Thanks, that was an interesting video. Very different angle to reach some of the same conclusions as I have.

Going from New York to Amsterdam sounds like a very interesting experience. I came to New York as a 17 year old for the first time, back in the 90s and I was blown away. At the time I was so in love with high rise buildings.

New York was far as I understand does have a bit of that European feel for a city. Like there is more of a walkable downtown. Lots of smaller corner stores and it has quite an expansive public transportation network.

I am curious how you as a New Yorker percieved something like Vondelpark in the Amsterdam. Central park is of course at a whole different scale, but I believe there is also some difference in philosophy in how these parks serve the public.

Also what is it like with smaller public spaces in New York? I remember the wide pavements and hipster vibe of Greenwich village etc. But I cannot remember much of small squares, playgrounds etc.

E.g. when visiting Barcelona some years ago with the family and kids, I remember that as we walked through down we would always find these little playgrounds with benches. We'd take a break. The kids would go on the slides and swings while we grownups spaced out a bit.

Oslo, where I live also has quite a lot of that kind of stuff dotted around. There might be a some water, fountain or something that the kids can play with while we sit on a bench and enjoy an icecream or something.

Of course New York has a buzzing of life and energy which is hard to replicate anywhere. I remember the excitement walking down the streets there and looking at all the people and everything going on. But it may feel different if you have lived there a large chunk of your life.