Manhattan Hillbilly

OK Ladies, Forget The UES, Start Hunting For That Perfect Man In Queens

OK, ladies, if you're single and hunting that perfect man, statistically you're trolling the wrong turf if you're hanging out in Upper East Side bars. Greenwich Village? Fuhgettaboutit. Midtown? Financial District? Nope.

According to statistics released by the New York Economic Development Corporation. the happiest hunting grounds for women should be in Queens, specifically Bayside, Flushing, Kew Gardens. Or in Brooklyn in the Bay Ridge, Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island or Sunset Park areas?

Why?

Well, NYCEDC has released a map showing which neighborhoods have the lowest and highest men-to-women ratios. Overall, New York City's population is 47% male. In the age 20-34 subgroup, men outnumber women 742,400 to 729,500. 

So how do you increase your odds? Stay out of the Upper East Side, where young single women outnumber young single men nearly 2-to-1. In Queens, there are just 1.7 males for every female. In Jamaica, Queens, and Pelham Gardens in the Bronx, the odds are an even 1-to-1. But do you really want to be trolling for guys in those neighborhoods at night?

 

 

It's Christmastime in Brooklyn

Yeah, yeah. You've seen the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Pretty impressive. But in the middle of Manhattan, I've been missing some good old fashioned, Southern house decorations. So what do you do if you want to see a house dolled up with a million lights and fake Santas stuck headfirst down chimneys with their animatronic legs flailing? 

You go to Brooklyn.

Yeah, there are other places, but it seems the Dyker Heights section is the place where the people go big when they go home and decorate. Some even hire lighting companies that make a secondary business out of "professional holiday decorating."

So without further ado, enjoy:

 

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I'm Not Saying Nightlife in NYC Is Diverse...

... but does your town have a country western gay saloon?

Welcome to Flaming Saddles. Think Coyote Ugly for the alternate lifestyle crowd. Opening next week down in Hell's Kitchen about 20 blocks away. 

h/t: Gothamist.