What do YOU think makes a city?

Question

Like an actual city, like where people that live a few miles away say 'lets go into the city'? what do YOU think makes a city? is it having a freeway? a shopping mall? a public transportation system (city bus)? what is it?

Answer 1

Tall buildings, lots of people, lots of crime, shops everywhere.

Here in New Jersey, we call NYC, "the city"

I don't really know what makes a city a city.  I mean we have Jersey CITY and Newark is a city.  And most state capitals are cities and here is Trenton.

Answer 2

Tall buildings, a population of more than 5,000 people maybe? Public transportation system, freeways, stoplights, lots of places to shop. Somewhat of a diversity of people.

Answer 3

A city is a place where everyone is, literally, obsessed with economy.

Answer 4

if you live in England a city is a place that as a cathedral if you live in a town you will have a church with a spire if you live in a village there are none of these.