I lived in Manhattan for several years in the 90s and carried every day that I didn't have to go into buildings with metal detectors {there were not as many 20+ years ago}.
I did not have a carry permit but there were 2,000 murders a year {about 5.5 a day, every day} in NYC in those days and walking the street or riding the subway was a life threatening experience.
Many people that I knew also carried without a permit. Today, because of all the metal detectors, I would be almost impossible to go any where.
GO CRUZ AND TRUMP.
“Today, because of all the metal detectors, I would be almost impossible to go any where.”
...and not just the metal detectors that you see. Also IR detectors and other ways to see through clothing that you don’t even know is happening. Crime didn’t shoot down as far in NYC by just better policing - there was some serious hardware used also.
So you’re right, probably not a good idea to carry without a permit there - at least when adults (Rudy/Bloomberg) ran the city.