New York sorts between global-capital transience and borough neighborhood permanence. Manhattan rooms fill with transplants chasing industry dreams, while Brooklyn hosts the families who've been here for generations. Queens draws the diverse energy. The Bronx and Staten Island add the outer-borough layers. The comedy here reads the tension between international rotation and block-by-block stability. Open mics become neutral ground where both identities converge. Comics who grasp New York's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its neighborhood character while the world keeps arriving at JFK.