Is living in New York as an IB Associate worth it or overrated? Do you get to experience New York at all and is the city even great?

If you lived in New York as an IB Associate, would you look back fondly on your time outside of your job? Would you get a fulfilling experience of living in "the city" or is New York not even that great, especially in demanding hours of IB?

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