Please, I drive all over the city, at day and at night, there are a few areas that are not good, but that is true in any city. There are nice areas in the city, but most people don't live in the city. CNY is one of the best places to raise a family, low cost of housing, your dollars go a long ways, good schools, easy to get around, I can get in my car in a nice neighborhood, and get to the dome in ~15 minutes. my son was working in the city during the summer on an internship right next to the jail and never had a problem driving him in the morning or picking him up at night late, when he drove he had no problems either, like I said, there are problems in any city. Armory Square area where Pastabilities is located has restaurants and bars and is a nice place to go out.
There is plenty to do around here. Do you like golf, one of the largest numbers of public courses in the country, and a wide range of courses from easy to hard. Plays and concerts, plenty of those options also (between the dome and Lakeview Amphitheatre plenty of big name concerts each year), hiking, biking, skiing, fishing, boating, snowmobiling, beaches on the lakes. The Finger Lakes region has many wineries that are very good and fun to go to. Easy access to nearly any place you want to go, Adirondacks are right near by. When my kids were younger and involved in youth sports easy to get out of work and to the fields or gyms to coach or watch them for practices or games. Gambling seems to be popular these days several different options no more than 30 minutes away and the 2 bigger ones have plenty of entertainment options. I've been all around the country and every place has their pros and cons. Some of you act like there is snow on the ground from October to May, let's see it was nearly 60 degrees yesterday, good thing we had a bunch of recruits in. Yes we do get snow in Syracuse, much of it lake effect off of Lake Ontario, but we know how to keep the roads clear and keep things open. It is not a big deal, a few weeks of frigid cold in the winter, a few weeks of 90s in the summer and the rest is not that bad. We do have some winter thaws where it warms up and the snow melts.
Restaurants, plenty of good places to eat, someone mentioned Pastabilities was the only good place, again I've eaten around the country and there are plenty of places to eat around here that are good. I've talked with fans over the years from Tennessee, Auburn, Clemson, Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan, LSU, Florida State, Florida, BYU, Texas, Oklahoma among others that have come here for games and liked the area.
You can put the Syracuse area down, your opinion but I have lived in the city for a few years, then moved out to one of the nearby suburbs and haven't regretted living in the Syracuse area, plenty to do, and easy access to everything and my family has loved it.
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