you are being lied to.

so, you watch sex and the city and you see them hang out at tao and denial and you're all "ooh la la, living in new york is so glamorous!"

if sex and the city really wanted to keep it real though, they'd devote a few episodes to the following:
a) construction- i can't even begin to tell you how many huge gaping holes in the road i've seen since i've lived here. most of the time they're digging a huge hole in the ground in the middle of an uber-busy intersection (like, 14th and broadway) for no reason, and not even god can get anywhere without murmuring a few nasty words.
b) dogs-everybody that lives in the city owns at least 27 dogs. they're everywhere, and you can't go anywhere without seeing at least 5 dogs in the middle of a bowel movement. it's disturbing, but you can't help but watch.
c) mario batali-i can't get away from him. rockwell should write a song about him.