Islands Of New York

ISLANDS OF NEW YORK Exclusivity has its benefits. As the characters of New York’s neighborhoods become ever more refined and the profile of their self-selected inhabitants ever more fine-tuned, a tipping point will occur. Invisible boundaries will no longer do, and increased urban coherence will require something more definite. Walled neighborhoods will bring with them valuable enclave economies. Theming will occur naturally as variety crystalizes. The exotic other will be just down the block, over the wall. Tourism will soar. The potential for self-sufficiency and radical localism will satisfy ecologists and libertarians alike. Everyone will have a utopia of their own choosing, populated by people just like them.