I don’t understand why so many big businesses are still headquartered in New York. What does New York have to offer ?
Yup. The pizza is horrible now. Except in Brooklyn, of course.
“I don’t understand why so many big businesses are still headquartered in New York. What does New York have to offer ?”
New York is, in fact, the greatest city in the world.
You must never have been here.
Why NY? Critical mass of knowledge workers generates wealth and demand for top drawer services...theater, restaurants, shopping...which draws tourists...etc.
Going across the Verrazano bridge sucks $10 out of one’s pocket. Parking garages also are a rip off. Driving a car there is an obstacle course..taxi’s run you off to the side. In Manhattan hotels are insanely overpriced for rooms that that are often small. Streets have seen more trash and a lot more stinky in spots. Noisy, sirens going off all night.
No thanks...NYC is a pain the arse just like ‘Rat politicians in control there.
Anything you want or need, you can find in NYC.
There comes a time in many people's lives when they decide it is better to admire the emperor's new clothes than to comment on them. So they sell out and join the parade and bask in the reflected glory of his gossamer finery.
Rubes and bumpkins from the countryside far and wide gather to gawk, and pretend they love the new threads as well, and along with the smirkfaced burghers, feel special about themselves for sharing in the process.