I'm not disagreeing with you. I suppose the majority of the US is tired of funding NYC and it's whiny libs. If Indianapolis was blown up, there'd be a huge outcry from flyover country, similar to 9-11.
If you look at the total amount of Federal money spent in New York and California and compare it to the amount of money spent in each state in comparison to the amount of taxes raised in each state, you will find that New York and California have a lower return of federal money than almost every other state in the Union, including those in flyover country. The reason they are not whining in the Midwest or particularly in the South East, is they already have their money.
I'm not saying that New York has to get every dollar back. I'm just saying that if you are going to spend anti-terrorism money, you should spend it where you are more likely to stop terrorists. And that is New York City. The fact that NYC gets pennies back on the dollar on money sent to the Feds should convince you that they are not getting more than their fair share.
But that doesn't matter. The Senate has decided that they are going to divide the pie and build anti-tank barriers in cow pastures so some donor somewhere can make a killing on the contract. That's just the way it is. But that doesn't make it right.