need to move to a new apt...do i stay in my neighborhood which i LOVE but have no friends in anymore (they all moved) or move to a neighborhood i'm not sure i love, but will have lots of friends around (none of whom have kids yet) i'm a sahm, need your opinion, please!

Central Park not only has a number of very different playgrounds but the zoo, the castle, the great lawn, the bandshell, Bethesda fountain, the boat pond, the lake, the literary walk, the ice skating rink (which becomes Victorian Gardens amusement park in the summer). It has fields to play in and trees and rocks to climb. There are a number of museums that all have children's programs for various ages. There are tons of movie theaters. There are a million different kid places like Asphalt Green and Kidville, classes and play spaces and drop-in crafty type places and bookstores. And not saying the schools are better, there are just more of them to choose from. Been doing all this with now 5 yr old for years and just taking a walk in Central Park and climbing a rock and or riding bikes or seeing the animal clock chime or getting an ice cream and sitting on a bench is a perfect activity. (Not to mention Carl Shulz park too). It's safe, clean, much more generic than village though.