Good point. I had to spend 4 weeks working in Rochester, NY recently, and I was amazed at what a depressing place it was. I walked out of a Cracker Barrel restaurant because they didn't have a smoking section, despite having a big smoky fireplace in the dining room. I was very glad I didn't live in the Peoples' Democratic Republic of New York....
I had it even worse, I lived in NYC for a couple of years a long time ago. It was by far and away (red shifted past the next worse place) the worst place I have ever lived, and you bet I broke the law about registering guns when I lived there. I just never got caught.