Probably due to its outlandish economic power and cultural projection all over the world, i.e. because it is "the center of the world" insofar as the phrase mea

Probably due to its outlandish economic power and cultural projection all over the world, i.e. because it is "the center of the world" insofar as the phrase means anything when applied to a city. (Yes I am an NYC resident, but it's not my perception of the city that makes it what it is on the international stage)