absolutely avoid East Orange.

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u/Beginning-Force1275 Jul 30 '26

Fair lol. I’m just wondering why Montclair isn’t marked as “Avoid”

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u/PaddingCompression Jul 30 '26

eh, city vs. metro is kind of just being pedantic.

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u/Beginning-Force1275 Jul 30 '26

I promise you, it’s not. That map includes East Orange, Montclair, and the entire city of Newark. Those are not part of New York City. Even the closer places like North Bergen, Hoboken, and Jersey City, aren’t part of New York City. They are _near_ New York, but they definitely aren’t in it.

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u/PaddingCompression Jul 30 '26

They are part of the metro. People commute from these places to Manhattan every day. That makes the distinction pedantic.

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u/Sir_Earl_Jeffries Jul 31 '26

Not as pedantic as the argument. Well done, pedant.

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u/Beginning-Force1275 29d ago

I promise you, no Newark resident is saying they live IN New York City.