How apropos! Last night I added an I <3 NY button to my Chrome backpack to ward off the fixed-gear riding hipsters that think they’re cooler than me and today the Voice goes ahead and confirms my choice to proudly display my love for the greatest city on earth as the right one!

Maybe you don’t have the time to read through all 50, so I’ll compile my favorite 5, and maybe a personal reason for why I love living here.

5. Manhattan-Brooklyn/Brooklyn-Manhattan wars never cease to entertain. Nor do hipster-Hasid wars. Or hipsters in general.

4. The Voice broke down the majesty of the subway into catching that train right before the doors close, the incredible expanse of the MTA, and my favorite, “prewalking,” finding the right spot so that when the subway stops the doors open directly in front of you.

3. Smart people are the norm, not the exception. (Which doesn’t mean they’re sane, but at least no one’s boring.)

2. Food kept cropping up on the list, so I’ll summarize: we can get any kind of food, at any time of night, and it’s better than anywhere else in the world (even when it’s ethnic food).

1. There’s no shame in sticking your fingers in your ears like an anal weirdo when an ambulance goes by screeching. Because let’s face it, walking down the street is sometimes like attending a rock concert.

And my personal reason: Because we know that everyone else in the country wishes they had the chutzpah to live here (Brooklyn, that is; anyone can live in Manhattan).