Have you ever used a bitcoin ATM in NYC?
Haven't used them there, but I did use them in several Europe countries and up until ~2019-2020 it was my prefered way of buying/selling bitcoin, despite the high fees.
At some point already high fees went up even more and they introduced KYC for higher amounts which turned me way from BATM completely as I (luckily) have much cheaper ways to buy and sell bitcoin. I am not saying that say I won't use them ever again, but at the moment they are my last option.