The entire point of a city is it to be a nexus of industry! Any place worthy of the name can get by just fine — the restaurants patronized by the locals, staffe

The entire point of a city is it to be a nexus of industry! Any place worthy of the name can get by just fine — the restaurants patronized by the locals, staffed by the locals, who have jobs in other locations. It’s not as if NYC needs your income (tourism accounts for about 7% of the economy). Not having a bunch of people clogging up the streets is a good policy.