New York is definitely not representative of America in the sense that NYC Unions have a true strangle-hold on labor and logistics costs in the city unlike most

New York is definitely not representative of America in the sense that NYC Unions have a true strangle-hold on labor and logistics costs in the city unlike most other places. (I think NYC is likely #1 in the free world for distorted construction markets because of this) As an architect living in NYC, I was shocked by how blatant this control was, how unaccountable labor was during construction, and the killing of a great pioneer project with modular construction because the modules weren't built in the city for example.)