Nyc Challenges

Big challenges to living in NYC (esp if you want to make a Start Up - Urban Development) - Urban Design - see Engine Failure

• Real Estate costs (Hous Ing for self and employees; office, Small Retail)

  • Joel Spolsky [from](http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Office New York.html) 2003.

• cost of Educating Kids In Nyc

• highest taxes in the US, I think

• Street Traffic congestion/noise/pollution

• part of New York State - time for Urban Secession?

• (is it any different from San Francisco, if you're trying to live the Start Up life?) 2006-05-28-GrahamGrowing[[Silicon Valley]]

Maybe not a problem - look at this list of companies "made (coded) in NYC"

Hmm, how create a new Silicon Valley?

• get Government Contract-s for New Economy industries

  • Security

  • NBIC

  • HealthCare? Education? 2007-01-18-KlingFogelFocusEducHealthLeisure