Economic transitions take time but do take place. New York City first became prominent as a trading city, with America’s resources and farm goods delivered via the Erie Canal shipped out of the port of New York. Then, we became a manufacturing city, at one time making nearly all the clothing worn in America. Today, we are a center of finance, communication, fashion design, entertainment, the arts, health care, research, and education.
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Source: Phys.org