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The two share a very similar vibe: very artsy and indy. Echo Park was home to Jackson Pollock and the artists and poets and other types stayed on. The East Village used to be home to artists but now they share with the young hipsters who have day jobs as large corporations.

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SoMA and Tribeca both share a similar architecture of wide, expansive lofts mixed in with funky office space. The similarities, although striking when walking the streets, end there. The people couldn't be more different: With the CEOs and trophy wives of Tribeca compared to the young hip startup kids and homeless beggars of SoMA.

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The soulless skyscrapers of large financial institutions adorn both neighborhoods. Midtown in New York gets away with it simply because of the scale of it all. The financial district in San Francisco is a kind of mini-me brother to New York with many of the same companies having outposts there.

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Although Chelsea has officially taken over as the 'gay' area of Manhattan, the West Village was the original. The bohemian feel of it makes it very similar to the Castro in San Francisco, and the two share many similar bars and activities.

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The two both share hoards of young wealthy people who like to drink. Both are in themselves small cities within larger cities with everything a young professional or student might need: places to drain credit cards, alcohol and plenty of people to join you in both pursuits.

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The two are suburban enclaves in bustling cities and primarily consist of young families with kids. Or simply families with kids. The atmosphere tends to be a little quieter and more peaceful than other neighborhoods.

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East Harlem (or more commonly know as Spanish Harlem) and Edgewater are both up and coming neighborhoods that are gentrifying quickly. New residents to Chicago and New York may choose to move here for the comparatively cheaper rents. New restaurants and shops continue to open with great pace but both are very much in the middle rather than the end of gentrification. At least in 2008.

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The two neighborhoods, Gold Coast in Chicago and the Upper East Side in New York are likely to be the two most expensive neighborhoods in the United States. Brownstones and terrace houses costing in the tens of the millions of dollars adorn both with great frequency.

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With Hyde Park home to the University of Chicago and Greenwich Village home to NYU the two share the same diversity that comes with a University neighborhood. With that said, a lot more is happening around the village than in Hyde Park. Consequently the relative cost of rent is cheaper in Hyde Park to other places in Chicago whereas the opposite is true for Greenwich Village and New York.

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Cool kids with tattoos, large gay communities and other sordid nightlife are common among both the East Village in Manhattan and Boystown and East Lake View in Chicago. Lakeview tends to be the most public transport friendly neighborhood in Chicago but the East Village, particularly as you get into Alphabet City, is one of the worst. But worst in New York is always a relative thing when it comes to convenience with nothing more than a 15 minute walk.

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Both are neighborhoods adjust to the river with very diverse ethnic people in the makeup. Although the similarities probably end there. The LES is a mecca for bars and arts whereas Rogers Park is hard to get to.

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Both neighborhoods cater to well-to-do young professionals with a cadre of funky bars and cafes that adorn the streets.

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Both Queen Anne and Murray Hill play host to a more than average amount of young families who still don't like to admit they have entered family suburban life by camouflaging themselves among other young singles who party hard in the nearby bars.

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Both Ballard and the East Village boast storied ethnic pasts that have made way for modern gentrification of young upscale professionals who add a new coat of paint on the historical walls of the neighborhoods.

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Both play host to cities of apartment buildings, west of 9th ave in Chelsea and west of 15th ave in Capitol hill, and the gay districts of New York and Seattle respectively. Obviously with Chelsea being a little more famous than Capitol hill.

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Both are incredibly expensive relative to other neighborhoods in their cities. The two are almost cities into themselves with the UES playing host to the world's financial elite. While Madison Park is quieter at night, the Upper East Side does also have an underbelly of Frat Boys prowling the streets drunk at night.

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Both neighborhoods play host to historical housing a wide mix of inhabitants running the gamut from trendy young professionals to old ethnic grandmothers.

Obviously the housing prices are completely different.