Art is the beautiful way of doing things. Science is the effective way of doing things. Business is the economic way of doing things.
Despite the amazing diversity we're blessed with in this country schools are still in large part segregated because of economic disparity. Sports are one of the few areas where kids are really given the opportunity to interact with those of different races and religions.
In the U.S. alone weather disasters caused $50 billion in economic damages in 2010.
Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time.
To write a story about New York that only deals with people in your age and socioeconomic bracket that feels dishonest to me. So much of New York comes from everyone bumping into each other.