let me explain
Ok certain parts of new york "city" are good, meaning the actual manhatten island. time square and chinatown are cool and broadway is cool. Thats where i do most of my hanging out if im in da city.
Now for the bronx, well it basically sucks. Although they have a nice pool hall a couple of blocks from my home.
Upstate has fresh clean air, and real grass and pretty flowers. It would probably be a good idea to live in rochchester if you could affort it. I think its expenisve to buy a house over there. I wish i could live in conneticut. I went there once for a wrestling event. Its nice and the people are cool, its kinda like being on an episode of dawsons creek. Although that has nothing to do with new york state, its still a nice place to live.