My building in NYC never had rats or roaches (that I saw), I was paying way too much money for that (over 4k before I moved to CT)
NYC is a fucking disgusting city. It's the only place I have seen a homeless guy masturbate on the subway, piss on a car hood in the middle of an intersection, and shit 10' away from the main doors to GCT (right across from Pershing Sq diner). It's the only place you can walk down a street like Lexington by GCT and almost hurl from the stench, or walk around CP and almost puke from all of the horse shit/piss that pervades the area.
Ohh, and don't get me started about the fucking baking garbage on the sidewalks in 90+ degree weather in the summer because there are no alleys or dumpsters. So you get pop leaking from the bags.
Then there's the rats in the subway and in the restaurants like this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvLDFtaL5HI
or the nasty-ass places like Delmonicos on 42nd and Lex that constantly gets shut down for health code violations.
NYC'ers revel in the disgust and refuse to do anything about it, even the NYU (or whatever) study showed that it was NYC'ers fault for the rat infestation because they just dump garbage in the subways or on the streets.
Then there's this...
"A survey conducted by Columbia University in 2014 recorded the DNA of 133 rats throughout the city. The results showed the rats carried numerous pathogens, including some never before seen in New York and some completely unknown to science. While at least 18 of the viruses found are known to cause diseases in humans, it is unclear how infectious the rats actually are to residents"
Or what about the "mystery water" that gets washed into potholes around the city, that brackish brown/gray water that stinks like a mixture of puke/shit/toxic waste.
Ohh yes, such a beautiful city.
For all of that you get to pay uber-high rents, deal with stinky ass people in the subways (which also stink like a cess pool), and crowds.
Ohh, and you get to pay City Tax too! What a great deal!!!
You don't need assholes in NYC? Wow - because NYC probably has the highest concentration of assholes in the country. Ask any pregnant woman how many assholes are there that won't open a door, bump them or push them in the subway, or be rude to them over all.