Someone from a state with the highest percentage of illiterates (the great William Faulkner and Mississippi) should be careful about bashing my hometown.
When I was in Mississippi, most folks were kind, warm, and open to a New Yorker such as myself. Surely you jest with such a comment.
In New York City there is Classical WQXR 96.3 FM
Come on now, how many great musicians, recordings and recitals has NY City been home to? Quite a few.
Why would a class-less city need classical music?
That's why those communists played all those marches all the time.