November 24, 2008
High-brow journal Foreign Policy put forth an index of "global cities" last month, ranking the world's 60 best cultural, financial, cosmopolitan hubs. New York City--which some might think doesn't have the cachet of, say, older and more historic cities like Paris and London--was at the top of the list, followed--appropriately enough--by London and Paris. For the "Business Activity" and "Information Exchange" categories, the city scored at the top of the list, as well as ranking #1 as a "Human Capital," a rating of "how well the city acts as a magnet for diverse groups of people and talent." Well done!
New York was trounced in "Political Engagement" by only one city--Washington, D.C.--and we say fair play to that, with the caveat that this was determined a month before New Yorkers queued up all day on Election Day and then had raucous post-election celebrations throughout the night. Not surprisingly, New York's "Cultural Experience" rating was bested by both London and Paris (in that order), no doubt for their long and rich histories of high culture and appreciation of the arts. The top ten, in order: New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Singapore, Chicago, Seoul, and Toronto. Washington, Boston, Miami, and Atlanta also made it into the top 60, with no sign of a showing for Philadelphia despite their status as the World Champions of baseball.
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