Been there a few times in my life, as I'm about 2 hours from NY.
Personally, I don't care for cities at all much. I live in the sticks of Pennsylvania and I'd much rather see the stars at night and hear the crickets chirping at night. I can't stand traffic and lots of people all trying to go somewhere, at the same time, FAST. Wouldn't mind getting to the west coast some time. If I don't have to drive in it, I'm fine with it.....except if I'm getting mugged by thugs or something.