Of course, every city thinks that they’re the best. But New York really is the best, and we have the food, the culture, the nightlife, and the people to show for it. Here are some of the reasons why this city is the absolute best place to live:
1. You can eat pretty much any food you want in the whole world.
2. But nobody makes bagels like we do.
3. This is also the best place in the world to order a Rueben.
4. Good pizza is cheap, and it’s a staple.
5. We have beaches.
6. We have the most beautiful parks.
7. Too many movies to count are filmed in New York.
8. All the coolest musicians, actors, and TV personalities live here.
9. All these musicians agree that New York is the best city.
10. Nightlife really does go all night long.
11. You don’t need a car.
12. As much as we complain about MTA, we have one of the best public transit systems in the world.
13. We’re a dog-friendly city.
14. This is the best place to celebrate the holidays.
15. This is the perfect place to raise a family.
16. We’re an extremely diverse city.
17. Our museums are marvelous.
18. Broadway Theater will never go out of style.
19. Your friends who don’t live here will always want to come visit you.
20. This is the media capital of the world.
21. You learn survival skills by living here.
22. You’re never bored.
23. There’s so much history.
24. You can be as weird as you want to be.
25. You can’t help but feel the magic when you look at this:
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