Wanderlust World Wanderlust World The phrase "would of been considered sacred to New Yorkers" contains a common grammatical error. The correct construction is "would have been considered sacred to New Yorkers."
The confusion arises because the contracted form "would've" (would have) sounds identical to "would of" in casual speech. This phonetic similarity leads to the written error "would of," which is grammatically incorrect because "of" is a preposition, not an auxiliary verb.
Correct forms: would have, could have, should have, might have, must have. Their contractions: would've, could've, should've, might've, must've. Never "would of," "could of," etc.
Regarding what New Yorkers consider sacred: that's a cultural question. Candidates include: pizza (foldable, thin crust), bagels (boiled then baked), the Yankees/Mets rivalry, the subway system (despite complaints), Central Park, the concept of "the City" meaning Manhattan, walking fast, and the unspoken rules of sidewalk etiquette. But grammatically, it's "would have been."