Does NYC really live up to the hype?

See what a few people have to say to the question, "Does New York City really live up to the hype? Is it really that good?"

http://www.43places.com/entries/view/176729

I'll summarize:
"Yes."
"Yup-most certainly."
"Yes, yes it is."
"In some ways yes, definitely. In other ways, no."
"Oh my, yes!"
"personally.. yeah!"
"Yes. It lives up to all the hype."
"I think it does, and I'm not easily impressed."
"Yeah, it does"
"Yes - NYC is that good."
"The scary part is that New York is as good as you've heard, if not better."
"NYC is simply breath taking."
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. I love New York the way some people love chocolate."
(etc. 47 responses)