Katie Holmes’ new-found love of New York City is creating a rift between the actress and her husband Tom Cruise.
The star of the Broadway production of All My Sons has her heart set on moving to the Big Apple, despite the objections of Tom.

“Katie loves New York and considers it ‘her city,’” an insider close to the couple has dished to In Touch. “Broadway has turned Katie into an independent woman. LA is more Tom’s turf, but Katie feels more in control in New York.”

“Despite Tom’s firm belief that they should be in LA as that’s where the movie industry is, Katie’s enjoyed being with the grittier, more down-to-earth young actors she’s met in New York.”

Katie also hopes a permanent move to the City that Never Sleeps will prompt a surge in her sometimes-strained acting career.

“She wants to continue the momentum and star in another play after this one.”

A source adds: “It’s even transforming the way she dresses – she’s beginning to unveil more fashionable outfits whenever she’s out on her own. Compared to New York, she finds LA fake and unpleasant.”