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I am not surprised to read this and also not sure what makes this article/publisher the assumed authority to christened NYC as #2. After Silicon Valley one might argue that Seattle has better tech than NYC but again NYC always has breadth and depth of diverse markets such finance, fashion, ads, hotel, food, law and education to name a few. Not to mention, easy access to EWR/JFK/LGA airports from European continent makes it easier for people to come here and get involved.

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There are many metrics you could use, as you and a couple other commenters have suggested, including the diverse verticals in NYC. In the end we made the claim based on deal volume + total amount, using that as a proxy for company formation and growth, both now and into the future. New York is WAY behind Bay Area but ahead of New England and the Northwest. (The CB Insights/Money Tree data goes by regions.) Here's the report: https://www.cbinsights.com/reports/CB-Insights_MoneyTree-Q4-...

Seattle has better connections to Asia, given the way planes travel it is closer to Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul than any other major American city besides anchorage.

Unlike Anchorage you can actually fly to those places straight from Seattle as a commercial passenger.

Yep, you can only fly direct from Anchorage if you go in a box :).

It depends on how you define "better."

If by "better," you mean a couple of hours shorter, then Seattle may be better.

If by "better," you mean more frequent flights, more airline choices, more destinations, and more business/first class opportunities, then New York beats Seattle with just one of its three international airports. (Four if you count Stewart.)

The difference is about 3 hours actually. And having gone through ICE at JFK and EWR, I much prefer arriving in Seattle than those two train wrecks. Not to mention getting to the airport is super easy.

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