It’s hard to imagine the heist going off without visiting New York, although Stephen McFeely revealed they were originally were going to leave The Avengers out of the travel itinerary.
Avengers: Endgame’s time heist is massive and extremely ambitious, as the Avengers revisit some of the MCU’s most iconic moments.
The biggest part of that mission is in the Battle of New York, as three of the Infinity Stones were in the city during that first epic battle.
Luckily, the duo of writers ultimately changed their mind.