[BigWest]

Exactly!
It's amazing how the UN bureaucrats live like kings and queens in NYC on the UN budget--the majority of which comes from US taxpayers.
On a more practical note, the 9/11 disasters changed the dynamics of the NYC/UN/US relationship completely.
My idea?
Move the UN headquarters OUT of NYC. Then enterprising developers and construction folks could remodel the old UN offices completely---this would create jobs and much needed office space in downtown NYC.
The UN could then relocate to downtown Kabul to help rebuild it.
OR, the UN bureaucrats could pick ANY 3rd world urban area, say N'Djamena, Chad or any other city of their choosing. This would put them in touch with the poverty stricken and help in third world development.

[Constitution Scholar]

downtown Kabul to help rebuild it
Whooo there. First off, I don't think we want to have to have another war in Afghanistan 20-30 years down the road. Anyway, the least safe place for the U.N. to be is in the United States. If they try anything funny, it will be easier to FREEP them.