I was born and raised in the NY metro area, and have lived and worked here most of my life (I was sitting at my desk in northern New Jersey as I typed that). LOL.
I lived through the administrations of Giuliani as well as his predecessors, and I know exactly what changes occurred while he was in office. I supported most of those measures 100% at the time, because New York City was -- and still is, mind you -- such a dysfunctional sh!t-hole that I wouldn't even consider it an American city in any sense of the term.
Sounds right, maybe Alberta is the place to be.