Joe Queenan sets the record straight after a number of surveys inexplicably promote quality of life outside Manhattan. "Recently, I read a story about a dubious 'creativity index' reporting that New York is now the ninth-most-creative city in the United States, trailing not only fussy, self-involved San Francisco and Seattle, but such ghastly localities as Houston and Raleigh-Durham. Indeed, in terms of the percentage of inhabitants paid to think for a living, New York is only one slot ahead of Dallas..."
Eight Reasons New York Is Better [NYT]