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Yes, I'm a Yankee. Let me just get that out there right off the bat. However, as the saying goes, once a Texan, always a Texan. That's where I place myself. I grew up not far from New York City and traveled there many times as a kid. I don't know what the last census count was but there is approximately 8 million people living in 300 square miles. That doesn't include the additional 10 million residents that live in the burroughs that frequent the city. Add tourists and it is a small space packed with people with different personalities and different levels of aggression. I'm surprise it doesn't take more officers to patrol those streets. I don't think people were intended to live that tightly packed together. Just walking down the street is a challenge. God forbid your moving against the flow, it'll take you an hour to walk 5 blocks. I certainly can't imagine choosing that lifestyle. Houston has nearly double the square miles and probably a 1/3 of the population. I'd hang my hat in Houston too.