Pretty obvious to me that you are confusing Pittsburgh with Philadelphia. (Common mistake) They are 300 miles apart by road and several light years apart in terms of livability. Philly has become a hell hole of crime and official corruption. Pittsburgh is paradise by comparison. and IMHO, there is nothing wrong with the State of Pennsylvania that giving Philly to New Jersey couldn't fix.
One way to keep them straight is to remember that Pittsburgh has a football team that actually WINS Super Bowls. Philly just gets there once every 30 years or so and then chokes. ;~))
Pittsburgh has some problems like anyplace else, but it is actually a very nice place to live and raise a family. There is a lot to be said for it and one of those things is that it for the most part does even not feel like you are in a "big city". It is really a collection of small towns butted up against each other and people generally do have that 'small town' attitude about themselves and their communities.
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Thanks - from Alaska, they seem right next door to each other.
And why inflict more **** on NJ? They have enough trouble as it is...
I’ll keep an eye on the football games this year, ya never know...