Steinway Pianos are currently made in Queens, they have been in NYC since 1853. In WW2 they made pianos (GI / Victory Pianos) that were shipped to soldiers overseas for entertainment purposes and some were even airdropped. They even made wooden gliders for the war effort. They were the first ones to implement flexible manufacturing techniques.... http://www.steinwaypianos.com/159-facts-about-steinway-and-the-pianos-they-build
Most trade centers are not production centers...maybe a few incidentally and accidentally, but the geographic (and geological) considerations that drive trade are necessarily are at odds with those that drive production and consumption. NYC is the most geographically ideal location in the world from the standpoint of trade...somewhat worthless from a production standpoint (aggregation of raw materials and manufacturing with them notwithstanding). This isn't unique. SF, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, London, HK, Shanghai, Tokyo, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Mumbai, and Dubai all fit this model. Just to name a few. Interstate (and international) commercial intercourse is hardly masturbatory. Quite to the contrary, it's procreative to both the producers and the consumers of the goods that pass through.
True. A center for so many various artists in performing arts, music, dancing, operas, musicals, ballets, instrumentals, ... both classical and contemporary.
During a year of extremely bad weather such as rains/fire/dry/snow/etc, the added-value of farming industry could be a negative figure. Besides the factors mentioned above, the farmers might have to get government's subsidies, extra finance for cash-flow need, heavy interest cost especially for undercapitalised operators, partial loss of annual production output, loss of land value, etc. While at the same year, a commercial centre like NYC in the same country could be quite profitable in terms of added-value, relatively.
What tangible products does Silicon Valley produce .... besides gadgets - made in China? Like the music question from The Blues Brothers We got tangible and intangible nowadays and both are equally important so why split hairs?
Agriculture, value added (current US$) World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NV.AGR.TOTL.CD LineBarMap 1970 - 2015 Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) Agriculture, value added (annual % growth) Agriculture, value added (constant 2010 US$) Agriculture, value added (constant LCU) Agriculture, value added (current LCU) Agriculture, value added (current US$)
Pardon me for being bold, but being "from that place" has allowed me to know exactly what NYC produces and has produced for the nation... Best pizza ever. The east village, lower west side, and everything in between. Ever hear of something called "music"? 9/11. Anyone here remember that bit? The entire world clenched their collective anus when the Twin towers went down. So in a sense, NYC united the world against terrorism. Once 9/11 happened, we got shit like the Patriot Act. The TSA. The entire world changed because of NYC. So yes...NYC has produced something...It is all now being revealed in the office of the presidency. Where the fack do people think this crap came from? *Weeps for the future*