Ever wonder how your neighborhood compares to the New York area? Reddit user nickl220 recently created “Cleveland for New Yorkers” for the always-entertaining MapPorn subreddit to answer that question, and even threw in “Brunstucky” reference.
What do you think of nickl220’s perception of Cleveland and New York?
This article appears in Jul 10-16, 2013.
Doug Brown is a staff writer at Scene with a passion for public records laws and investigative reporting. A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., he has an M.A. in journalism from the Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a B.A. in political science from Hiram College. Prior to joining Scene, Doug was a contributing writer for Deadspin.com, reporting behind-the-scenes stories about college sports through public records and developing sources. Doug's work as an enterprise reporter for the Daily Kent Stater was recognized by the Cleveland Press Club (2013 Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards), Society of Professional Journalists (regional and national Mark of Excellence Awards), and the Associated Collegiate Press. He spent the summer of 2012 working for the Metro desk of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and spent previous summers working for Outside Bozeman Magazine and Crain's Detroit Business. His website is dougbrown8.com.
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I always knew that Parma was Little Jersey.
“Shitty industrial area from The Great Gatsby”
Accurate.
Lake County would be like the Jersey Shore (as far as NJ goes) or Staten Island….culturally and politically.
I’d extend Kentucky to encompass southern Lorain County and all of Medina County.
Meh.
How about “New York For Clevelanders” instead? What part of Noo Yawk is like Kamm’s Corners and its “Green Mile” of Irish bars? Someplace in Brooklyn? Brooklyn is about the same size as the entire city of Cleveland.
Chuckles the Clown
Sketching NYC would be even easier than this. Just take the whole city limits and write “giant ****hole” on it. Make sure to include giant sections of the city where you can get mugged, stabbed, stuck in traffic, and pay for ridiculously overprices items.