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NYC is rated greatest city

Start spreading the news. Time Out ranked the 50 best cities in the world — where people want to be a part of it — and New

York, New York came in at No. 1.

“To collate the list of Best

Cities in the

World, we use a survey with thousands of citydwellers around the world — we ask about the food, culture and nightlife scenes in their city and how their city makes them feel,” Time Out editor Shaye Weaver told The Post.

“We combined this survey data with the insights of more than 100 Time Out staff writers and editors based in cities around the world,” she added.

Locals & visitors

Time Out chose New York as this year’s best city in the world “both for its quality of life for locals and for its global appeal for visitors.”

“The city was ranked highest by its residents across the board, from food and drink to nightlife, culture and beauty,” the outlet explained.

Weaver cited the city’s cultural institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the American Museum of Natural History.

In addition to painting the town red by seeing art, locals and tourists alike can hit up Broadway and off-Broadway shows before going dancing at the nightclub House of Yes in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

And yes, New York is the big cheese — the pizza capital of the United States and has plenty of world-renowned restaurants.

And, as Gen Z might say, New York has “main character energy,” so it’s no surprise that many books, movies and TV shows feature a protagonist living in the bustling metropolis.

Despite topping Time Out’s list for being the greatest city in the world, Gotham does have its share of less glamorous aspects such as crime, rats and sky-high rents.

“Even though no city is perfect, the results speak for themselves that despite some of its challenges, New Yorkers love their city for what it is,” Weaver told The Post. New York is also still the place many people dream about.

Time Out found that around 15% of those surveyed said they wanted to move to the “city that never sleeps” someday.

“Many of those respondents will have visited the city and seen it for themselves, some may have just seen it on the TV or in movies and fallen in love with it,”

Weaver said. Weaver said New York is known for its “serendipity. What I mean by that is any day here can turn out to be completely different than what you expected.

“In New York, you can catch actually great live music on the street. You can snag a peek of celebrities living their day-to-day lives. You can happen upon the greatest sample sales and stumble upon the most delicious cuisine. Oftentimes, you can feel like the main character in your own story. It’s invigorating!”

‘Sex’ author’s words

Time Out asked quintessential New Yorker and author of “Sex and the City,” Candace Bushnell, why she thought New York was so special.

“New York has so many things: It has culture, it has society and it also has really interesting people and I always feel like, every time I go out in New York, I’m going to have at least one really interesting conversation with somebody,” she said. “New York is also a place where people come to make it. Nobody comes to New York saying, ‘Oh I’m going to fail or do nothing.’ ”

Time Out said New Yorkers won’t be surprised it’s the best city in the world.

“That’s why we’re here,” Weaver said.

Coming in behind New York City in the survey were, in order, Cape Town, South Africa; Berlin; London; and Madrid.