Where I live

Roxborough/Manayunk (Northwest part of Philly)

It’s a great part of the city because there is little crime. Plus, there is a fun mixture between people who move in straight out of college and people who’ve been there for years who sit on their porches and say, “Hey, you whipper snapper” (just kidding, they’re totally super friendly). It has a vibrant night life on Main St. Plus some great hidden gem restaurants like Adobe Mexican restaurant & Rose’s Water Ice (great breakfast sandwiches). It is also close to the Wissahickon Trail, so if you like walking in nature or mountain biking on gravel trails…

Interstate 76 (The Schuykill Expressway) is notoriously jammed with traffic, but if you plan to spend 40 minutes on there with the #9 or #27 bus, you can get where you need to be like clockwork. Finally the steepest street in Philly is here and is home to a major bike race in June & this past year held the Red Bull Soap Box Derby. The only downfall is that it’s not the cheapest to live in, so you would have to shop around a bit to find a good deal!

I moved to Roxborough because I knew nothing about the city and it came highly recommended. It has proved to be worth the experience for everything that is above. It is one of the places that has no real high rise buildings and is mostly residential…with people that will say good morning to you as they sip their coffee or good evening as they sip a beer. The also have sports & social league games in a rec center playground in the heart of Roxborough, which allows people to network and meet other people (aka non CY people).

McKendry, 25, Visitor's Program senior corps member