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Old Posted Oct 18, 2015, 5:55 PM
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You do realize that these same people could be working in Kansas and be just as productive right? Everything is done by computer these days, people aren't actually buying and selling physical stocks. The reason these companies are here is because the people with banking knowledge are here. It's just an artifact of history, not any competitive advantage.

No, they should spread out more evenly across the area. Some North, some East and some West. I mean, if this were SimCity you would just nuke everything and start over, but obviously you can't really do that so you have to live with some of the physical obstacles and just try to work around them over time. Staten Island would be a good place for a lot of development given its low density.
You're advocating turning New York into Sprawlsville, USA. There is a very good reason New York is so special and unique in the United States. 95% of U.S. cities mirror your preferred pattern of development, so you have have a very large selection of cities to chose from. Move there?

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