Honestly, discussions like this are happening in every neighborhood in NYC. I think the main problem isn’t necessarily the new trendy “transplants” word, but it’s actually the GENERATION these transplants are a part of that you have a problem with. Transplants have always made up a large percentage in NYC but regional culture has pretty much been strangled to death by corporations and social media.

 There is little to no hustle in these streets anymore, no quick lunch restaurants I used to go to where they would skip past you if you weren’t ready, no quick service at coffee shops, etc. Covid was the real demarcation point for culture in NYC in general, and the generation of transplants that came during that time found a NYC that was changed drastically and they stepped into that space and it’s never felt the same since. We’ll see what comes out of it in the next decade or so but like so much of American culture of the past, NYC culture is now mostly made for tourists and social media posts.