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alittlemouth t1_jb57qzw wrote

Reply to comment by That_Obligatior16 in Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator

I spent a lot of time in West Philly during grad school, and live in East Passyunk now. I'd pick East Passyunk over West Philly any day. Parking is awful in both places. You'll find psychopaths who've lived in South Philly for 40 years putting out cones and raging when anyone moves them, and you'll find idiot Penn kids parking daddy's car wherever the fuck they want and leaving it there for decades in West Philly.

West Phily is subjectively prettier, with more trees and wider streets for sure. There are pockets of pretty in East Passyunk, and Dickinson Square, Columbus Square, and Jefferson Square are an easy walk. You can't beat the coffee shops and restaurants in East Passyunk - West Philly just doesn't compare. Same with grocery stores - depending on where you end up, you can get to three Acme's, a Sprouts, Whole Foods, and Giant within 5-20 minutes on foot. The Italian Market is right there for cheaper produce (that you should use ASAP) and meats/fishes.

I'm biased because I bought a house in East Passyunk, but I think it's the superior neighborhood., particularly due to local amenities and ease of access to the remainder of the city.

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Fourlec t1_jb5334i wrote

Reply to Will the police do anything if I report illegal dumping? by DlnnerTable

Illegal dumping and littering are kind of different in my eyes. Illegal dumping is when a contractor dumps construction debris. Littering is when Joe Shmo throws a bag of chips on the ground. In my experience with illegal dumping, the cops did nothing. My neighbor and I had to take care of it ourselves .

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HyruleJedi t1_jb52fbe wrote

Reply to comment by Zhuul in 3-foot caiman removed from FDR Park in Philadelphia by 0716718227

I can’t legally own a tiger in PA, and need a permit to own any non human primate, and I think they are not an invasive species threat

But on the same token I can own 30ft constrictors and an alligator.

Personally I think its because the former are cute, and protected species because people care.

Point is, there is no reason to have predators in cages in your home regardless the species

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Zhuul t1_jb505lf wrote

Reply to comment by HyruleJedi in 3-foot caiman removed from FDR Park in Philadelphia by 0716718227

Likely because the climate doesn’t really favor them up here and there’s no real risk of them becoming an invasive species. Things become illegal when they become a potential widespread problem and that just isn’t the case here.

Worth mentioning though releasing non-native species into the wild is illegal as shit in PA. Considering this poor little dude probably came from a legitimate exotic animal dealer at some point I imagine tracking down the idiot in question shouldn’t be that difficult.

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HyruleJedi t1_jb4yhyf wrote

Reply to comment by Zhuul in 3-foot caiman removed from FDR Park in Philadelphia by 0716718227

I guess my take on this, why make these available for adoption at all. There is nothing ‘safe’ about it, and even with ‘good care’ its not a domestic animal and you are putting it in a cage

I find it interesting that we have a ‘shouldn’t be in captivity’ category, and yet giant predatory reptiles somehow are not in it

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That_Obligatior16 t1_jb4xn4p wrote

Reply to Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions by AutoModerator

Thinking of moving into the city (33M, single, would like to sell my car and reverse commute 2x/week to work near a regional rail stop). I'm struggling to choose between two areas - E. Passyunk / Bella Vista or Clark Park area (Cedar Park / Spruce Hill). Gets pretty long winded below, TLDR What are your thoughts between those two options?

Here's what I've got comparing the two:

South Philly

-Seems very walkable (except for the huge suburban style Acme / CVS complex right in the middle)

-Seem to have more grocery options (including the Italian Market which is appealing to me)

-Lots of Mexican, Italian, and Vietnamese food

-Skews towards young families

-BSL access

-Not much green space or tree cover

-Area seems pretty psychotic about parking

-I would at least try to bike to Jefferson / Market East for my commute when possible

West Philly

-Lots of trees, green space, and Clark Park

-I run about a mile a day, and Woodlands cemetery seems perfect for that

-Lots of options for most kinds of food you can think of, especially Ethiopian and Halal

-Skews towards students, past about 42nd(?) it becomes more grad students and less undergrad

-Trolly access to the south, and El access to the north

-Seems more car friendly than E. Passyunk (wider streets, more gas stations, more hostile to pedestrians etc..)

-Neighbors collecting stool samples to prevent gentrification?

-Regional rail commute would start out of 30th street (I work on the Pennsylvania RR side of the network, making it slightly longer)

Both areas seem similar in terms of price. I've walked around both and they each seem relatively safe and pleasant - although I haven't been to either at night. I don't think I'd go wrong with either, but curios if you think I'm missing anything.

EDIT: added the part about wanting to not have a car

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ChooseYourStruggle t1_jb4xb29 wrote

Reply to Will the police do anything if I report illegal dumping? by DlnnerTable

They will not. However, I talked to a guy who works for the city because we had someone dump some shit in front of our house. He said you have to keep calling. Obviously won't do anything for the people dumping but to get it cleaned up, you have to harass them. Worked for us. Took 3 weeks of calling every 2 or 3 days and they finally came and got it.

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