Since you’re claiming the data is false and pointing to vague anecdotes: I’ve lived in NYC for more than a decade, and this is total bullshit. Yes, what you’re saying does happen, but very rarely in my experience.
Only Manhattan counts as the city. Brooklyn is Long Island. The outer boroughs were added for political reasons centuries after the city was established.
UWS is one of, if not the most tranquil places in the city, but take a train in any direction from Union Station or any other major hub and it’s pure bedlam.
Not really interested in arguing about this literally more than 127 years after it was decided. All five boroughs are NYC.
And I leave the UWS almost every single day, and it's nowhere near as bad as you're describing. Maybe it changed since you left who knows how long ago. Or you never lived here at all. Don't really care at this point, just wanted to add my voice to the convo. It's clear we disagree, and I wish you the best!
Come on man, this is just straight up not true. I’ve hung out downtown for basically my entire life, lived and/or commuted around and through Union Square for ten plus years and it’s nothing like you’re describing.
