I'm not down on "New Yorkers" I work with them on a regular basis. They are always surprised that I am native to CO because I usually go at the same speed as they do during a conversation.
I knew a guy from the West Coast like that. You'd never even know he wasn't from NY.
It just sounds like there are a lot of negative stereotypes of NY'ers here. I'm surprised. I mean, it's different if we are talking about Southerners.