"Just another city"?! If it were just another city, then you could film in Toronto or Vancouver every scene meant to be New York and no one would tell a difference! Avengers took place in New York and you can see all the major New York attractions as the camera zooms by at street level like... Honest Ed's Canadian Emporium.
You aren't missing much. Aside from some of the touristy locations, NYC is just another city, and not really worth the hassle.
I live an hour or so away and I've only been there twice in the last four years.
"Just another city"?! If it were just another city, then you could film in Toronto or Vancouver every scene meant to be New York and no one would tell a difference! Avengers took place in New York and you can see all the major New York attractions as the camera zooms by at street level like... Honest Ed's Canadian Emporium.