I think the Bay Area and NYC have their own strengths. The Bay is more of a morning city and has a lot of nice nature and day trips around it. Easy to go to sonoma/napa, yosemite, tahoe, nice places on the peninsula, half moon bay, etc. The bay is much better for cycling too. I think the bay remains better specifically for tech (especially now with AI).

I think SF is also prettier than NYC and a lot smaller while still being a really nice place to be (also much better weather year round).

I love NYC too, it just has different advantages imo.