<p>Illmatic,</p>
<p>It all depends on just exactly how you define the NY experience. I've lived here over 8 years (in NYU dorms for 4 of them), but I've only lived in Manhattan because its the best place to live in New York. Myself, and most other people from NYU would consider Manhattan to be New York (yes I know there are 5 boroughs, but Manhattan is the "city" to most people). </p>
<p>As for Guiliani, I don't think more people coming to NY from other areas of the country, and less crime are bad things...so I applaud him.</p>