Politics and crime aside, New York has incredible culture and amenities that most Americans can only dream of. It is the crown jewel of America.
Yes, New York City has world class museums, the opera, the Broadway theater scene, the ballet. It is a world headquarters for all the performing arts.
Undoubtedly, some people like living there because of those amenities. Many other people would not take those into consideration, in deciding whether to live in New York City.
New york is a sports lovers dream, considering they have multiple teams in the major sports, such as major league baseball, NFL football, NBA basketball, and NHL hockey.
But do those positives for sports fans override the negatives of living there? Obviously everybody has to decide for themselves if they would want to live there.Considering all the pros and cons.
NYC is another dreary cold run down urban cesspool. Yankeeland is full of them.