Sneed exclusive: Obamas want to live in New York, not Chicago

[brooklynite]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by uppityperson (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

New York is where they’d rather be.

So let’s cut to the chase.

Sneed is told by impeccable sources that President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, want to live in New York when they leave the White House.

“They want New York, plain and simple,” said a top Sneed source who asked to remain anonymous — but has a relationship with the Obamas.

Read more: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/436131/sneed-exclusive-obamas-want-live-new-york-chicago

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I have a friend deeply involved in the Chicago Democratic Party who told this a year ago, and that said the Obama Library would come to Chicago to soften the blow.

[closeupready]

1. As a former Chicago resident, of course they do.

New York is where most everything happens. Chicago is big, but dowdy, like a babushka; like the Brooklyn of yesteryear - some place you're FROM, not some place you GO.

New York, in contrast, is big, bold, and busy, like a genuine capitol; you leave BROOKLYN for NEW YORK; that's how magnetic it is. Sorry, Chicago.

[leftynyc]

5. Brooklyn has made quite the

comeback in the last 10 years. It's now just as expensive in the Heights, Williamsburg and Park Slope as it is in Manhattan. That said, NY would welcome all the Obama's with open arms.

[closeupready]

8. Well yes of course, I think that's well-known; what I meant was,

traditionally, Brooklyn was, basically, a punchline; even if you dispute that, New York (meaning Manhattan) has been the center of the New World, in contrast to London or Paris being the Old World capitols.

Anyway, who knows. If I were them, I'd be looking out west, lol - love it out there.

[ColesCountyDem]

7. Meh, I'm not sure I'd agree with you.

Having spent time in both, I've found Chicago to be quite as vibrant as New York.

[closeupready]

9. Winters are too cold, and it's very flat, without much natural beauty, in my opinion.

For working people, it's probably a better choice, cost-of-living wise.

[ColesCountyDem]

12. My overseas relatives actually liked it better than NYC, which surprised me.

I've had family from Wales, Poland and Ukraine visit me over the years, and without exception they have all liked Chicago better than NYC. They didn't HATE NYC, or fail to have a good time there, but they just liked the 'feel' of Chicago better.

[jehop61]

11. chicago is

My kind of town. New York is too crowded, expensive and so unfriendly. Ya wanna fight?

[Blue_Tires]

2. Well naturally -- Obama wants to watch the Mets all summer!

[dbackjon]

3. That's what happens when you elect Rahm Mayor

[dbackjon]

4. Michelle going to run for US Senate? ;)

[leftynyc]

6. We'd vote for her in a heartbeat

but Sen Gillibrand has also captured our hearts so maybe when Schumer retires?

[geek tragedy]

14. Or, maybe Barack for mayor after BdB is done nt

[romanic]

24. Oh God

The right-wing raised hell over Hillary; imagine the sheer hate Michelle would bring. D:

[Sunlei]

10. i think it's a test for leaks from the 'impeccable sources'

[geek tragedy]

13. Of course. NYC has much better pizza. That deep dish stuff is okay though if one likes

German food.

[47of74]

21. I'm of German descent and I resemble that remark!

[bajamary]

15. ha,ha, ha

Oh please make sure they DO move to Manhattan, as Obama has demonstrated he clearly feels closer to Wall Street than any other street in the entire country.

As a Chicagoan, I do NOT want them back nor do I want the Obama Library in my city. Let those fancy, much cooler, hip Manhattan/NYC taxpayers foot part of the bill - not we poor country-folk in Chicago.

Gee, with no beauty in our too-flat city we wouldn't want to embarrass the Wall Street Obamas with our non-cool ugly city as their library's home. Everyone knows that Chicago doesn't know a thing about architecture.

Thanks NYC and you cool Manhattan folks. Be sure to welcome them (and their traffic jams) with open whatever. Oh, that's right, NYC is too hip to welcome anyone.

[brooklynite]

16. Some cheese with your whine?

FWIW - Bill Clinton has been here for 15-odd years. Or as we call it, Tuesday.

[bajamary]

17. Bubba is a perfect fit for Wall Street but...

Tuesday (aka Bill Clinton) is a perfect fit for New York as his deregulation of Wall Street etc. gave us the financial mess and economic disaster for millions of the 99%. But Bill's official home is in Chappaqua, New York - not the city.

[brooklynite]

19. His office is in Harlem. Where he commute from isn't my concern.

And by the way, how much will you be coughing up for Elizabeth Warren, so she won't need to come to Wall Street for her Senate campaign? (The last time she was here, the cocktails were lovely...).

[former9thward]

22. I doubt Clinton spends much time in his "office".

[dorkzilla]

23. Yes, and i live in the next town over. When Bill was in his last day’s as POTUS...

The traffic was INSANE. I worked on the Upper East Side and the minute he’d land at the heliport right off the FDR drive, they shut the FDR, the Deegan into 87 and the Saw Mill River Parkway. That was my commute route. My 40 minute drive turned into a 3 hour nightmare.

That said, I did run into him in a local park while I was walking my dog and he was jogging (accompanied by about 30 Secret Service Agents). I can tell you, after just talking to him about dogs and how nice the park was for about 10 minutes, I know why people say he’s charismatic...and why the ladies dig him.

[mopinko]

18. i wonder what sneed's track record is.

i have no idea how accurate her sources are.


eta- nnnnnnooooooooooooo!!!!!1

[47of74]

20. I'm partial to Chicago myself.

I'm partial to Chicago myself. (Not some parts of the government there, mind you). But I really like visiting Chicago. I don't like driving to or from there but I always seem to have the absolute best time in Chicago when I go there. And I say that having been to New York City - there's just something about Chicago that makes it seems more, I dunno, alive, than NYC does. Still NYC is quite the town, with good public transportation and plenty of character.

Of course it's all up to POTUS and FLOTUS where they want to live after Jan 2017.

[uppityperson]

25. Locking as does not meet LBN SOP. Interesting but not LBN. Repost in GD please. Thank you.