NYC always had a strong tech environment.

> finance and money seem to be losing prestige a bit in favor of tech.

Money will never lose its prestige in NYC. Tech is now where the money is going so I guess the prestige will naturally increase.

> I feel I walk around and see a lot more people these days whom I say to myself "they are definitely in tech" whereas 10 years ago or so that would rarely happen.

What? I worked all throughout the 2000s in tech in NYC. We've always been here.

The second largest tech industry in the world is in NYC after silicon valley. And it's been that way for a long time.