The only thing NYC did for the US foster Wall Street whose reckless behavior with paper destroyed 11 million American jobs and almost destroyed the world economy with their toxic assets and derivatives. At least the oil and gas companies produce honest products that can be accounted for, sold and exchanged for real money vs Wall Street paper games that even federal regulators could not understand. If the US wants to recover, dump Wall Street and embrace honest products produced by mines and factories.
Up state New Yorkers and Wall St. types have little in common.
Government caused the financial melt down, not Wall Street.
Wall Street simply reacted to stupid Federal mandates.