Glaeser, Edward L. - Harvard University <Cambridge, Mass.> / Department of … - 2005
[...]What explains New York’s ongoing ability to dominateAmerica’s urban landscape? In this paper, we explore … theeconomic history of the city and argue that three themesemerge. First, New York’s emergence as the nation’s premier port was … clear superiority of New York’s port in termsof its initial depth, the Hudson River and its location, and theother …