I’m from NYC but not the city part of New York City
It's a joke, son, a joke.. well mostly anyway.
It's the city part that is the problem. Almost all cities, but that's one of the biggest and so is one of the biggest problems.
The founders messed up when they didn't put a Constitutional limit on the size of a city, at least one with a single government, mayor city council, etc.
They did know of the danger.