While it’s by no means the norm in most of the US, you can definitely live that way in other American cities besides New York. Chicago, DC, San Francisco all come to mind.
I drove and walked all over SF a few months ago, and while I agree it’s feasible, the lack of bike lanes is disheartening, much worse dedicated ones. Your standards are so much lower, it looks like your tax money goes into a blackhole never to be seen again, and I’m saying that from a very corrupt third-world country.
I would say that you'd be hard pressed to find a city of any moderate size where it was not possible. Some would be better than others, but it's possible nearly everywhere.