According to Brad Feld's book "Startup Communities" you have to be committed to a place for 10 years to see any real change. He mentions politicians as being t

According to Brad Feld's book "Startup Communities" you have to be committed to a place for 10 years to see any real change. He mentions politicians as being too short sighted for not being able to carry thru for that long. I'm not sure if it's been 10 years for the New York Startup scene, but maybe NY Times is being a little hasty. If the current political establishment keeps it's support up and so does the next batch, I think the NY has a very decent chance indeed. However, it's the tough times that will tell whether NYC Startup Culture endures, especially when the hype has died down and the economy has had another mood swing. I remember after the 90's .com boom people in the city acted like tech was over (the boom and subsequent bust was surreal on the people's part too, I thought), but what it proved was when the party's over, all the riff raff falls away and only tech companies that were fairly strong not only made it thru, but thrived. NYC, shouldn't be Silicon Valley, only Silicon Valley can be that! The city, despite it's many "issues" is one of the most amazing places on earth. I hope the tech that comes out of there is just as amazing and real. Cheers!