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Here's why some people think New York City is better than the San Francisco Bay Area

Eugene KimJul 8, 2016, 19:21 IST

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New York and San Francisco are probably two of the most iconic cities in America.

New York is the financial and cultural hub of the world, while San Francisco and its adjacent Silicon Valley area have established itself as the global center of the tech universe.

But what would you do if you had to choose one place over the other?

That's a tough question to answer. But people on this Quora thread have pretty strong opinions about why the Big Apple is better than Frisco.

We narrowed it down to 13 of the top reasons why you should live in NYC than SF/Silicon Valley: