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Probably because it's the economic capitol of the universe and only broke losers seem to hate on it.
Yes. Obviously there's a big difference between an entire country and the literal economic heart of the universe, by a lot. I'm sure there are parts of China that are great to live in especially if you're wealthy, but that doesn't mean they're NYC. Washington might be the capital of the US, but NYC is the capital of earth.
Sorry for my phone's minor spelling mistake. I don't know how I'll recover.
I don't think I'd ever live there regardless of socioeconomic status, but that's mostly down to familiarity and preference for the pace, personal space, and natural scenery of the American West.
The hate seems entirely partisan and politically-driven, kinda sad. NYC possesses the lion's share of America's greatest (man-made) attractions, architecture, cultural institutions, and restaurants. I was disappointed by precisely none of them. 0. I haven't been there since the Bloomberg years, so I'm not in much of a position to judge how much it may have declined since, but it didn't feel remotely dangerous even wandering around Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods. There was a level of grime you'd expect in a city of 8+ million packed like sardines, but the streets were always washed away and clean again by morning.