How to Run a City

A competitive viewpoint, however, is that these three cities rank (NYC) #1, (LA) #2, and (CHICAGO) #3 in the United States in terms of gross domestic product. The New York City metropolitan area ranks #2 in the world, just behind Tokyo, and ahead of London.
Making major changes to these areas, especially if they’re made by those who have no idea what they’re talking about, could make the entire U.S. look like one big West Virginia (see pic below).

