Things exist either because there is a compelling need for them to exist or because they survive on momentum from the past.
I think big cities today mostly lack any compelling need to exist. And NYC has lost a huge amount of momentum. I think it will topple and be somewhat like Detroit.
Not likely. New York City has a very diverse economy, and if you can get another Mayor like Rudy Giuliani, it will revive in no time flat.
Just hard to imagine how bad it is going to get. Budget cuts haven’t been made yet
I don’t know why but I am intrigued by this subject. I find myself looking at YouTube of cities before and after. NYC esp intrigues me. I agree: momentum has been lost.