It’s not just New York. I see nose piercings in the states I routinely travel in e.g. UT, CO, NM, NV, CA and HI. It has become the norm.
The late 90’s gave us the “Tramp Stamp”.
The 2020’s has officially given us “Nose H**s”. While I have yet to hire a patent attorney — I’ve scoured the web and see no other reference to “Nose H**s” so I’m officially trademarking it.