>Surely those malls, if they are indeed thriving, owe some of their success to the rest of the NYC metro area I suppose, but I'm not sure this proves your poin

>Surely those malls, if they are indeed thriving, owe some of their success to the rest of the NYC metro area I suppose, but I'm not sure this proves your point. If anything, it shows that these commuters are choosing to go to the mall up there instead of window shopping in the city. I never said I prefer "transit-free hinterlands"? That general area is actually the specific example I had in mind all along.