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Old time New Yorkers almost always say Pre-Giuliani, at least the ones that I have come into contact with and this topic comes up.
I, otoh, am a transplant to the area, but first visited NYC as a kid(from California) back in the late 1980s and if I recall correctly, NYC seems a bit nicer now-Times Square for example is way more visitor friendly now then before. And the city's crime rate is now exemplary so for me its better now.
But I guess the old-timers would know better so I'll defer to their wisdom and more personal knowledge.
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