How would that be clear? New York has developed over decades and have had plenty of problems to the point were the city becoming less seedy was seen as mileston

How would that be clear? New York has developed over decades and have had plenty of problems to the point were the city becoming less seedy was seen as milestone. But even despite this New York continues to have plenty of problems. That a smaller city developing much quicker economically finds itself having social problems is entirely consistant with that.