It must be rich people effete peer pressure that keeps anyone in NYC.
Wall street is a museum.
There is nothing in NYC that can not be done elsewhere, better and cheeper. The only “industry” in NYC is left wing propaganda and parades with character balloons.
And show business. But I repeat what you said....
That actually isn’t very true about NYC. It’s the best place to be for finance, fashion, a lot of the arts and entertainment, etc.. What’s the ax you’ve got to grind against the City?