Chris Noth, "Mr. Big" in Sex And The City, "Thinks New York Is Too ‘Commercialized’":
The actor, who began residing in New York City in the 1970s, told Interview magazine that its appeal has greatly lowered over the years. “New York is pretty much commercialized to the point of no return,” he complained. Noth also misses the city’s creative scene, stating, “It’s very suburban. The art scene really left, except in patches. It’s all about sort of a corporate sensibility, and it’s squeezed out room for any other kind of sensibility.”
Ironically, for a guy who makes his living playing a cop on TV, it sounds like Chris longs for
the nadir of Big Apple's law enforcement, proving once again the inviolability of Bill Whittle's
Lou Grant Effect.