For everyone wondering how they afford New York as unemployed 30-40 year olds, New York was basically a crime circus with open air drug markets in the 70’s and 80’s. (And the show was of course filmed in LA.)
And while all of Manhattan is now largely a theme park for the ultra rich, the Upper West Side is not one of the most expensive areas, relatively speaking.
It’s actually funny that Giuliani became a Trump nut. In the early 2000’s was almost as beloved as Obama is. America’s Mayor. He was credited as turning New York City from a giant slum into the now desirable home to over 100 billionaires.