> Additionally, you need to be in New York if you want to "play in the big leagues" in the world of finance, fashion, art, etc.

I'm still a little worried about these (less finance); I keep hearing about people moving back home and not looking back because broker fees + rents shot up to where they used to be. Currently only 60% of jobs lost in NYC came back, vs ~90% nationally.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/nyregion/nyc-economy-jobl...