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Old 03-18-2016, 01:00 PM
 
Location: Fairfield County CT
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Much of and maybe all of Stamford's development is due to location- in Southern Fairfield County in commutable distance to NY.


This is the single biggest factor in the development of the city.
Danbury and Bridgeport are a little further and also commutable to NYC.

Danbury is a thriving and well run city. Bridgeport which is only 20 minutes on I-95 and easier to get to than Danbury is an abysmal mess. If it was only about proximity to NYC why isn't Bridgeport doing well?

Perhaps it is proximity PLUS how well a city/town is run?

My relatives have been in Stamford since the late 1800's and my great grandfather started a business in 1901 which is still thriving today. I have many relatives including my dad, two grandfathers and many aunts and uncles run Stamford businesses. Believe me I know Stamford and it is not just proximity to NYC. Stamford used to be a bedroom community to NYC. I saw and heard about generations back how my relatives and their friends built Stamford into a thriving city. It is not by accident and not just because of proximity to NYC. What you see in Stamford today is/was HARD DILIGENT work on the part of it's residents and politicians.

And Governor Malloy IMO made Stamford even better.
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Old 03-18-2016, 01:06 PM
 
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Danbury and Bridgeport are a little further and also commutable to NYC.

Danbury is a thriving and well run city. Bridgeport which is only 20 minutes on I-95 and easier to get to than Danbury is an abysmal mess. If it was only about proximity to NYC why isn't Bridgeport doing well?

Perhaps it is proximity PLUS how well a city/town is run?

My relatives have been in Stamford since the late 1800's and my great grandfather started a business in 1901 which is still thriving today. I have many relatives including my dad, two grandfathers and many aunts and uncles run Stamford businesses. Believe me I know Stamford and it is not just proximity to NYC. Stamford used to be a bedroom community to NYC. I saw and heard about generations back how my relatives and their friends built Stamford into a thriving city. It is not by accident and not just because of proximity to NYC. What you see in Stamford today is/was HARD DILIGENT work on the part of it's residents and politicians.

And Governor Malloy IMO made Stamford even better.
Good point on Bridgeport. Location helps, but it can't make up for incompetent or crooked government.

Waterbury, Hartford and Bridgeport all have extensive histories of rampant corruption and guess what - all are a mess.
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Old 03-18-2016, 01:06 PM
 
Location: Northeast states
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Danbury and Bridgeport are a little further and also commutable to NYC.

Danbury is a thriving and well run city. Bridgeport which is only 20 minutes on I-95 and easier to get to than Danbury is an abysmal mess. If it was only about proximity to NYC why isn't Bridgeport doing well?

Perhaps it is proximity PLUS how well a city/town is run?

My relatives have been in Stamford since the late 1800's and my great grandfather started a business in 1901 which is still thriving today. I have many relatives including my dad, two grandfathers and many aunts and uncles run Stamford businesses. Believe me I know Stamford and it is not just proximity to NYC. Stamford used to be a bedroom community to NYC. I saw and heard about generations back how my relatives and their friends built Stamford into a thriving city. It is not by accident and not just because of proximity to NYC. What you see in Stamford today is/was HARD DILIGENT work on the part of it's residents and politicians.

And Governor Malloy IMO made Stamford even better.

Corrupted politician, high crime, poor schools, high poverty rate, not enough jobs is Bridgeport reason

Corrupted Politicians is #1 nothing move forward with on-going corruption.
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Old 03-18-2016, 01:21 PM
 
Location: Connecticut
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You think it worst now wait till July 1 when CT is in 1 billion dollar in red ink cities like Waterbury, Hartford, Bridgeport going be affected the most with state aid budget cuts.
I don't want to sound flippant but why should we care about this? All of the educated white collar people in CT have already given up on our cities. We put our blinders on, commute in and out of them as quickly as possible, and ignore whatever unpleasantness we accidentally see out of our peripheral vision. What does it matter what happens there when our lives in the suburbs are wonderful?
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Old 03-18-2016, 01:41 PM
 
Location: Northeast states
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I don't want to sound flippant but why should we care about this? All of the educated white collar people in CT have already given up on our cities. We put our blinders on, commute in and out of them as quickly as possible, and ignore whatever unpleasantness we accidentally see out of our peripheral vision. What does it matter what happens there when our lives in the suburbs are wonderful?
Not true for Stamford/Norwalk/Danbury
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Old 03-18-2016, 01:50 PM
 
Location: Fairfield County CT
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I don't want to sound flippant but why should we care about this?
I put the first post about the layoffs in the state and some people feel the need to point out that the only reason Stamford is the best city in CT is it's proximity to NYC and Malloy had nothing to do with it's success.

I am merely trying to point out that Stamford being the best city in CT has many factors as to why and Malloy had a lot to do with it.

BTW or all the folks who think proximity to NYC is the only factory that Stamford is great why isn't Port Chester, White Plains, the Bronx etc. all better than Stamford?

AT least Malloy is trying to come up with solutions and turn the state around. You know what is really funny. Some of the Republican politicians on my FB page who keep complaining about Malloy are now bemoaning the fact that he will be cutting critical programs but don't appear to offer their own solutions. Reminds me of the politicians in DC who want to dismantle Obamacare but offer nothing to replace it.
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Old 03-18-2016, 01:54 PM
 
Location: Albuquerque
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April 1 it hits the fan. I heard a rumor the layoffs will be pretty high.
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Old 03-18-2016, 04:07 PM
 
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I put the first post about the layoffs in the state and some people feel the need to point out that the only reason Stamford is the best city in CT is it's proximity to NYC and Malloy had nothing to do with it's success.

I am merely trying to point out that Stamford being the best city in CT has many factors as to why and Malloy had a lot to do with it.

BTW or all the folks who think proximity to NYC is the only factory that Stamford is great why isn't Port Chester, White Plains, the Bronx etc. all better than Stamford?

AT least Malloy is trying to come up with solutions and turn the state around. You know what is really funny. Some of the Republican politicians on my FB page who keep complaining about Malloy are now bemoaning the fact that he will be cutting critical programs but don't appear to offer their own solutions. Reminds me of the politicians in DC who want to dismantle Obamacare but offer nothing to replace it.
You're giving Malloy too much credit for what is more attributable to serendipity than competent leadership. Stamford is convenient to NYC and saw huge interest immediately after 9/11 from lower Manhattan firms. At this time Jersey City and other periphery cities weren't as developed or financial service industry tilted as Stamford was. UBS had already set up shop and many hedge funds sprung up with the lower tax burden relative to NYC/NJ. It's similar to the boom years of Clinton which arose from the tech super boom and not the actions of President or Congress. An industrial/productivity revolution will make anyone look good
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Old 03-18-2016, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Fairfield County CT
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You're giving Malloy too much credit for what is more attributable to serendipity than competent leadership.
Are you from Stamford and do you have 5 generations from there with over 500 hundred relatives many of whom have been in the government over the years? I know of what I speak.
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Old 03-18-2016, 05:29 PM
 
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Are you from Stamford and do you have 5 generations from there with over 500 hundred relatives many of whom have been in the government over the years? I know of what I speak.
There are plenty of folks in South Mississippi that have lived there for at least 5 generations and it doesn't make them "experts". Malloy got lucky.
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