[nascarnation]

I can understand the appeal of the big city to some (not me).
But I wonder about the high costs of doing business in NYC.
Everything is very expensive.

[Captain Walker]

Having a flagship location (or even just a street address) in NYC gives any American company a certain amount of "street cred" (deserved or not).

The number of tourists from around the world that the city attracts every year plays no small part in its prominence.