It is using New York's official data on the restaurant sector, and other quantifiable studies to make its point. Dismissing it because of "where the author live

It is using New York's official data on the restaurant sector, and other quantifiable studies to make its point. Dismissing it because of "where the author lives" and anecdotes, comes across like you've decided the conclusion and are trying to fit facts to support that preconceived conclusion. Why not look at the actual data and try to address that? It would be a much stronger argument.