> Commonly known in NYC maybe. That view is antiquated in the rest of the US.
Respectfully, I doubt it. People may not _like_ NYC, but ...
- Wall Street - Carnegie Hall -MOMA, etc - As the other poster mentioned, the U.N. - Still tons of movies and shows use NYC as the setting for their story - Broadway, and theatre in the US - A huge part of the publishing industry is in NYC - Along with LA, Nashville, and Atlanta, NYC is one of the hearts of the US music industry.
And I’m sure there’s plenty I missed that we all could add to the list given a little time.
Those all seem like pretty obvious and objective markers identifying NYC as a US, if not world cultural, financial, and political hub.
Commonly known in NYC maybe. That view is antiquated in the rest of the US.
> USA to be worthy of your sympathy based on their choice to live there is not constructive, nor rational.
Wow, so sensitive. The pity is not because of their choice. It’s for how the urban planning of NYC has been consistently squandered for 50+ years. You can simultaneously like a city and have pity for its fixable flaws (e.g. homelessness in San Francisco).