"overprententious yuppies/hipsters and associated faux liberals anyday.
Montreal, Berlin, NYC and Buenos Aires are the only cities I feel are truly cut out for me."
Ahem! None of those sorts of people in the mentioned cities for sure. None at all.
PS: Can't wait until you actually go to New York on your planned trip. Be sure to check the scintillating absence of faux liberals on the Upper West Side, overpretentious yuppies in TriBeca and SoHo, hipsters on the Lower East Side etc.