I'd say for "new York setting" vibe
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/walk_on_water/#:~:text=Walk%20on%20Water%20(Yaoi)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/on_or_off/#:~:text=GO-,On%20or%20Off%20(Yaoi),-Start%20Read
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/don_t_mix_business_with_pleasure/#:~:text=Don%27t%20Mix%20Business%20with%20Pleasure!%20(Yaoi)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/why_are_you_so_kind_to_everyone_except_me/#:~:text=Why%20Are%20You%20So%20Kind%20To%20Everyone%20Except%20Me%3F%20(Yaoi)
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/zero_at_the_bone/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/touch_up_jujucat/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/projection/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/reunion/
Looking for suggestions of BL similar to "Dear Gene." I really liked the simple narrative and the New York setting. It doesn't need to be set in New York. I'm just looking for something with a similar "warm" vibe.
Nothing as tragic as "Haruka Tooki Ie" please (=・ω・=)